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Soaring to New Heights: How ACCEL &The BISTÅ Center Adapted to Change
Not only did 2020 bring many challenges for students, but the past year also created new roles and challenges for parents and educators. As social distancing guidelines became the norm, students moved to a virtual learning environment and parents were faced...
Keep Summer Learning Fun
By Rich Nickel Ways to keep kids learning over the summer without overwhelming them School has looked very different over the past year and a half due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Students have been...
Sunflowers That Help: Mesa Program Helps to Grow Disability Awareness
By Amy Wolff Have you ever been in a situation where you needed or wanted more patience, compassion or assistance from others? This is a common challenge for people with hidden disabilities. Often those impacted feel isolated and self-conscious about asking for...
Balancing Act: Teaching Self-Advocacy and Increasing Independence
By Fumi Horner, PHD, BCBA-D and Ashley Bennett, PHD, BCBA-D, LBA As clinicians who work with children with autism, it is our job to make learning fun. We are trained to look at each child and see what they like vs dislike and what’s easy vs difficult for...
Understanding Auditory Processing Disorder vs ADHD
By Alissa Paramo Many disorders share common traits and are often correlated. Because many symptoms of Auditory Processing Disorder overlap with other disorders, children are sometimes misdiagnosed or may have a coexisting condition along with APD. As an example, a...
