Fighting Monsters with Rubber Swords

Today at Support for Special Needs : Excerpt:   I won't pretend that helping Schuyler program her device to sound like a George Carl...

Today at Support for Special Needs : Excerpt:   I have a confession to make, one that on the surface would seem a little awkward, given ...

Today at Support for Special Needs , with a lot of input from Schuyler: Excerpt:  Schuyler doesn't hate monsters. She loves them, be...

This week at Support for Special Needs : Excerpt:   Schuyler's evening was complicated. That much I can say. It was complicated for ...

Today at Support for Special Needs : Excerpt:   Schuyler is growing into an advocate for her own needs and wants, although it's not ...

Today at Support for Special Needs : Excerpt:   Doctors and teachers and therapists, they can be a great many things, but they're ge...

Today at Support for Special Needs : Excerpt:  It's that time of year again, the beginning of the spring semester, when all the leas...

This week at Support for Special Needs : Excerpt:   I'd like to suggest a new attitude as we begin a new year. There's a lot of ...

This week at Support for Special Needs : Excerpt:   The film by and large gives a respectful and accurate look at how technology can mak...

This week, at Support for Special Needs : Excerpt:   Nobody I know loves Christmas as much as Schuyler. This might seem surprising, give...

It's funny, I've always written with the idea that one day, Schuyler would be old enough to understand the things I've expressed...

This week at Support for Special Needs : Excerpt:   When news stories come out detailing the mistreatment of special needs kids, I tend ...

Today at Support for Special Needs : Excerpt:   Schuyler's percussion teacher doesn't sign, but rather reads lips. That's no...

Today at Support for Special Needs : Excerpt:   When I think back to my high school years, there's a significant difference between ...

Today at Support for Special Needs : Excerpt:   I worry for Schuyler around my birthday more then usual, especially with the grey skies...

Today at Support for Special Needs : Excerpt:   Failure is how Schuyler learns. She is a remarkably stubborn kid; she fixates on problem...

Today at Support for Special Needs : Excerpt:  We spend years preparing our astronaut for her grand mission. Years. Then one day, in the...

Today at Support for Special Needs : Excerpt:   Given my heart's desire from a magic genie, I might not wish for Schuyler to be made...

I want to discuss something very specific to augmentative alternative communication, so my apologies in advance if this isn't part of yo...

Today at Support for Special Needs : Excerpt:  We like Halloween around here. Part of Schuyler's fondness for the holiday probably s...