- The document discusses autism from the perspective of a university professor with autism who shares insights into how autistic students think and learn.
- Autistic individuals think in pictures and associations rather than linear, sequential thinking. Their brains rely more on visual areas to process information.
- The document provides tips for teaching autistic elementary and older students, including giving them time to respond, providing written instructions, respecting sensory sensitivities, avoiding vague language, developing their strengths, and finding mentors.
OVERCOMING DYSLEXIA A STRAIGHT-FORWARD GUIDE FOR FAMILIES AND TEACHERSjosephhundeby
Joe Hundeby Textbook review of OVERCOMING DYSLEXIA A STRAIGHT-FORWARD GUIDE FOR FAMILIES AND TEACHERS
The Textbook review presentation of "Overcoming Dyslexia a straight-forward guide for families and teachers is presented by Joe Hundeby, David Ericson and Willaim Petton. The goal of this presentation is to provide the viewer with informative information about dyslexia and present this information with enthusiasm for the subject matter mixed in with a bit of creativity.
OVERCOMING DYSLEXIA A STRAIGHT-FORWARD GUIDE FOR FAMILIES AND TEACHERSjosephhundeby
Joe Hundeby Textbook review of OVERCOMING DYSLEXIA A STRAIGHT-FORWARD GUIDE FOR FAMILIES AND TEACHERS
The Textbook review presentation of "Overcoming Dyslexia a straight-forward guide for families and teachers is presented by Joe Hundeby, David Ericson and Willaim Petton. The goal of this presentation is to provide the viewer with informative information about dyslexia and present this information with enthusiasm for the subject matter mixed in with a bit of creativity.
Attitudes And Opinions of Parents and Teachers About Autism in Turkeyinventionjournals
Autism is a lifelong developmental disability that affects the way a person communicates and relates to people around them. Bringing up an autistic child is a hard and long journey, but parents have various options and places to turn for help. For example, they can learn and use certain strategies to help communicate with autistic children. Teaching strategies for students with ASD still need to be individualized, and it is fairly important for teachers to realize their expectations of their students. Children with autism often have visualspatial strengths so teachers can modify their instructional strategies several ways by demonstrating and modelling expected skills. The purpose of this study is to explain the attitudes and opinions of parents and teachers about autism in Turkey. The participants of the study consists of 82 subjects, 42 of whom were parents of children with autism and the remaining 40 were teachers of students with autism. This study was carried out several public and private schools in Konya, by means of interviews and regular conversations with teachers and parents of children with autism, over the period from 03.01.2015 until 04.05.2015. In order to obtain the data, three types of survey questionnaires were employed in this research.
autism and mental health, in general, have come to the forefront, support in these areas has been increasingly established in schools.
Children with autism and, indeed, all children are more likely to grow up in a world that will be accommodating to their needs in school, and eventually in the workplace.
Hope you'll be benefited from this document.
Wyman Lee Multiple Child Cases in the state of CaliforniaPurdue Global
I filed for child support and soon after found out that my husband had multiple child support cases in California. We were married for 27 years, together for 30. In court he still lied and said that I ask the DCSS to create multiple cases.
Original Restraining Order Monterey Superior CourtPurdue Global
We were at the courthouse from 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM filling out the restraining order. My children and I were staying in hotels. I called women's shelters in hopes of finding a place to stay. They put us on a wait list. I was told it would only take 48 hours for my spouse to be served so that we could go back to our home. He was not served, and he cut off all of my credit cards and filed fraud on my personal credit card payment so that the payments were reversed. To this day I'm in debt because he continues to file fraud charges on me when I use our joint cards and the charges are reverted back to me. Then he makes sure that only he receives a cc on our joint account. The financial abuse is never ending.
Official File from the Department of Child Protective Services.Purdue Global
Monterey Superior Court dismissed the domestic Violence case against the perpetrator Wyman Lee in case # 23DV000450 Because his lawyer told the judge that the CPS report was made up by the petitioner. The judge dismissed the case. My children and myself did not deserve protection.
#2 Witness Evidentiary Hearing Witness letter.Purdue Global
Witness was present during the court hearing in case # 23DV000450. At the Monterey Superior Court on February 29th, 2024. The judge didn't want to hear from any of the witnesses.
#1 Witness for the DVRO against Wyman LeePurdue Global
This witness letter was not excepted by the Monterey Superior Courts on Feb. 29th 2024. Case # 23DV000450. His lawyer said I wrote it and that anyone could have signed it even though the witness was present. The judge was not interested in hearing from any of the witnesses.
Domestic violence is a pattern of abusive behavior used to gain or maintain p...Purdue Global
In many situations, if abuse can not be seen on the outside, it's ignored, considered a lie, made up, or even a psychosis of some sort. People ignore the abuse that causes damage on the inside. Which sadly ends up hurting more than the wounds you can see on the outside. Many become substance abuse users and, even worse, commit suicide. Emotional damage is much more challenging to see and treat, yet it gets the least attention. Victims get ignored and even made to feel worse by the victim-blaming mentality of the patriarch. "Oh, she's suffering from menopause, or mental illness runs in her family." The sad thing is that the majority of society believes this.
What you are about to read is my struggle, my story. My husband believed that if I were not bruised, beaten, or broken on the outside, it wasn't abuse. He thought he was a good father and a good man because he paid for everything. When I say everything, I mean everything and everyone. He had several other children with others within 27 years of marriage. But he was still a good person because he paid for his people.
