Face of Autism

Damien ~ Taken at The Science Spectrum ~ Lubbock, Texas

Compromise

Okay, Damien, the principal, the diagnostician and I reached a compromise today. No one will shadow him because he knows where to find his SPED contact and he accepts the extra five minutes after P.E. We did the walk-through; and he is glad because Cooper is so much bigger than Clack. Furthermore, he gets to stay in journalism.

Angry Boy

Damien is so angry with me right now. I talked to the assistant principal at Cooper and asked for a walkthrough of the school. I also asked for additional time after P.E. because his fine motor skill difficulties make it hard for him to get dressed.

Furthermore, I asked for an aide to shadow him and make sure he makes it to class the first few days of school. I have never seen a child give such hateful looks to his mother before. I just wish he would understand that advocating for himself also means to ask for support when needed.

Ripped Pants

He is his father's son!!!! Damien OBVIOUSLY takes after his father. He believes that duct tape can fix anything. At work today, he ripped his pants crawling out of the prairie dog pit. He taped them back together, decided they looked goofy, and tried to make them stylish. I love this boy; he cracks me up.

2009 Reading List

1. “Adolescents Coping with Stress: Development and Diversity” – M. J. Zimmer-Gembeck & E. A. Skinner


2. “Alternative Strategies in Assessing Special Education Needs” – Buce F. Dykeman


3. Assessment: In Special and Inclusive Education, Tenth Edition – Salvia


4. “Authentic Assessment: Testing in Reality” – M.D. Svinicki


5. Becoming a Middle School or High School Teacher in Texas. 1^st Edition – Janice L Nath & Myrna Cohen


6. Behavior Disorders of Childhood Sixth Edition – Wicks-Nelson, R. & Israel, A. C.


7. “Boundaries in Family-Professional Relationships” – L.G. Lord Nelson, Jean A. Summers, and A.P. Turnbull


8. Building Positive Behavior Support Systems in Schools: Functional Behavior Assessment – Crone, D. A. & Horner, R. H.


9. A Case Study Approach to Classroom Management – Richard T Scarpaci


10. Classroom Management for Students with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders– Pieranglo, R. & Guiliani, G.


11. “Communication with Families Across Cultures: An Investigation of Teacher Perceptions and Practices” – Jody L. Eberly


12. “Community Forays: Addressing Students; Functional Skills in Inclusive Settings” – Teri L Burcroff, Daniel M.Radogna, and Erika H. Wright


13. “Community-Referenced Learning and the Inclusive Classroom” – Paula Kluth


14. “The Continental Project: A Model Program for School Work Transition for Students with Disabilities” – Penny Dave, J’Anne, and Patricia Peterson


15. “Curriculum and Assessment for Students with Moderate and Severe Disabilities” – D. M. Browder


16. “Curriculum-Based Measurement in Writing: Predicting the Success of High-School Students on State Standards Tests” – Heather Campbell, Espine, Lembke Christine; Long Erica, D. Jeffrey, Renata Ticha, and Teri Wallace


17. “Deconstructing a Definition: Social Maladjustment Versus Emotional Disturbance and Moving the EBD Fiend Forward” – K. W. Merrell & H. M. Walker


18. “Differentiation and High-Stakes Testing: An Oxymoron?” – Kay Brimijoin


19. “The Efficacy of Intelligence Testing in Children with Physical Disabilities” – Cheryl Crisp


20. The Ego and the Id – Sigmund Freud


21. Emotional and Behavioral Problems: A Handbook for Understanding and Handling Students – Zionist, P., Zionist, L., & Simpson, R. L.


22. “Emotional Disturbance/Social Maladjustment: Why Is the Incidence Increasing?” – T. J. Kehle, M. A. Bray, L. A. Theodore, Z. Zhou, & D. B. McCoach


23. “Employment Lifestyle Training: A New Approach to Vocational Rehabilitation Teacher Services” – Garry Bowman


24. “Evaluating the Differential Treatment of Emotional Disturbance and Social Maladjustment” – L. A. Theodore, A. Akin-Little, & S. G. Little


25. “Exploring Inclusive Education: Early Steps for Prospective Secondary School Teachers” – Sue Pearson


26. “Fact Sheet: Benefits of Curriculum Based Measurement” – Kathleen McLane


27. “Families Challenged by and Accommodating to the Adolescent Years” – G. Llewellyn, D. McConnell, J. Schneider, and N. Wedgewood


28. A Framework for Understanding Poverty – Ruby K. Payne


29. Functional Assessment and program Development for Problem Behavior: A Practical Handbook – O’Neill, R. E., Horner, R. H., Albin, R. W., Sprague, J. R. Storey, K., Newton, J. S.


