Uncommon Sense

A story for professionals: Client/Student: 4 year, 5 month old girl. Pleasant, but self-directed. Limited attention span. Language pro...

The Great Bike Giveaway is a program run by the Friendship Circle every February.   The goal of the program is to provide children an...

Last week we learned the results of a recent evaluation: Maya is autistic. In thinking about how to write this post, I wondered whether r...

Happy December! If you are part of an AAC family and you have an Elf on the Shelf, this post is for you (and I need your help)! Did you ...

(image is of my kids, Will on his scooter and Maya in her wheelchair, studied scavenger hunt pages) Last week a friend posted a fun ne...

This week, while browsing Facebook, I saw the coolest little craft project---simple, inexpensive, difficult to mess up, and sure to delight!...

Quick post! In my sessions tomorrow we will be building an art robot. A few years ago, while at AAC camp, we built a similar robot using a...

It's been hot in NYC for the past few days, and heat takes a real toll on Maya. After school yesterday she seemed content, but exhausted...

She talks so much now. It takes me by surprise, frequently. Sometimes she speaks to acquaintances (neighbors, local friends) and I o...

So, here it is. The update 8.5 years in the making.  Back in December, I received a message from a blog reader inquiring about a partic...