For many years, I suffered in silence. I covered my pain in alcohol, and what I thought was "self-care" was me licking my wounds and putting on that fake smile and fake dressed-up kids to present to the world.
No one believed me when I finally became sick of it and wanted out. Not even the courts, not the law, not my momma, no one. I couldn't even get into a women's shelter. The judges gave me temporary restraining orders because my evidence was not substantial. I played such a good part in solidifying my husband's facade that no one believed, supported, acknowledged, or even cared.
The moral of the story. . . . don't pretend. Live the truth because, in the end, you're only hurting yourself on top of the hurt you've already experienced. You deserve better! I deserve better! That said, please read the signs, memorize the signs, and get help NOW. The sooner, the better.
Domestic violence is a pattern of abusive behavior used to gain or maintain power and control over another person in a relationship. It can take various forms, including:
Verbal Abuse: When someone intentionally says things to scare, degrade, or damage the person's self-worth. Examples include yelling, humiliating, name-calling, or threatening harm.
Verbal abuse is a form of emotional abuse in which a person uses words or threats to gain or maintain power and control over someone. Being on the receiving end of verbal abuse can cause a person to question their intelligence, value, or self-worth. It goes beyond normal disagreements and can manifest in various ways, including:
Name-calling: Whether in a romantic relationship, a parent-child relationship, or even on the playground, habitual name-calling is unhealthy. Sometimes, it's obvious, while other times, it's disguised as "pet names" or "teasing." Regardless, it's a method of belittling the other person.
Insults and Condescension: Hurtful sarcasm, blame, manipulat
The Greatest Story Ever Told: A Civil Rights Violation of a black woman and h...Purdue Global
In September, a woman who has lived with domestic violence for many years, finally leaves. Files for a DVRO, that's issued temporarily. The accuser obtains a lawyer to fight every accusation. The petitioner gives all the evidence that the judge asks for. The judge retires, the new judge says there's no substantial evidence. The Lawyer, Benjamin Lopatin asks for a continuation on the first three court hears. Now on the fourth hearing this is the evidence that's going to be presented. Full of dishonesty to create a loving marriage. My question is. Why would a woman leave a beautiful marriage as depicted in the response with evidence of love and caring? The evidence is moving, the husband sounds like a dream. Right out of Nicholes Sparks novel. I would have never left if that were the case.
Here is some of our True Story:
A plea for help from my local constituents and community:
Over the past ten years or so, I’ve had many setbacks. In 2014 my son was diagnosed with his first brain tumor, he was two years old. In 2016 he had a recurrence, in 2020, he had two more brain tumors return in the same tumor bed. Each time he had surgery and in 2020 went through seven weeks of Gamma Knife radiation treatment to the entire tumor bed. So far so good, we've had a little over two years of clean MRI brain scans.
During those years our lives were full of unbelievable support and joy within the community. Our home life, not so great. My husband became someone I did not recognize, his behavior and attitude towards me and our older children changed immensely.
Because he was our sole provider and only source for income, insurance and most all our assets are in his name alone. I was powerless to defend myself and my children at least, I thought I was.
Our community resource became my source of hope. I reached out to the social security office to look into getting SSI for my consistent care for my younger son, I went to the regional center to my disappointment, all of these entities turned me away. Although, Central Coast Alliance, Jacob’s Heart cancer support services, the kinship center (for my older adopted son) and our local NAACP members, gave us financial and emotional support for the years that we needed. I also started seeing a psychologist and joined several caregiver support groups in order to manage life in general.
Unfortunately, bad things became worse, my older son was being abused physically by his father and I did all I could to keep them apart, while keeping our family together. Eventually child protective services stepped in and wanted to take all three children. My mother stepped in and called the local PALM police to tell them that my older son was lying and told me that I need to keep family business to myself. The police sided with my mother, and I feared that my children would be taken away from me so I went along with the lie and my older son agreed by saying that he would tough it out so that we would not be separated.
Self Care for the Mind, Body & Soul (1).pdfPurdue Global
Self Care for the Mind, Body & Soul
I remember waking up to a bird that would tap its beak on the side of my window, the little bird would tap and tap, as I lay there with my eyes closed I could hear singing, a little birdy song while all else was silent, clear and refreshing. The warm sun on my face and the clean country Michigan air blowing through my window.
Those were my summer mornings waking up as a teenager in southeast Michigan, I would wake up before anyone else and make myself a cup of coffee. Drink quietly as I listened to absolutely nothing. I would breathe in the sunlight, watching the laundry blowing on the clothesline in our backyard.
In some cultures mornings are sacred. They are a time of renewal because it’s the start of a new day and anything is possible. Waking up first gave me a chance to gather my thoughts and create my idea of the ideal day. I gain great inspiration from knowing just what kind of day I wanted to have and not the kind of day I thought I would. It’s empowering when you begin your day with an intention. Think about what you want, visualize it, see yourself moving through those moments.
“Love yourself as you would want to be loved.”
Don’t you dislike when someone forgets or ignores you? So why would you forget or ignore yourself?
When the stewardess in the airplane goes over the emergency instructions and tells you to put the breathing mask over your face before helping the passenger next to you. This should be your metaphor for life. Address your needs first before you help others. This just simply means that you can’t help someone else if you don’t help yourself first. Imagine you are struggling to breathe yet, you are trying to save someone else but you can’t and you pass out. You both are in danger of losing your lives. I know it may sound a little extreme but it’s not that far off from reality. Many mothers die or become very ill at a young age because they gave everything they had, mentally, and physically to their family and neglected themselves.
