As you may have noticed, I’m trying to make this more than just a blog. I want The Aspie Parent to be a good reference source for Aspergers adults with kids, NT parents with Aspie kids, and AS families. [Some of the above, all of the above, or none of the above.]
I have begun two pages for reference material outside of blog posts: Links and Books. The Links page is for links to things we may find interesting online, Books is for physical reading matter (could be a magazine). There are only a few items on each page, but I hope to expand the listings greatly in the future.
This is where you come in. I can’t read everything, so if you know of a great resource, please add it to the proper page by commenting about it. Include enough information so that I can check it out. If I think it fits the blog mission, I’ll add it to the permanent page, and give you credit for finding the resource.
You’ll notice the Books listings have links to the book at Amazon.com. If you buy something through the link, I will get a small amount of money from Amazon. This money will be used to improve the blog mechanics, paying for info/conferences on As so I can report back to you, and donations to Aspie parent friendly organizations (if I have that much money, which is unlikely). You don’t have to buy anything through my blog (which costs nothing right now). but if you choose to do so, this is how the income will be spent.
Liz,
http://www.concordspedpac.org/ is a great resource. I like the “testing and evaluating” and “IEPs” sections, esp for those completely new to the process.
Also, here’s the link to a very interesting article. As the Mom to an 11 yo son (Gifted AS) I can testify to having being bullied on more than one occasion. One parent (who has an advances degree in social work!) even wrote me a cruel letter berating my parenting skills. At the time, my son was having trouble adjusting to a hectic full day K schedule, and began to have meltdowns. Instead of helping and providing services, the school wanted us to put him on meds. We got our sons the services he needed outside of school and left the school. How could I bring my son to a place where I didn’t even feel “safe”?
Moms of special needs kids bullied too
A new study at Northwestern University shows mothers of special needs kids, especially those with invisible disabilities, such as learning disabilities or autism, are frequently looked at with suspicion or skepticism. Mothers whose children suffer…
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