Advocate You are your child’s advocate in any level of planning meetings, the professionals do want good things for your child. But it is within the framework of what is best for themselves and their institution. My son required quite extensive interventions when he was younger. In home therapy, early childhood, speech, OT, etc. We … Continue reading Advocate- Special Education
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Charlottesville’s White Supremacy Rally
Violence was not the right response. It only fueled the hatred. Yet the alt-right were chanting for the end of Jews and the beginning of ethnic cleansing. I am trying to think of a good analogy. The best I can think of is what if OJ's children went to the Goldman's house and began chanting … Continue reading Charlottesville’s White Supremacy Rally
A Great Read about Autism
Wonderful. Challenging. Beautiful. Frustrating. But so worth it. My boyfriend, Kyle, and I have been dating for around a year and a half now, and he has been diagnosed with autism, ADHD, and dyslexia. I’m often asked if that makes a relationship difficult, and my honest answer is always yes. Of course it does. So […] … Continue reading A Great Read about Autism
Everyone is The Same
Mental illness is just that. An illness. We don’t make fun of a person with cancer. We do not shun them or think them as weird. Mental illness is not the person’s fault.
62 NO FEE poetry book publishers important tips on submitting your manuscript — Trish Hopkinson
If you write poems, they are a great way to get started in getting published in journals. It’s so important to do your homework before sending your manuscript to a publisher. Make sure to take notes for each publisher you research. You will most likely want to compare them to each other before deciding where … Continue reading 62 NO FEE poetry book publishers important tips on submitting your manuscript — Trish Hopkinson
Know the Child- IEP
That info is great for guidance, but for every generalization made (yes by me included, there are just as many exceptions).
Maas the Man
Couldn't agree more
How Dare They
Try to forgive them immediately. However, be direct and even firm with letting them know your reaction
NO FEE submission call for full length manuscripts–Four Chambers Press, DEADLINE: July 31, 2017
This blog always has great places to submit!
To read more about Four Chambers Press or for more about their editors, read their Staff page here. Four chambers is a fairly new press and print literary magazine that published their first issue in 2013 as “an independent community literary magazine based in Phoenix, AZ whose mission is to give greater visibility to the literary arts and encourage their larger participation in the cultural scene. Basically, we like to think of ourselves as a heart: something centralized, organic, and part of a larger body; that connects, supports, and circulates life. While most literary magazines publish literary work, and some community literary magazines may get that work from the community, we are publishing work to build community.”
You can read samples of each issue on their order page to get a feel for what they are looking for. You can also check out authors they have published and…
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Autism- Adult Supervision
Those behaviors may need to be ignored. However, we need to make sure the person behind those behaviors are also not ignored.
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