Give yourself permission to be quiet. Take a bubble bath, read a book, get a massage, go for a long walk, take a class, enjoy a few small moments and just be with you. Get lost in your own thoughts for a short while without the outside world intruding.
It’s important to decide that you are worth taking care of. Love Yourself!
Happy Spring!
How are you? I know it has been a while. We have some things to
catch up on. I have taken a little break from traveling this year,
although I will be back at it again. Late last year, I decided to start training to become an Art Therapist. I will travel to Los Angeles twice yearly for classes and several Michigan trips.
What does being healthy mean to you? This issue of Start Healthy explores ways you can be 1 percent healthier every day with a glossary of health specialists. Find out the difference between an art
teacher and an art therapist. Did you know that art therapists are
healthcare professionals?
You might regularly visit your primary care physician, dentist,
psychologist, and optometrist. Still, most people must familiarize
themselves with the dozens of other health specialists and their offerings. The list inside can help you better understand the different types of doctors available to you and the services they provide.
It's common to feel a little tired and gloomy on rainy days, but the weather can have a much more significant impact on your overall well-being than you may think. Inside you'll learn the role weather plays in conditions such as seasonal affective disorder. We are here to
help. I'm not a traditional art teacher. Although I love traditional arts and crafts, I use them as a tool to facilitate the healing process. I started Vicky's Art School to help children with disabilities. Let us be your healthcare advocates. I have lived in the cancer arena for ten
years. My experience can help you from diagnosis to recovery, not just with art programs that heal but also with navigating the healthcare system. With that being said, please join us this year in our fundraisers. What investments will you make toward improving your health? With your help, I can offer services at no or low cost.
Please share this copy of Start Healthy with your friends.
Stay in touch, and I'd love to hear from you. As always, it's a pleasure sharing this magazine with you.
Love and Blessings,
Vicky (Ben's Momma)
Merry Christmas - It's Good to be Home!Purdue Global
This year's holiday card is for all my family, friends, and colleagues. Please enjoy this magazine full of recipes and great ideas to bring you into the New Year. Love and blessings, Vicky
What I’ve learned after living for 52 years.pdfPurdue Global
A manifesto written by a new 52-year-old. After living for half a century wisdom kicks in. At least I'd like to think so. I hope I didn't come all this way for nothing.
Amnesty 2020 Conference Slide Presentation.pdfPurdue Global
Growth Mindset
“The Future of Black America.”
August 2020
OVERVIEW
It’s time to create human rights policies that recognize the dignity and worth of all black
Americans to provide greater opportunities and rights without discrimination. The goal would be
to make into law that there's no discrimination in specific social areas no discrimination based on
the color of skin, culture or creed, and other grounds. Such as; race, ancestry, place of origin,
ethnic origin, citizenship, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age,
marital status, family status, disabilities, and recipients of public assistance and free gender
expression.
The criminal justice system and law enforcement have racially profiled, arrested, and prosecuted
Black Americans way too harshly and without repercussions. This stops now, by making and
implementing laws that protect and improve the black community once and for all.
GOALS
1. Improve the lives of Black Americans through inclusion in all aspects that have excluded
us in the past such as equal and sufficient healthcare, and executive jobs that pay the
same as our white peers. Free education, programs that give black Americans the
opportunity to own a home.
2. No racial profiling by those in authority, massive police reform a call for federal legislation
mandating a “zero-tolerance approach in penalizing and/or prosecuting police officers
who kill unarmed, non-violent, and non-resisting individuals in an arrest.”
3. Police reform needs to consist of more education. Teachers have more education than
police officers and they do not carry a gun or deal with life-or-death situations on a daily
basis. Police officers need to be required to hold a Bachelor's degree as well as police
academy training. A curriculum that consists of cultural sensitivity, diversity as well as
psychology focused.
History
The Segregation Era (1900–1939) - The Civil Rights Act of 1964
The goals were the abolition of segregation, discrimination, disenfranchisement, and racial
violence, particularly lynching.
As you can see 2020 shows a new kind of lynching in police killings of black Americans.
The civil rights act of 1964 did not create lasting success, it needs to be reconstructed to a
prevalent level. Combining civil and human rights into policy will help to facilitate change that is
all-encompassing.
Conclusion
I believe that a civil war is on the horizon and we need to create change now before it’s too late.
We may end up in a place that feels stagnant if we don’t take the necessary steps to protect and
improve the lives of black Americans. It’s important to make changes that are lasting, promote,
and protect future generations of black lives.
By: Victoria Lee, B.S. NAACP Health Committee Chair
Vision Boards: Dream Big and Make it HappenPurdue Global
We are using the Law of Attraction and this visual tool works very well. The way it works is: What you focus on the most with the most passion and intention will manifest in your life. Basically, it is ‘Like Attracts like’ The beautiful thing is it takes only a few materials to construct your very own board.
