May 17 2013
If you live in the New York City area and are considering Assistive Technology (AT) for your special needs child, Mark Surabian is a guy you have to meet. Mark runs the CogniTech Cafe at the JCC in Manhattan and offers free AT consults on the weekends to students. I brought Quentin to see Mark …
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May 10 2013
On Facebook this week, Ellen Seidman was doing some crowd-sourcing for a post on her blog, Love that Max. (If you don’t know this blog, I urge you to check it out. It’s one of my favorites!) She asked her followers to fill in the blank: “All I want for Mother’s Day is ___.” This …
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May 03 2013
Newsflash! Hot of the research presses comes a new study that claims that children with autism learn more language from voice-generated speech devices than children who do not use voice-generated speech devices. When I read about this on the Autism Speaks website, I had to learn more. My latest research passion is learning more about …
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Apr 26 2013
Last week, I observed Quentin at his school to see how he was progressing. I was thrilled to see that he was actually reading books! Not just reading, but reading from Scholastic Guided Readers at the C level! (For those of you not familiar with this leveling system – the goal is to get kids …
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Apr 19 2013
Last weekend, I opened up the New York Times to find a wonderful article about people with autism creating their own radio show. It brought me great cheer to see these young adults (many of whom have autism) connect with media in such a proactive way. Lifestyles Radio is a program begun by Lifestyles for …
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Apr 12 2013
These days, kids are not just accessing television shows from TV alone; there are a ton of video-streaming apps available for the iPad/ iPhone/ iPod Touch that allow children to watch on-demand. From a parent’s perspective, this can be an even better option than regular TV, as many of these apps cut out advertising. Quentin …
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Apr 05 2013
Quentin has hacked our iPad. I’m such a proud Mama! Some of you might be confused, thinking, “What? How did he hack an iPad?” and “Why would you actually be proud of your son ‘hacking’ something?” Yet some of you might be smiling to yourselves, knowing that this was going to come sooner or later …
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Mar 29 2013
It’s the end of March, which means the iQ Journals has two big reasons to celebrate! One year ago this week, the iQ Journals made its debut. That’s right – it’s my blog-o-versary! Let me take a moment to pat myself on the back. This blog has been like a third child for me. I …
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Mar 22 2013
Last week, my encounter with Emily Kingsley had me fuming around the house. I kept thinking about ways that a children’s TV show could incorporate people with autism, in a simple – but not simplistic - way. Then magically, an episode of Arthur on PBS showed up on our television, and did the job for …
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Mar 15 2013
If, like me, you grew up watching Sesame Street, then you probably never thought twice about how the show would always include characters with disabilities. There were (and still are) characters in wheelchairs, in crutches, or using American Sign Language. What you might not have known, however, is that all those characters with disabilities were …
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