Author Archives: all about autism

I meant to post this blog entry the week of March 4 during Read Across Ameria Week, but I was working to re-establish the website domain. Thank you for your patience during this time! Read Across America Week, which was … Continue reading →

Are you reading to a child this week? Read Across America Week, celebrated from March 2 to 6, is dedicated to promoting reading and educating people about its benefits, especially among children and young adults. We began the Read Across America … Continue reading →

Many factors play into whether a student is successful in school. It is difficult if not impossible for a student who misses school to be successful as  teaching and learning continues  daily.   So, we are experiencing a national problem: chronic … Continue reading →

There is an increased number of students enrolled in special education programs. I thought about the reasons behind this trend.  Some data from the 21-22 school year found that 7.3 million students, or 14.7 % of all public-school students, are … Continue reading →

I often share the significant research in the past year in the field of autism, but I decided today to focus on Education studies this past year. 2023 saw the U.S. surgeon general issue warnings about the dangers of the use of social media for … Continue reading →

I recently received a newsletter from Dr. Chris Gray, Founding President of Erie County Community College of Pennsylvania. I was eager to read President Gray’s blog post centered on the importance of honoring Black History Month.   In the blog, … Continue reading →

Did you know that 1.3 million men and women are on active duty serving in our military? There are 1.5 active-duty family members with 61% of them being children. If 1:36 children are being diagnosed with Autism, that tells us that there are … Continue reading →

National School Choice Week 2024 begins on Sunday, January 21, and ends on Saturday, January 27.  This will be the fourteenth annual celebration of National School Choice Week. The first celebration of National School Choice Week was in January 2011.  … Continue reading →

We have been discussing the negative impact of COVID on school aged students. A group that is often not discussed are children who were not yet three years of age, and who should have been entering preschool between 2019 and … Continue reading →

Did you know that January is National Thank You month? What better way to start the month than with a thank you! It was started in 1977 by author Marsha Friedman as a way to promote the power of saying … Continue reading →