Attitudes And Opinions of Parents and Teachers About Autism in Turkeyinventionjournals
Autism is a lifelong developmental disability that affects the way a person communicates and relates to people around them. Bringing up an autistic child is a hard and long journey, but parents have various options and places to turn for help. For example, they can learn and use certain strategies to help communicate with autistic children. Teaching strategies for students with ASD still need to be individualized, and it is fairly important for teachers to realize their expectations of their students. Children with autism often have visualspatial strengths so teachers can modify their instructional strategies several ways by demonstrating and modelling expected skills. The purpose of this study is to explain the attitudes and opinions of parents and teachers about autism in Turkey. The participants of the study consists of 82 subjects, 42 of whom were parents of children with autism and the remaining 40 were teachers of students with autism. This study was carried out several public and private schools in Konya, by means of interviews and regular conversations with teachers and parents of children with autism, over the period from 03.01.2015 until 04.05.2015. In order to obtain the data, three types of survey questionnaires were employed in this research.
autism and mental health, in general, have come to the forefront, support in these areas has been increasingly established in schools.
Children with autism and, indeed, all children are more likely to grow up in a world that will be accommodating to their needs in school, and eventually in the workplace.
Hope you'll be benefited from this document.
Wyman Lee Multiple Child Cases in the state of CaliforniaPurdue Global
I filed for child support and soon after found out that my husband had multiple child support cases in California. We were married for 27 years, together for 30. In court he still lied and said that I ask the DCSS to create multiple cases.
Original Restraining Order Monterey Superior CourtPurdue Global
We were at the courthouse from 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM filling out the restraining order. My children and I were staying in hotels. I called women's shelters in hopes of finding a place to stay. They put us on a wait list. I was told it would only take 48 hours for my spouse to be served so that we could go back to our home. He was not served, and he cut off all of my credit cards and filed fraud on my personal credit card payment so that the payments were reversed. To this day I'm in debt because he continues to file fraud charges on me when I use our joint cards and the charges are reverted back to me. Then he makes sure that only he receives a cc on our joint account. The financial abuse is never ending.
Official File from the Department of Child Protective Services.Purdue Global
Monterey Superior Court dismissed the domestic Violence case against the perpetrator Wyman Lee in case # 23DV000450 Because his lawyer told the judge that the CPS report was made up by the petitioner. The judge dismissed the case. My children and myself did not deserve protection.
#2 Witness Evidentiary Hearing Witness letter.Purdue Global
Witness was present during the court hearing in case # 23DV000450. At the Monterey Superior Court on February 29th, 2024. The judge didn't want to hear from any of the witnesses.
#1 Witness for the DVRO against Wyman LeePurdue Global
This witness letter was not excepted by the Monterey Superior Courts on Feb. 29th 2024. Case # 23DV000450. His lawyer said I wrote it and that anyone could have signed it even though the witness was present. The judge was not interested in hearing from any of the witnesses.
Domestic violence is a pattern of abusive behavior used to gain or maintain p...Purdue Global
In many situations, if abuse can not be seen on the outside, it's ignored, considered a lie, made up, or even a psychosis of some sort. People ignore the abuse that causes damage on the inside. Which sadly ends up hurting more than the wounds you can see on the outside. Many become substance abuse users and, even worse, commit suicide. Emotional damage is much more challenging to see and treat, yet it gets the least attention. Victims get ignored and even made to feel worse by the victim-blaming mentality of the patriarch. "Oh, she's suffering from menopause, or mental illness runs in her family." The sad thing is that the majority of society believes this.
What you are about to read is my struggle, my story. My husband believed that if I were not bruised, beaten, or broken on the outside, it wasn't abuse. He thought he was a good father and a good man because he paid for everything. When I say everything, I mean everything and everyone. He had several other children with others within 27 years of marriage. But he was still a good person because he paid for his people.
For many years, I suffered in silence. I covered my pain in alcohol, and what I thought was "self-care" was me licking my wounds and putting on that fake smile and fake dressed-up kids to present to the world.
No one believed me when I finally became sick of it and wanted out. Not even the courts, not the law, not my momma, no one. I couldn't even get into a women's shelter. The judges gave me temporary restraining orders because my evidence was not substantial. I played such a good part in solidifying my husband's facade that no one believed, supported, acknowledged, or even cared.
The moral of the story. . . . don't pretend. Live the truth because, in the end, you're only hurting yourself on top of the hurt you've already experienced. You deserve better! I deserve better! That said, please read the signs, memorize the signs, and get help NOW. The sooner, the better.
Domestic violence is a pattern of abusive behavior used to gain or maintain power and control over another person in a relationship. It can take various forms, including:
Verbal Abuse: When someone intentionally says things to scare, degrade, or damage the person's self-worth. Examples include yelling, humiliating, name-calling, or threatening harm.
Verbal abuse is a form of emotional abuse in which a person uses words or threats to gain or maintain power and control over someone. Being on the receiving end of verbal abuse can cause a person to question their intelligence, value, or self-worth. It goes beyond normal disagreements and can manifest in various ways, including:
Name-calling: Whether in a romantic relationship, a parent-child relationship, or even on the playground, habitual name-calling is unhealthy. Sometimes, it's obvious, while other times, it's disguised as "pet names" or "teasing." Regardless, it's a method of belittling the other person.
Insults and Condescension: Hurtful sarcasm, blame, manipulat
The Greatest Story Ever Told: A Civil Rights Violation of a black woman and h...Purdue Global
In September, a woman who has lived with domestic violence for many years, finally leaves. Files for a DVRO, that's issued temporarily. The accuser obtains a lawyer to fight every accusation. The petitioner gives all the evidence that the judge asks for. The judge retires, the new judge says there's no substantial evidence. The Lawyer, Benjamin Lopatin asks for a continuation on the first three court hears. Now on the fourth hearing this is the evidence that's going to be presented. Full of dishonesty to create a loving marriage. My question is. Why would a woman leave a beautiful marriage as depicted in the response with evidence of love and caring? The evidence is moving, the husband sounds like a dream. Right out of Nicholes Sparks novel. I would have never left if that were the case.
