Over this week I have attended a series of meetings, functions and conferences all about Autism. I have a global mission and that is to develop services, awareness and treatment for children with Autism and related disorders in the developing world. It is the reason I moved to Egypt ten years ago and it is the […]
Those of you who know me well, know I love to cook and bake but I had a strong ‘anti-laundry’ disposition. Recently I have been practicing mindfulness as well as practicing a positive laundry attitude. I am attempting to practice this during everyday activities when I would normally be ‘auto-pilot’. Like today when I stepped […]
Three weeks ago my lovely auntie gave me some very important advice. First was do not leave the house without lipstick on and the second wonderful piece of advice was to buy AND use a slow cooker. She was right about the two. I have since used my slow cooker. In the morning I feel […]
I have been working in the ‘field’ of special needs for the past 14 years and even when I think I am watering my language down to be ‘jargon free’ and ‘user-friendly’ I still fall into the trap of using phrases and expressions only to be understood by fellow special education colleagues. On monday I […]
I love Thursday nights. After I finish teaching in the evening I join one of my students and we take a bus accross town through Central Park to the subway. This is the long way home for me but I enjoy the company and scenary so much that I don’t mind the extra minutes. Once […]
Since I have moved here there have been numerous occasions where I am misunderstood which I place under the category of ‘cultural mishap’. I would generally add that my social skills and graces are one of my strengths but it’s always good for the ego when you feel that bump of reality and realize that there’s still […]
I was told that New Yorkers are rude, unfriendly and not to be trusted. Well that’s just not true. A New Yorker, James, told me to keep this secret to myself otherwise everyone would want to live here. I have recently had a series of pleasant interactions which seem to appear when I truly […]
Perception, attention and memory are the cognitive building blocks which work together to help children learn. On my subway ride into hunter today I was reminded that although I have very good visual memory skills my visual perceptual skills are somewhat off. As I scurried into the 6th train carriage my eyes quickly scanned for […]
My intention this morning was to do my laundry, not exactly my favorite chore but something that needs to be done. Yet again the weather redirected my morning plan. I replaced my shoes for my wellies and armed with a coordinating brolly headed to my local cafe el-beit, to prepare for a mock NCATE visit (National Council […]
A Serendipitous Day!
