Happy V-Day!

Happy Valentine's Day to everyone! And since I am the mother of a teenager (and a trained sex education facilitator for my church), I want to let everyone know about Scarleteen, a great website that offers positive and thorough information about sexuality and related issues. If you have a few extra bucks, donate it to them...you'll be glad you did.

New Autism links

• The Blame Game: Are School Problems the Kids' Fault? (from Wrightslaw, a great resource for parents looking for information on IEPs, state and federal laws, etc.)--a great article about school culture in terms of pinning almost 100% of children's educational problems on them and their parents, rather than looking at faulty teaching, faulty curriculum, etc.
  

• Article on new brain research regarding autism
  

• "In My Language Video"--a YouTube video made by a person living with autism to describe how she interacts with her world...make sure to watch it all the way through as the second half is her explanation of the first half. This is a facinating video!