Here is some of our True Story:
A plea for help from my local constituents and community:
Over the past ten years or so, I’ve had many setbacks. In 2014 my son was diagnosed with his first brain tumor, he was two years old. In 2016 he had a recurrence, in 2020, he had two more brain tumors return in the same tumor bed. Each time he had surgery and in 2020 went through seven weeks of Gamma Knife radiation treatment to the entire tumor bed. So far so good, we've had a little over two years of clean MRI brain scans.
During those years our lives were full of unbelievable support and joy within the community. Our home life, not so great. My husband became someone I did not recognize, his behavior and attitude towards me and our older children changed immensely.
Because he was our sole provider and only source for income, insurance and most all our assets are in his name alone. I was powerless to defend myself and my children at least, I thought I was.
Our community resource became my source of hope. I reached out to the social security office to look into getting SSI for my consistent care for my younger son, I went to the regional center to my disappointment, all of these entities turned me away. Although, Central Coast Alliance, Jacob’s Heart cancer support services, the kinship center (for my older adopted son) and our local NAACP members, gave us financial and emotional support for the years that we needed. I also started seeing a psychologist and joined several caregiver support groups in order to manage life in general.
Unfortunately, bad things became worse, my older son was being abused physically by his father and I did all I could to keep them apart, while keeping our family together. Eventually child protective services stepped in and wanted to take all three children. My mother stepped in and called the local PALM police to tell them that my older son was lying and told me that I need to keep family business to myself. The police sided with my mother, and I feared that my children would be taken away from me so I went along with the lie and my older son agreed by saying that he would tough it out so that we would not be separated.
Self Care for the Mind, Body & Soul (1).pdfPurdue Global
Self Care for the Mind, Body & Soul
I remember waking up to a bird that would tap its beak on the side of my window, the little bird would tap and tap, as I lay there with my eyes closed I could hear singing, a little birdy song while all else was silent, clear and refreshing. The warm sun on my face and the clean country Michigan air blowing through my window.
Those were my summer mornings waking up as a teenager in southeast Michigan, I would wake up before anyone else and make myself a cup of coffee. Drink quietly as I listened to absolutely nothing. I would breathe in the sunlight, watching the laundry blowing on the clothesline in our backyard.
In some cultures mornings are sacred. They are a time of renewal because it’s the start of a new day and anything is possible. Waking up first gave me a chance to gather my thoughts and create my idea of the ideal day. I gain great inspiration from knowing just what kind of day I wanted to have and not the kind of day I thought I would. It’s empowering when you begin your day with an intention. Think about what you want, visualize it, see yourself moving through those moments.
“Love yourself as you would want to be loved.”
Don’t you dislike when someone forgets or ignores you? So why would you forget or ignore yourself?
When the stewardess in the airplane goes over the emergency instructions and tells you to put the breathing mask over your face before helping the passenger next to you. This should be your metaphor for life. Address your needs first before you help others. This just simply means that you can’t help someone else if you don’t help yourself first. Imagine you are struggling to breathe yet, you are trying to save someone else but you can’t and you pass out. You both are in danger of losing your lives. I know it may sound a little extreme but it’s not that far off from reality. Many mothers die or become very ill at a young age because they gave everything they had, mentally, and physically to their family and neglected themselves.
Give yourself permission to be quiet. Take a bubble bath, read a book, get a massage, go for a long walk, take a class, enjoy a few small moments and just be with you. Get lost in your own thoughts for a short while without the outside world intruding.
It’s important to decide that you are worth taking care of. Love Yourself!
Happy Spring!
How are you? I know it has been a while. We have some things to
catch up on. I have taken a little break from traveling this year,
although I will be back at it again. Late last year, I decided to start training to become an Art Therapist. I will travel to Los Angeles twice yearly for classes and several Michigan trips.
What does being healthy mean to you? This issue of Start Healthy explores ways you can be 1 percent healthier every day with a glossary of health specialists. Find out the difference between an art
teacher and an art therapist. Did you know that art therapists are
healthcare professionals?
You might regularly visit your primary care physician, dentist,
psychologist, and optometrist. Still, most people must familiarize
themselves with the dozens of other health specialists and their offerings. The list inside can help you better understand the different types of doctors available to you and the services they provide.
It's common to feel a little tired and gloomy on rainy days, but the weather can have a much more significant impact on your overall well-being than you may think. Inside you'll learn the role weather plays in conditions such as seasonal affective disorder. We are here to
help. I'm not a traditional art teacher. Although I love traditional arts and crafts, I use them as a tool to facilitate the healing process. I started Vicky's Art School to help children with disabilities. Let us be your healthcare advocates. I have lived in the cancer arena for ten
years. My experience can help you from diagnosis to recovery, not just with art programs that heal but also with navigating the healthcare system. With that being said, please join us this year in our fundraisers. What investments will you make toward improving your health? With your help, I can offer services at no or low cost.
Please share this copy of Start Healthy with your friends.
Stay in touch, and I'd love to hear from you. As always, it's a pleasure sharing this magazine with you.
