What Our Nervous Systems Will Need When School Begins
As we reflect upon our current educational landscape and the social and emotional implications of the pandemic over the past 15 months, we are already seeing the... Read more.
What is the difference between the medical and social models of disability and why does it matter?
According to the medical model of disability, ‘disability’ is a health condition dealt with by medical professionals. Disabled people are thought to be different... Read more.
Respectful parenting, my journey
As a mother to 6 children, I have witnessed my share of the ups and downs in child-rearing. However, shortly after my 4th son was born I knew there was something... Read more.
Kieran’s Story: The impact of restraint
I am writing this on behalf of my son, Kieran with his consent. Kieran is a beautiful boy who is now twenty. The events I will describe happened when he was 15 years... Read more.
Bad Behavior or Nervous System Response
Our nervous systems and physiological states create and produce the behaviors we observe, question, discuss, punish, suspend, seclude, and attend to in all moments... Read more.
The Low Arousal Approach to reducing restraint and seclusion
I came across the Low Arousal Approach and Professor Andrew McDonnell’s work three years after our son had been repeatedly restrained and secluded in his Central... Read more.
Exclusionary discipline in the virtual classroom
My son is, Stryder, is in 5th grade. Stryder has autism, learning disabilities, auditory processing disorder, sensory processing disorder, and ADHD. This school... Read more.
Sitting in silence in the seclusion room
Today's guest author is Greg Santucci. Greg is a Pediatric Occupational Therapist and founder of Power Play Pediatric Therapy. A Graduate of Penn State (BS, Exercise... Read more.
It means that you’ve gotten it all wrong
Andy stood stone cold still and looked around; then he started to ask me questions. “Miss Claudia, what’s this?” “What’s this? What’s this used for?... Read more.
Brain Aligned Restorative Circles: Addressing the Core of Discipline Challenges
Restorative Circles and Practices have been implemented for a significant amount of time inside schools. There are hundreds of articles and resources sharing this... Read more.