Learn Differently

06/07/2020

If and when Donald Trump loses in November, MeidasTouch.com should receive the Medal of Freedom for producing an ad that lures the viewer in with what appears to be Trump reading (he can read?) the tale of the snake. The ad has one on the edge of their seat from the beginning, something’s differen...

08/21/2014

This woman's words give an honest, raw and uplifting look at what it really means to parent a child with special needs. You'll want to bookmark this one and share it with your friends!

02/04/2013

"Middle school students engage with text the way they engage with the world; they search for signs of weakness, and prepare to feel contempt. Sometimes the opposite happens, and they are genuinely moved. I’ve had to remind kids it’s not the Super Bowl; there’s no cheering in reading."

Hearing the Scottish play through middle school ears — and mouths.

10/24/2012

Perfect.

The following is a guest post in the form of an open letter from Special Olympics athlete and global messenger John Franklin Stephens to Ann Coulter after this tweet during last night’s Presi...

08/28/2012

Looking forward to the PRT Conference! Join me?

I'm attending: The 5th Pivotal Response Treatment (PRT) Autism

05/10/2012

Two days until the Stanford Autism Conference. If you are going, let me know and we can have a "round table" discussion during lunch.

Stanford Autism Conference 2012

04/05/2012

Research is finally catching up!

Autism Research in the News

04/05/2012

Knowing typical child development is essential when choosing whether to intervene.

Learning Disability or Child Development?

03/13/2012

Tuesday night, come see one of my long time students talk about his path through K-12 education as a kid who learns very differently. His story is personal, inspirational, and a sort of graduation celebration. After 6 years of work together, he's leaving to one of 9 colleges in his acceptance que thus far.

Still our annual favorite: high school and college students with LD and/or ADHD share their trials, tribulations, and survival techniques. You will hear truly inspirational stories. We encourage you to bring family, teachers and children over age 10.

03/11/2012

Fantastic!!!

Khan Academy, the wildly popular Youtube lecture series, is slated to launch its iPad app any minute now in Apple's store. The enhanced version of Khan Academy will include time-syncing between devices--no Internet connection required, an interactive transcript of the lectures for easy searching, an...

02/15/2012

I was discussing possible solutions to this very problem with a Canadian entrepreneur at the Women 2.0 Conference today.

We expected that our son's genetic disorder would leave him without some "normal" life experiences. We never guessed it would leave him without friendship.

02/12/2012

Jeremy is an example of a Palo Alto kid who exceeds the low(er) expectations people have due to his "difference." Excellent article.

One evening in June of 2006, Knicks guard Jeremy Lin, then a recent high school graduate headed to Harvard, played for coach Mike Baldwin’s South Bay Spartans inside Kezar Pavilion, a gym on the southeast corner of San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park.