We are always updating to bring you teaching perspectives from families. Here are some extra resources and perspectives for you :
A statewide network of schools for disabled student has trapped black children in neglect and isolation. Rachel Aviv, New Yorker Magazine, Oct 2018.
Regarding abuse of persons with IDD.
This father has a new daughter with Down syndrome. Of interest are his brief references to well reviewed research studies on quality of life.
Amethyst Schaber has created a website called Neurowonderful. Scroll down to see her short teaching videos (10 min) which offer explanations of diagnostic terms and personal experience from Schaber who has a diagnosis of ASD.
Francesca Happe is Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience at King’s College London. See also Happe’s 30 min BBC interview on abilities and assets of people with autism, and aspects of her research, including her work on recognizing autism in girls. Among her books is Girls and Autism co-authored by Happe, 2019
A parent speaks about hard to see ASD