Out of the Hospital

Thanks to the many of you who have been so supportive and enouraging through your class participation, positive comments and emails this week while my husband has been in the hospital with pneumonia. I know how full your plates are as students many of you with jobs and several of you with families. I appreciate your kind words and encouragement to me this week. He was discharged last night and is home doing well.

Have a great weekend!

Class

I enjoyed class Monday, getting to read the question that people had asked and see if we could come up with what they might have answered was fun. I also enjoyed getting to see the actually responses from the visitors. I also learned something new getting to read the articles that she gave us.

ABC Nightline and Autism

I was watching nightline abc last night and they had an interesting story about autism. It talked about that there is talk about autism screening being universal for children at 18 and 24 months. They also showed how a parent of a child with autism found that surfing was an interest that they him and his son shared together. He is now organized a program for parents of children with autism to bring their kids to the beach and have them enjoy a day of surfing. Does anyone agree with the universal screening?

Deafness Video Clips

Mrs. White,

Thanks for the video clips they made me laugh out loud. I think I woke up everyone in my house. Thanks I needed a good laugh. I want to share some of these clips with friends in my ASL class.

Interesting Article

I htought this article i found was interesting, it is about how the autism screening is urged for toddlers by age 2! http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/21515865/

Why Special Ed?

I am a regular Ed major, with an emphasis in Kindergarten. This special Ed class is one of the electives for my emphasis. Out of curiosity, if you are a special Ed major, what led you to go into special Ed specifically?

My grandson has Asperger's

I am really looking forward to the class to learn more about this syndrome. My grandson was diagnosed at the end of the spring semester. He lives in northern Indiana and I get to spend little time with him. I did see him last weekend and he was great. We went to Applebee's for dinner. We went to the restroom and I waited on him. When he came out I asked to feel his hand because I did not hear the water run. His hands were dry. I asked if he had washed them and he said yes. I told him why I didnt think he washed them but he said he only turned the water on a tiny bit. I sent him back in and told him i was going to check so he probably just wet them for my approval. I wish I had time to work with him.

Cerebal Palsy

Has anyone watched the youtube videos to the right of our blog comments. They are very interesting. I was interested in the child with Cerebal Palsy and how they learn to write since it can affect fine motor skills. This was not discussed in the videos but it prompted me to find more info...

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

Just wanted to wish everyone a Happy Halloween. I know that alot of parties probably took place on Saturday but I just wanted to say that my husband and I went to party and had a great time! We were Betty and Barney Rubble from the Flinstones!! It was a great, well have a happy halloween and be safe!

Successful Sugery

Thank you so much for the blog posts and all of the emails sending well wishes or letting me know you are praying. God certainly answers are prayers and cares for us in so many ways. Sekoe's surgery was successful. The doctor put a titanium plate and two screws under his eye socket to hold his eye in place. The fractured eye socket will heal on its own. The plate is to ensure the eye stays in place. We are hoping his vision will return to normal (very important for a profoundly deaf person). He came through surgery well and was feeling ok when we left the hospital tonight. His dad and I plan to stay in D.C. most of the week.

I appreciate your prayers for Sekoe, his father's health as we travel as well as safety. See you on Monday.

Mrs. White

??? Visitor

Well... I hope our class visitor can come Oct. 29th. I have never worked with a child with Aspergers, but I do work with children daily with Autism.

As a parent h0w was it for you when you child was diagnosed with Aspergers?

How did being diagnosed effect him(Elijah)?

How do others respond to your child in public? ( I know when I have been out with my students with Autism people like to stop, talk, and stare)

How old was your son Elijah when you fist notice there was something going on?

We are really excited to have you in our class room!

Holly H.

How are things!!!

Mrs. White,

I hope you son is doing well!!! I will say a prayer for him & your family tom. Be safe as you travel back home!!! See you next Monday!!!

Holly H.

hope all goes well!

i really hate to hear that about your son. i hope everything gets better and you a a safe trip back home!!! p.s i just posted my test i hope i did it right i saved my answers on another document just incase. see you next monday!

How is your stepson?

I was just wondering how your son was?? My Dad just had eye surgery (or three) last week so I know how it is! I hope that everything goes great and that he is back to himself soon. Let me know if I can do anything.
Kayla

Question for visitor

I was wondering what accommodations need to be made for Elijah in his classroom?

I dont really have any questions for the vistor yet. Im just really egar to listen and find out anything new that i could use in my future im sure I will have questions in class or after class!!! im reall excitied!!

Help! Test

Dr. White,
I e-mailed you about this test. I am unsure of what to do and really need to finish it asap. I didn't know which you would check first so I figured I'd post here too. Please let me know what my options are as soon as you can. Thanks! Sami

uestion for the visitor

I do not know if our guests will be able to come to the next class since we are not meeting tomorrow but I do have a question.
Some people do not think children with disabilities should be held to high standards. I just wanted to know from a parents stand point what are your goals for your child's education? As a teacher I want my students to have the same opportunities as other students without the obstacles. I want them to go to college and become successful adults. Where do you see your son being in 20 years and do you think his teachers are doing all they can to insure he will achieve those goals?

Best Wishes

Ms. White, I am so sorry to hear about your son. I hope everything goes well and he gets to feeling better soon. I will keep him in my prayers.

questions for visitors

I have very little interaction with children with autism, but I am always wanting to learn everything that I can about children, because I feel you can never know everything about children because everything is always changing... but a question that I would like to ask is what advice do you give to anyone who is working with a child with autism?