Love and Blessings,
Vicky (Ben's Momma)
Merry Christmas - It's Good to be Home!Purdue Global
This year's holiday card is for all my family, friends, and colleagues. Please enjoy this magazine full of recipes and great ideas to bring you into the New Year. Love and blessings, Vicky
What I’ve learned after living for 52 years.pdfPurdue Global
A manifesto written by a new 52-year-old. After living for half a century wisdom kicks in. At least I'd like to think so. I hope I didn't come all this way for nothing.
Amnesty 2020 Conference Slide Presentation.pdfPurdue Global
Growth Mindset
“The Future of Black America.”
August 2020
OVERVIEW
It’s time to create human rights policies that recognize the dignity and worth of all black
Americans to provide greater opportunities and rights without discrimination. The goal would be
to make into law that there's no discrimination in specific social areas no discrimination based on
the color of skin, culture or creed, and other grounds. Such as; race, ancestry, place of origin,
ethnic origin, citizenship, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age,
marital status, family status, disabilities, and recipients of public assistance and free gender
expression.
The criminal justice system and law enforcement have racially profiled, arrested, and prosecuted
Black Americans way too harshly and without repercussions. This stops now, by making and
implementing laws that protect and improve the black community once and for all.
GOALS
1. Improve the lives of Black Americans through inclusion in all aspects that have excluded
us in the past such as equal and sufficient healthcare, and executive jobs that pay the
same as our white peers. Free education, programs that give black Americans the
opportunity to own a home.
2. No racial profiling by those in authority, massive police reform a call for federal legislation
mandating a “zero-tolerance approach in penalizing and/or prosecuting police officers
who kill unarmed, non-violent, and non-resisting individuals in an arrest.”
3. Police reform needs to consist of more education. Teachers have more education than
police officers and they do not carry a gun or deal with life-or-death situations on a daily
basis. Police officers need to be required to hold a Bachelor's degree as well as police
academy training. A curriculum that consists of cultural sensitivity, diversity as well as
psychology focused.
History
The Segregation Era (1900–1939) - The Civil Rights Act of 1964
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1. Autism from
the Inside
A university professor and industrial designer with autism
shares what she'd like teachers to know about autistic students.
T
eachers need to understand
how autistic people think.
How I think is different
from how "normal" people
think.
As 1 described in Thinking in Pictures
(1995), ail my thoughts happen in
photorealistic pictures. My mind works
like the search engine Google when it
does an image search. If somebody says
the word saddle, the first image I see in
my imagination is an English saddle, my
most prized possession when 1 was in
high school. The next image is the lack
room full oi' saddles at my aunt's guest
ranch in Arizona. The third image is
tennis courts. How did I gel from a
saddle to tennis courts? Next to my
aunts tack room were tennis courts for
ihe ranch guests. My thinking is associa-
tive and is often not sequential or linear
Research using brain scans now
shows that my brain works differently in
its greater reliance on its visual areas.
Researcher Nancy Minshew and her
colleagues at the University of Pius-
hurgh and Carnegie Mellon University
found that people on the autistic spec-
trum process both high-imagery and
low-imagery sentences in the visual
parts of the brain (Kana, Keller,
Cherkassky, Minshew, &Just, 2006).
Temple Grandin
"Adding and subtracting are math oper-
ations" is an example of a low-imagery
sentence. "The number 8 on its side
looks like a pair of eyeglasses" is a high-
imagery sentence. A nonautistic person
shuts off the visual areas of the brain lo
process a low-imagery sentence. But
when I read ihai low-imager)' sentence
about adding and subtracting, 1 imme-
diately see an image of my 3rd grade
teacher teaching me arithmetic basics.
I have had teachers ask me, "How can
1 get the pictures oul of the student's
head?" The answer is ihai you cannoi.
Pictures are the autistic student's way of
thinking. What teachers can do is work
with such thinking patterns and make
adjustments that will bring out an
autistic student's strengths. The
following are tips for working success-
fully with students on the spectrum of
autisip disorders.
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2. What Helps with
Elementary School Students
Give the student time to respond. 1 process
information slowly and I need time to
provide an answer. 1 remember a very
frustrating episode from kindergarten.
The assignment was to mark all the
pictures of things that began with B. 1
failed to mark a picture ot' a bike and a
birdbath. The teacher did not give me
time to explain that I did not know the
difference between the little trike that I
rode and a bike. 1 also marked the bird-
bath picture G for garden. The garden
seemed like a more importani elemenL
in ihe picture than the birdbaih.
Avoid long strings of verbal directions.
When I ask for directions when 1 am
driving, 1 have to write ihem down if
anyone tells me more than three steps.
I have absolutely no sequential
memory for verbal directions. If Lhe
student can read, provide him or her
with mitten instructions.
Respecl semory sensitivities. The way
an autistic child perceives the world is
different; many have heightened sensi-
tivities. Sensory sensitivities can var>',
but in class the teacher may need to
help a student cope.
When my elementar>' school bell
rang, it hurt my ears as much as a
dentist drill does when it hits a nerve. 1
have great difficulty hearing another
person talk if there is loo much back-
ground noise. Fortunately, my school
had small, quiet classrooms where
ever>'body worked on the same thing at
the same time. 1 would have done
poorly studying or listening in large.
noisy classes.
Some children are sensitive lo the
flicker of fluorescent lights. Problems
with fluorescent lights can be reduced
by moving a student's desk near a
window or providing that student a
lamp with an incandescent light bulb.