30. The First Days of School– Harry K. and Rosemary T. Wong


31. “High Schools Try Out RTI” – Christina A. Samuels


32. “High-Stakes Testing and Students with Disabilities” – Julie Jones, Antonis Katsiyannis, Joseph B. Ryan, and Dalun


33. “High-Stakes Testing of Students with Disabilities” – David R. Johnson and Martha L. Thurlow


34. If Your Adolescent Has Depression or Bipolar Disorder – D. L. Evans & L. W. Andrews


35. “Impact of Learning-Style Instructional Strategies on Students’ Achievement and Attitudes: Perceptions of Educators in Diverse Institutions” – R. Dunn, A. Honigsfeld, L.S. Doolan, L. Bostrom, K. Russo, M.S. Schiering, B. Suh, & H. Tenedero


36. “Impacts of an Inclusive School-to-Work Program” – Myong-Ye Bang and Peg Lamb


37. “Inclusive Education: What Makes It a Good Education for Students with Moderate to Severe Disabilities?” – June E.Downing, and Kathryn D. Peckham-Hardin


38. “Incorporating Interests and Structure to Improve Participation of a Child with Autism in a Standardized Assessment: A Case Study Analysis” – John J. Vacca


39. “Influences on Parent Perceptions of an Alternate Assessment for Students with Severe Cognitive Disabilities” – Andrew T. Roach


40. Interactive Play for Children with Autism– Seach


41. “An Interdisciplinary Course to Prepare School Professionals to Collaborate with Families of Exceptional Children” – Sarah Kit-Yee Lam


42. “Is It Working?: An Overview of Curriculum Based Measurement and Its Uses for Assessing Instructional, Intervention, or Program Effectiveness” – Dale L. Cusumano


43. Learners On the Autism Spectrum – Shawnee Mission


44. “Making Inclusion Work” – Elaine Keane and Jacqueline Roberts


45. Moderate and Severe Disabilities: A Foundational Approach – B. C.Collins


46. The New Social Story Book – Carol Gray


47. “The Perils of High School Exit Exams – Deborah Perkins-Gough


48. “Post-Secondary Education and Transition Services for Students Ages 18-21 with Significant Disabilities” – Meg Grigal, M.Moon, and Debra A. Neubert


49. “Postschool Outcomes and Community Adjustment of Young Adults with Severe Disabilities” – Laura Bloomberg, Robert H.Bruininks, J David R.ohnson, Hung-Chih Lin, and Kevin McGrew


50. “Practical Cases in Special Education for All Educators” – M. K. Weishaar & V. G. Scott


51. Practice Makes Perfect: English Grammar for ESL Learners – Edward Swick


52. “Psychological Criticism” – Griffith


53. “Questions to Guide RTI’s Use” – David Tilly


54. “Response to Intervention (RTI): What Teachers of Reading Need to Know” – Eric M. Mesmer & Heidi Mesmer


55. “Response to Intervention: What & Why?” – Judy Elliot


56. “Sam Comes to School: Including Students with Autism in Your Classroom” – Diana Friedlander


57. Same Lake, Different Boat – Hubach


58. “Self-Determination for Students with Intellectual Disabilities and Why I Want Educators to Know What It Means” – Susan U. Marks


59. “Self-Determination: Is a Rose by Any Other Name Still a Rose?” – Ann P. Turnbull


60. “Self-Determination: What Do We Know? Where Do We Go?” – Cynthia R.Chambers, Youngsun Lee, Kerry M.Lida, Yumiko Saito, Vandana Singh, and Michael L. Wehmeyer


61. “Short-Term Estimates of Growth Using Curriculum-Based Measurement of Oral Reading Fluency: Estimating Standard Error of the Slope to Construct Confidence Intervals” – Theodore J. Christ


62. “Social Awareness and Transition to Employment for Adolescents with Mental Retardation” – Rhoda S.Black and J. Langone


63. “Special Education: A Service, Not a Sentence” – Patrick A. Schwarz


64. “Succeed With a Response-to-Intervention Model” – Colleen K. Reutebuch


65. Stop That Seemingly Senseless Behavior – Glasberg


66. Survival Strategies for Parenting Children with Bipolar Disorder – G. T. Lynn


67. “Teachers’ Beliefs about Classroom Management: Pre-service and In-service


68. Teacher's ELL Handbook Strategies for English Language Learners – Prentice Hall


69. “Teachers’ Perceptions of Alternative Assessments” – Lynn Ahlgrim-Delzell, Diane Browder, Claudia Flowers, and Fred Spooner


70. “Teaching Classroom Educators How to be More Effective and Creative Teachers” – J. Simplicio & M. West


71. “Teaching Self-Advocacy to Students with Disabilities” – Deborah McCarthy


72. “Teaching Students About Their Disabilities: Increasing Self-Determination Skills and Self-Concept” – Gloria D. Campbell-Whatley


73. “’That’s Not Fair!’ Helping the Child with a Sibling Who Has Special Needs” – Adele M. Brodkin


74. Theology and Down Syndrome – Amos Yong


75. “Transition to the Community, Work, and Independent Living: The Rural Community as a Classroom” – Gary Dutey, Veronica Gold, Elissa Stowers, and Ellen Williams


76. Understanding the Mind of Your Bipolar Child – G. T. Lombardo


77. “Use of Brief Functional Analysis and Intervention Evaluation in Public Settings” – Paul A.Alberto, David Cihak, and Laura D. Frederick


78. “Using Curriculum-Based Measurement to Monitor Reading Progress in Inclusive Elementary Settings” – Pamela M. Stecker


79. “What Every Special Educator Should Know about High-Stakes Testing” – Leah Washburn-Moses