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Disaster strikes! The calm before the storm As we discussed in previous blogs, the path to getting Lea Oh into the water went, well, flawlessly. In fact, for a boat that was in storage for over 10 years, the boat's inventory of everything from scrubbing brushes to near new sails was quite astonishing! Even [...]
Homeschooling Your Child with Autism Spectrum Disorder: The Basics By Holly Bortfeld This article is not a step-by-step guide to homeschooling your child, but rather an overview of what homeschooling a child with ASD would entail to help you make an informed decision. As a long time homeschooler of 2 kids with ASD - [...]
Behavior management and the summer months. When it comes to an autistic child one of the aspects that strikes the greatest fear in parents is the whole conundrum of behavior management. And what is behavior management? In its broadest sense managing behavior is a lot about getting your autistic child to engage in society [...]
Asperger Syndrome What is Asperger syndrome (AS)? People with Asperger syndrome have normal intelligence and language development, but also have some autistic-like traits. They may have trouble with social skills, sensory input, and making transitions, and may need rigid routines. Their interests can focus on one area to the point that it is like [...]
ADHD: What Parents Need to Know What is Attention Deficit (Hyperactivity) Disorder or ADHD? Attention-deficit Hyperactivity Disorder is “a condition of the brain that makes it hard for children to control their behavior”. All kids have problems with their behavior from time to time, but kids with ADHD have behavior [...]
Autism spectrum disorders: Developing communication and instructional strategies We often get questions from families about how to manage their child's Autistic spectrum disorder, in particular the use of Applied Behavioural Analysis (ABA). While Val and I researched an attempted to use ABA with our boys, it was not a success. We had to find [...]
Finding Dory speaks to disabilities in a powerful way I just saw Finding Dory, another wonderful production from the guys over at Pixar. And as with many connected with Hollywood and the film industry they are challenging society to think about what we all represent. In this case the challenge comes in the form of special needs [...]
What autism services do I need? Today I'm going to speak about diagnosis and autism services in a clinical way. I will leave the enormous emotional aspect aside for another time. However I will say this, as I write here my son Conor is working across from me. He was diagnosed as autistic, intellectually disabled and profoundly [...]
Boat meets water: the lift in Having successfully brought Lea Ho to Galway, the task of preparing her for the water and dropping her in now presented. We had the advantage that she was on a very rugged trailer with lots of space around the boat to work. As my father always said, the [...]
Autism sailing challenge: getting the boat! Having picked up the towing vehicle from Elaine at Western motors on a Friday evening, I headed back to our office in NUI Galway to pull up maps of our planned journey to pick up our new boat 'Lea Ho' in Callan, Co. Tipperary. When we got to our [...]
