HOPE

“Let your hopes not your hurts shape your future” Robert. H. Schuller This year has its big share of challenges and for long time will be engraved in our memories. Yet, despite the challenges we faced in the year 2020, we remain hopeful. Hopeful that this pandemic...

WE ARE BLESSED LET’S BE THANKFUL!

Being able to open our eyes in the morning and watch the sunrise, or sip that first drop of coffee, or even better sniff our kids while they are sleeping, are all signs of blessings. We all know that the year 2020 has its own fair share of drama and catastrophic...

Curiosity

When I was younger, I wanted to become older, more mature and understand what adults in my life were saying. I disliked being ignorant and being left out of conversations. I dreaded hearing the phrase “When you’re older, you’d understand”. At that time, my childhood...

We All Deserve to Be Happy

Students experience difficulties in verbalizing their needs and desires within the school premise. Due to varying factors such as competitive environments, students are reluctant to reach and voice out their opinions. They may fear being unheard, insulted or not...
Growth and Excitement

Growth and Excitement

COVID -19 hit almost every country, affected each and every one of us, and reminded us how small our world is. Who could have imagined that a virus in a farm market in Wuhan, China could reach people in Peru, Ghana, Sweden, Australia, and many more countries? Despite...
Connection

Connection

One of the greatest lessons my students taught me is the power of conscious connection. In our everyday lives, connecting and associating with our surroundings, from people to inanimate items, happens almost organically without much effort. With special needs...
The Power of Patience

The Power of Patience

Patience is one of the greatest virtues I learned from teaching students with learning difficulties. I have always thought of myself as an impatient person. I am too passionate about things to happen. I cannot wait nor can I handle letting go for things to unfold...
Count on us!

Count on us!

 I have always preferred realistic movies over science fiction ones. I remember feeling a little disappointed when I watched the movie “Contagion” two years ago especially that it featured some of my favorite actors. The question I asked myself  then was : “Why did...
Choose Your Battles

Choose Your Battles

This is a mantra I keep repeating every minute when dealing with ASD students. It is a phrase that has put me on edge but it is slowly teaching me the self-discipline I need to have and bring in each of my interactions with people on the autistic spectrum. After a...
What do you do for your autistic child!

What do you do for your autistic child!

It seems impossible to do or it can’t be. But in a way everything is hard to beat. For example, your child has been selected in the best early intervention center you wished for, and the financial resources is provided to you, he’s is in the best placeof behavioral...