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June 5, 2016 by: Jennifer

10 Ways to Help a Difficult Child

10 Ways to Help a Difficult Child 10 Ways to Help a Difficult Child:  Helping students that don’t always “want” our help can seem impossible at times.  But when “that kid” is YOUR kid, it changes your point of view in a hurry.  If you are unfamiliar with my son, Jack, you can check out this post about Having a Child with Autism.  I was

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Filed Under: Autism Tagged With: Difficult Child, Management

October 1, 2014 by: Jennifer

My Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day {Autism in the Classroom}

You’ve heard of Alexander’s Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day, right?  Well here’s mine. Let me explain… I have found 2 really good iPad apps for Jack to use in and out of the classroom.  One is Abilipad which allows me to customize keyboards for him to improve his typing skills.  You can make letters a specific color or add a picture to the

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Filed Under: Autism, Uncategorized

August 24, 2014 by: Jennifer

How’s School? Autism In My Classroom Update {First Then FREEBIE}

I’ve been SUPER busy with school, even more so than usual. I decided to teach my son, Jack, this year and was filled with trepidation at the thought.  I am happy report that it’s a lot better than I thought it would be, but still a lot of work.  Jack requires a lot of attention, so I find myself battling between giving him the attention

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Filed Under: Autism, Freebies, Uncategorized

July 6, 2014 by: Jennifer

Teaching MY Beautiful, Autistic Boy

I’ve got a lot on my mind.  For one thing, in a few days I will boarding a plane to Vegas and presenting at the TpT Conference.  Excited and nervous doesn’t begin to cover it. But what is most on my mind is about my son, Jack.  I’ve made the decision to teach him this year.  (I didn’t teach my older daughter, although I think

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May 17, 2014 by: Jennifer

Using Visual Timers is a Bright Idea!

Many kids with autism spectrum disorder (like my son, Jack) have issues with transitions. How can you help kids like that and ease the anxiety over those transitions?   First, I started using “visual countdowns” (a countdown without a specific amount of time attached to each number or item that’s removed).  I’ve seen them made with stars and strips of paper on velcro (you can

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Filed Under: Autism, Ideas, Uncategorized

May 3, 2014 by: Jennifer

IQ Tests, The Zoo, and New Shoes

First of all, I want to thank so many of you for the wonderful feedback, support, and messages concerning my blog post last week about my son, Jack.  Sharing was scary at first, but it turned out to be very therapeutic. I may continue to share things on my blog from time to time about him or tips that work/don’t work… just giving you a

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April 30, 2014 by: Jennifer

Is it Autism? Yes.

Is it Autism?  Yes. Is it Autism?  Yes.  I have three kids.  I don’t talk too much on my blog about them because I feel like I should be sharing teaching tips and things.  Of course there is nothing wrong with bloggers sharing their personal life!  I enjoy reading about other people’s lives, I’ve just always felt like mine isn’t all that interesting. Well, except

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