by Cynthia Singleton | Oct 22, 2020 | advocacy, current events, special education
Finally, some good news for families with students in special ed from the Texas governor’s mansion! On Wed., Oct 21, the Gov. Abbott’s Office sent out a press release stating that he has authorized TEA (Texas Education Agency) to oversee grants of up to $1,500 per...
by Cynthia Singleton | Oct 20, 2018 | special education, Teachers who teach outside the box
Amy Izard teaches in McKinney ISD, and the parents of her students absolutely love her and how she works with their kids. She won the NAA-NT (National Autism Association of North Texas) Angel award for 2018. She is highly respected and loved by her fellow teachers...
by Cynthia Singleton | Oct 13, 2017 | autism
When my son was three, we went through the nine month, arduous process of getting my son diagnosed with autism. At the time I already knew he had autism. We had started him on the Gluten Free Casien Free diet and put him in an ABA program. I...
by Cynthia Singleton | Sep 29, 2017 | autism
When my son was first diagnosed with autism in 2001, and I began attending conferences to learn more, I was really surprised to see many educators approaching autism spectrum disorder (ASD) like intellectual developmental disability (IDD). I was also really surprised...
