Review by Ashley Fotieo, Special Educator & Hunter College Graduate Student www.autismclassroom.com is a site with some practical ideas for working with students with autism at home and in the classroom. In the “Strategies” sections,
Review by Caitlin Hickey, Special Educator and Hunter College Graduate Student I came across http://www.iteachautism.com/blog/ in my search of websites for teachers of children with autism. I Teach Autism, which is the format of
It is that time of year when we are all just ‘Back to School’ and teachers are busy preparing their classrooms and getting ready for the new year. The first week back is always very
During the opening week of the United Nations 67th General Assembly, on the 27th of September, Autism Speaks will host its 5th Annual World Focus on Autism. This is exciting for all of us at Hunter
I am excited that my blog has been nominated for The Most Fascinating Blog in 2012, Category: Special Education Teacher Blogs. My thanks to all the teacher candidates from Hunter who added their insightful comments and
Children with ASD sometimes have difficulty reading the clues to be able to figure out how the other person is feeling. What is equally important is identifying how they are feeling. We have thousands of
When was the last time you clapped your hands? Really when? You walk into your favourite shop pick out a pair of shoes and as you go to pay, the sales assistant tells you there’s
Once a semester the student teachers in the early childhood special education program review websites which provide information about autism. The amount of information available is overwhelming. A little like the role of an alchemist
As we move ahead and pave the way to a New Egypt I sincerely hope that an important item on the agenda of change will be Education, education for all! This must include children in
More than a decade ago when I moved to Cairo, Egypt to set up a unit for children with Autism the internet was still in its infancy and “googling” was not an active verb. My
