“The fact is that, despite its mathematical base, statistics is as much an art as it is a science.” Therese Littleton Data. Numbers. Thinking about them. Being the Director of…
May is Foster Family Recognition Month, a time to pause and consider that there are nearly 2,000 children in foster care in Maine, and less than 1,500 foster homes. Children…
“How odd I can have all this inside me and to you it’s just words.” David Foster Wallace Has this ever happened to you: Someone you know urges you…
“If you bungle raising your children, I don’t think whatever else you do matters very much.” – Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Though Mother’s Day just passed, I am aware that I…
Being an Elementary-level Special Education Teacher is both the easiest and most difficult job of my career. The easiest because it is what I am meant to do, my niche,…
When supporting an individual with ASD, I recommend using some of the strategies outlined below to help guide families and caregivers: 1) Set up the environment for success. Think about everything that…
This is National Autism Awareness Month. The Light it Up Blue campaign is on display all over the world with buildings and features lit up to remind us of the…
April celebrates Occupational Therapy (OT) Month! Occupational Therapy is a fairly new profession, compared to doctoring or nursing, as we approach our 100 year anniversary of the profession in 2017….
Want to be a force against drug and alcohol addiction in your home, school or community? Start by knowing some key facts. Marijuana – including medical marijuana – is addictive.Often…
In my role as a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) at Spurwink, I’m often called in to assist a student’s team to address “problem behaviors”. These are often behaviors that…