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Lisa is a professional writer with extensive experience researching and writing about autism, informal education and alternative learning styles. The mom of a son with high functioning autism, she explores the challenges and possibilities that make life on the spectrum an adventure.

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Interests, obsessions and informal learning

Tom loves fish. And he loves the aquarium. Here in Woods Hole MA, there's a tiny little aquarium with a couple of seals, a few formal...
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Taking a field trip into literature - the REAL 'Make Way for Ducklings'

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As a kid, I loved the books of Robert McCloskey. My 12-year-old, Tom, is crazy about about them. "Make Way for Ducklings,"...
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With high functioning autism, it seems the easier it gets the harder it gets

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When Tom was three, four and five years old he spoke almost entirely in memorized scripts from TV shows. When...
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How are trust and knowledge produced in the world of the web?

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This morning, while cruising the blogosphere, I read this little nugget buried in a post on the site Life Sciences Blog: "Information...
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Must parents of autistic kids become advocates and activists at church?

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I'm writing a book "Autism Out of the Box." The focus is on providing parents with the tools they need to help their child or teen with...
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Hands-on teaching finds at the homeschool fair

I just love hands-on teaching materials. But typically, they cost a fortune. Try buying simple building toys, looms, science kits or math...
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Mathematical thinking and the 'special' mind

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Today I took Tom back to the Big Cheese Math Specialist. I'd been trying to follow his instructions, but we didn't seem to be moving forward as...
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People with autism have talents too

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In today's Change.org Autism blog, Dora Raymaker absolutely cracked me up. In fact, I was laughing so hard I had to read the whole blog aloud to...
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Do autism treatments work? How do you know?

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Yesterday, a research study found that Celexa, a drug often used to control and modify autistic behaviors, works no better than placebo. That, in...
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Teaching with Thomas the Tank Engine

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Thomas the Tank Engine, for reasons no one fully understands, seems to be a favorite of almost every child with autism. Thomas is a series of...
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