News & Stories
We publish stories every week from parents, caregivers, self-advocates, teachers, administrators, occupational therapist, social workers, school counselors, psychologists and other related professionals.
Read some of our latest news and stories. We publish stories every week from parents, caregivers, self-advocates, teachers, administrators, occupational therapist, social workers, school counselors, psychologists and other related professionals.
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No restraining, just keeping kids busy and loved!
A teachers journey Today’s guest author is Sharon Bense. After teaching special education in the public schools for 20 years, Sharon Bense, co-founded Clover Community School in Bentonville, Arkansas, to give students who learn differently a chance to attend a school created just for them. Sharon has a bachelors degree in psychology from the University Texas…
3–4 minutesRead more: No restraining, just keeping kids busy and loved!
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Be the change that you wish to see in the world
Our children’s future and others like them are literally on the line Today’s guest author is Pamela Ononiwu. Pamela is a mother from Virginia and a Candidate for School Board Member, for Fairfax County Public Schools, the Mt. Vernon District. When it was revealed in March 2019 that Fairfax County Public Schools had thousands of cases where…
3–4 minutesRead more: Be the change that you wish to see in the world
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Not a Crime
Kids need help to reach their full potential Today’s guest author is Vickie Jarosz. Vickie is a stay at home mom from Peachtree City Georgia. She is the parent to four children (adopted) who suffered exposure to drugs and alcohol in-utero. Two of our kids were adopted from foster care have added issues from suffering early…
2–3 minutesRead more: Not a Crime
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Restraint and Seclusion by the Numbers
The civil rights of disabled children and minorities are being violated Restraint and seclusion disproportionately impact disabled children and African American students in the United States. Many of the children impacted by restraint and seclusion are elementary school students as young as five years old. In the 2015–2016 school year over 122,000 students were restrained…
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The Allegory of the Closet
The nightmares from childhood trauma are first lived, then never lived down. I woke up this morning around 4:30 am in a cold sweat. I was awakened from a nightmare. It’s a recurring nightmare for me. It’s the kind of dream from which one awakens and feels it just happened, that all the sensations felt…
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