Avoid vcigue language- Children on the
autism spectrum think concretely
Telling an autistic child to get ready for
the bus is loo vague. U would be beiier
to say, "You need to have your back-
pack, homework papers, and jacket
with you before you go to meet the
bus." Students may not understand such
common expressions as "champing at
lhe bit." Today, 1 use expressions like
these all ihe time, but I had to leam the
meaning of each one by having some-
body explain it to me.
What Helps with Older Students
Develop the student's strengihs. The most
successful adults with autism, Asperger^
syndrome, dyslexia, or other learning
problems had teachers who developed
their strengths. For example, 1 use my
ability lo think visually in my business
designing livestock facilities. But not all
Autism: Putting the Pieces Together
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act defines autism as
a developmental disability that significantly affects a person's
ability to communicate and use nonverbal cues.' According to
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, approximately
1.5 million Americans have some form of autism. The U.S.
Department of Education indicates that the incidence of autism
is growing by 10 to 17 percent each year (Autism Society of
America, 2006).
The Cause of Autism
Autism spectrum disorders are caused by abnormalities in the
brain that affect the neurodevelopmental system. Brain scans
reveal differences in the shape and structure of the brains of
children with autism. No single cause of autism has been
found, but researchers are searching for irregular segments of
genetic code that may be passed down in families and lead to
autism. There appears to be a pattern of autism and related
disorders in many families.
Autism cuts across racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic categories
but is four times more prevalent in boys than in girls (Autism
Society of America, 2006). Children do not outgrow autism, but
their symptoms may lessen as they receive treatment.
Common Characteristics
The problems with processing and expressing language that
are characteristic of autism underlie the difficulties autistic
students have with social interaction, communication, and
academic work, according to The Puzzle of Autism, a 38-page
guide for teachers recently released by the National Education
Association.
Four early indicators of autism are
• Lack of eye contact (children with autism do make eye
contact, but less often than nonautistic children do),
• Lack of attention to the same Item or topic that another
person is focusing on when interacting with that person.
• Lack of reciprocal conversation Iverbai turn-taking).
• Atypical sensory/motor processing.
Students with autism tend to have deficits in five areas:
communication, socialization/social skills, breadth of interests,
sensory integration, and behavior (National Education Associa-
tion INEAl, 2006), Although many problems may interfere with
the learning of students with autism, there are many ways to
modify behaviors and help autistic students function well in
mainstream classrooms. These Include communication strate-
gies and transitioning routines.
30 EDUCATIONAI LsAiniRSHll'/FEURLlARV 2007
3. people with autism are photorealistic
visual thinkers like me. Some [hink in
visual or sound patterns instead ol in
pictures. These pattern thinkers "see" in
their minds eye relationships between
numbers instead of photorealistic
images; they usually excel in music and
math. Still other people with autism
appear to have almost no ability in
visual imagery. They think with long
lists of words and facts and often love
history and sports statistics.
The bottom line is that skills are
uneven, and encouraging students to
excel in their strongest areas is better
than trying Lo push for well-roundedness.
If a 7th grader can do 12th grade math,
he or she should be taking 1.2th grade
math. Otherwise the student will
become bored and have behavior
problems.
Develop social skills through shat^d
interests- I was brought up in a strict
household, and I was taught table
manners and to say please and ihank
you. Also, my mother ensured that my
nanny and speech teacher kept me
occupied for more than 20 hours each
week with speech therapy and turn-
taking games when 1 was a preschooler.
I will never really be highly socially
related. But these aaiities helped me
learn social skills, which are imponant
for people with autism to thrive.
Socially, high school was the worst
time in my life. I was teased constantly
My only refuges from teasing were
horseback ridmg and my science
teacher's electronics lab because the kids
who sought these activities were not the
kids who teased. I recommend getting
children with autism or Asperger's
syndrome into activities where they can
socialize through shared interests v/ith
other children. Specialized activities or
clubs, such as robotics, chess, spelling
bees, art, music, or computer program-
ming, are wonderful for students on the
autism spectrum,
Find—or he—a mentor. I was a goof-
olT in high school. My high school
science teacher. Bill Carlock, saved me.
By gEving me interesting projects, he
gave 'me a reason to study: to become a
scientist. For one project, 1 stretched a
thin rubber membrane over a large
loudspeaker and glued small mirrors on
il. When the sound waves made the
membrane vibrate, the mirrors made
light patterns on the wall that moved in
time with the music.
The secret to motivating a student
with autism is to broaden the student's
fixations into useful activities. If a child
likes airplanes, then use airplanes as the
subjQct for reading and math. Fixations
are great motivators, and it is often a
tnistake lo stamp one out. Try to help
the student develop his or her fixation
Most students with autism have difficulties with the
following core activities (NEA, 2006):
• Identifying important global concepts and elements of
tasks.
• Processing auditory information.
• General/zing (skills must often be taught in context).
• Sequencing information or steps.
• Transitioning between activities.
• Managing time.
Variability on the Spectrum
Autism IS a spectrum disorder. Although certain behaviors are
common in autisnn. there is huge variation in how the disability
manifests itself in individuals. Some people with autism show
only slight delays in language and problems with social interac-
tion, such as difficulty holding a conversation rather than
speaking in a monologue about an obsessive interest. Others
may have great difficulty learning to talk or read. According to
the Autism Society of America (2006), "Two children, both with
the same diagnosis, can act completely different from one
another."
