Top 10 Things Autistic Self Advocate Needs Teachers to Know : # 3

Top ten things I want you to know. Number 3: Please talk directly to me, not to my support person.

  • boy wearing a turquoise tshrt that reads "Not being able to speak is not the same as not having anything to say" sitting on couch one hand on iPad one hand on his dog . The dog is yellow lab/golden mix .

Autistic Student’s Top 10 List for Teachers of Students with Special Needs #2

Top ten things Autistic student wants teachers, therapists and friends to know about students with special needs... they may be shocking to some of you, but hopefully to most they are exactly what you expect. Here's number 2.

Ollibean Talks to Ray Ellis, director of “Certain Proof: A Question of Worth”

"All of these children have one thing in common. They were always having to prove themselves, over and over and over again." Ray Ellis

E.A.S.E. Sri Lanka

E.A.S.E. Sri Lanka  E.A.S.E. campaigns to educate the public on the rights and the abilities of people with disabilities. They do presentations to interested groups, workshops targeting parents and professionals and disseminate knowledge of alternative communication techniques. Most importantly E.A.S.E. changes people's minds about what is possible for a person with significant disabilities. Chandima is a powerful voice for the hidden competencies of people with disabilities. After his presentation “On Autism” Dr. Shavindra Dias, Psychiatrist and Lecturer, Dept. of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya said; “We have been walking in darkness you have enlightened us. You are

Certain Proof – A Question of Worth

Certain Proof: A Question of Worth is a feature documentary about three children living with significant communication and physical disabilities, who struggle against the public schools in an emotional battle to prove their worth.

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