Blog Posts Thomas Cannon Author

  • Know the child

    The one thing that bugged me the most at my sons IEPs were the experts that liked to spout information about autism. He needs this as children with autism are low toned. It’s important that you have a lot of knowledge when working with autism. We need experts. However, it does not help that much…

  • All Lives Matter

    Would black people be better off focusing on what they have and the blessings in their life. To always be thankful they live in a good country? I believe so.

  • Sensory Overload-

    Sensory Overload-

    Everyone can get frustrated at noise or lights. People with autism are especially sensitive to it. Your mind has the ability to filter out an extraneous sound or a slight flicker to a light. However, a person with autism may not. It may be a trigger for them and it may not be obvious to…

  • Advocate- Special Education

    Advocate- Special Education

    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…

  • 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…