Teachers can work with students with autism to help them
modulate behavior, develop social and communication skills,
and turn many of their differences into strengths. The Puzzle of
Autism lists concrete strategies and specific supports for
autistic students.
References
Autism Society of America. (2006). Defining autism.
Bethesda, MD: Author. Available: www.autism-society
.org/site/PageServer?pagenan'ie=about_wbatis_home
National Education Association. (2006). The puzzle of autism.
Washington, DC: Author. Available: www.nea.org
/specialed/images/autismpuzzle.pdf (Hard copies can be
ordered at www.nea.org/books; S11.95 for non-NEA
members, $6.95 for NEA members)
'Asperger's syndrome, which has some characteristic symptoms in
common with autism, is listed as a separate diagnosis in the 1994
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition
(Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Association).
—Naomi Thiers
A S S O C I A T I O N F O R S u p i r . R v t M O N A N D C L I K R U I ; L I . I M D I V I - I H C M I - N I 3 1
4. into a useful skill that other people will
value.
In my case, nobody was interested in
my obsessive interest in cattle squeeze
chutes. A squeeze chute is a narrow stall
with movable sides to hold the animal. 1
watched cattle go through chutes for
their vaccinations on my aunt's cattle
ranch and became fascinated because
the chute appeared to calm the cattle
dowa. Alter watching tliis, I built a
personal pressure device similar to a
squeeze chute that 1 used to calm myself
down during my constant panic attacks
in adolescence.
Mr. Carlock channeled my interest in
the squeeze machine ! built into
studying physiology. He assigned me
scientific articles to read to determine
why pressure had a calming effect on
tbe body, and 1 spent many hours
reading in the library. Wlien 1 eventually
transformed the obsession into the skill
of (it'sig?iing cattle chutes and other facil-
ities, other people became interested in
what 1 could do.
Middle school and high school
students wiib autism disorders often do
well in science, music, and art classes.
Teachers in these specialized subjects
are often in a good position to direct a
disengaged student down a successful
path. But sometimes a mentor has to be
found outside the school. When 1 gave a
talk in a large school district I recently
visited, 1 was shocked to leam that there
were only two high school science
teachers in the entire district.
One parent told me that her autistic
son is doing well in high school because
the weatherman at the local T' station
took an interest in him. Some of the
most successful individuals on the
autism spectmm were "apprenticed"
into such fields as auto mechanics or
computer programming. An autistic
student often does better by "selling" his
or her work, raiher titan by relying on a
charismatic personality Showing
Some of the most successful individuals on
the autism spectrum were "apprenticed"
into fields such as computer programming.
student work in a portfolio is a good
strategy Talent will attract a mentor. For
instance, I recently saw a portfolio of
professional-quality photograptis taken
by a 15-year-old student with Asperger's
syndrome who had a mentor at the local
community college.
Make a gradual transition from school to
employment. People on the spectrum
handle transitions vvith difficulty To
ease the transition from school to
employment, schools need to teach
these students work skills from a young
age. When I was 13, I worked two after-
noons a week for a dre^maker. In
college, 1 had an internship at a research
lab. These Jobs helped me learn such
skills as how to get along with new
people, arrive at work on time, and do
the tasks assigned to me. Doing a job
thai other people appreciated gave me
confidence.
How Autistic Students
Develop Sociai Si<iiis
Peojile ask me if there was a magic
turning point in my life when I bad a
"breakthrough" in learning social skills.
There wasn't one point; 1 gradually
improved as I learned more. But there
were three important events that helped
me develop social skills: the early
education program that my mother
provided, the guidance of Mr. Carlock.
and starting amidepressant medication
in my early 30s. The medication
stopped my constant anxiety and panic
attacks. In school and at home, I was
always testing ihe limits. Children on
the spectrum need consistent discipline
between home and school. Mother and
my elementary teachere worked as a
team. 1 knew if 1 misbehaved at school.
my mother would find out about it.
It has taken me almost 60 years to
learn how different my brain is. When 1
was in my early 50s, I first learned why
looking at another persons eyes was so
important. 1 did not know that people
had all these little eye signals until I
read about them in Simon Baron-
Cohen's book Mindblindness (1995).
People on ihe autism spectrum are
highly variable. 1 have found satisfaction
in life by immersing myself in my work;
other individuals are more social. U all
depends on which circuits in the brain
get hooked up.
In conclusion, 1 want to thank the
wonderful teachers 1 had. Mr. Carlock
and a firm but fair 3rd grade teacher
named Alice Dietsch saved me. S!
References
Baron-Cohen. S. U'^yS). Mindblindnas: An
essay on autism and theoty of mind.
Cambridge, M A: MIT Press.
Grandin. T. (1995). Thinking in pictures: My
life wilh aulism. New York: Douhleday.
Expanded edinon published by Vintage,
2006.
Kana, R. K., Keller. T A., Cherkassky, V L.
Minshew. N. J., &rjust, M. A. (2006),
Sentence comprehension in auiism:
Thinking in pictures wiih decreased func-
tional connectivity Brain, 129(9),
2484-24^3.
Temple Grandin is a Professor of Animal
Science at Colorado State University and
a designer of livestock handling facilities;
Department of Animal Science, Colorado
State University, Fort Collins. CO 80523.
She is the author of Thinking in Pictures:
My Life with Autism (Vintage, 2006) and
Animals in Translation (Harcourt Books,
2006).
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