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	<title>Autism is Not the Boss &#187; special education</title>
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	<description>Parenting tips for children on the autism spectrum. Is it possible to live with autism without losing your mind, your life savings, or your spouse? Yes! It may be an uphill climb at times, but there are also some surprisingly easy spots. So for those parents who are determined to enjoy life with autism, welcome.</description>
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		<title>How one school district is drafting a policy against unlawful restraint and seclusion</title>
		<link>http://autismisnottheboss.com/2011/02/tonight-please-join-me-to-discuss-how-one-school-district-is-drafting-a-policy-against-unlawful-restraint-and-seclusion/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Feb 2011 16:13:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;ve heard the horror stories &#8211; Practices of using restraints and seclusion (R&#38;S) in schools have humiliated, physically harmed, or even caused the deaths of  children.  Yet many schools use R&#38;S routinely as a method to get troublesome kids, even those as young as five years old,  out of the classroom. Children on the autism spectrum are particularly vulnerable to this type of treatment.  Because they do not display physical signs of their disabilities, they are often perceived as being non-compliant, lazy or just plain &#8216;difficult.&#8217; 
For Missouri, the path to fixing the problem started with one courageous mom&#8217;s outrage against the treatment of her young son. Her story caught the attention of the media, <a href="http://autismisnottheboss.com/2011/02/tonight-please-join-me-to-discuss-how-one-school-district-is-drafting-a-policy-against-unlawful-restraint-and-seclusion/"> Continue reading...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Autism Ups and Downs: When Parents Lose Their Way</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Sep 2010 15:26:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Losing our way as parents happens.  Typically, it begins with the nagging doubt  that we aren&#8217;t doing something quite right, but we cannot  for the life of us figure out what it is. Sometimes the realization is a false alarm generated by other stressors in our lives.  Other times, the doubt is based in reality, but the underlying issue is easily identified and corrected by advice from other parents,  professionals or the ever-helpful Google search engine.
But other times, we parents do come to a point where we don&#8217;t know what to do, and all of the advice, research and theory just won&#8217;t cut it.   We need hands-on <a href="http://autismisnottheboss.com/2010/09/autism-ups-and-downs-when-parents-lose-their-way/"> Continue reading...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>In Appreciation of Teachers, but Caught in the Middle</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2009 04:04:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In our area, we are served by two school districts &#8211; a special education  district and a local school district.  Most of the time, the two sides get along well.  But it is a tenuous liaison, and  it is almost always personality-driven. 
Life is difficult for a special education teacher if she and/or her direct reports don&#8217;t have the people skills  to carry a relationship within the school community. It is even more difficult if she hasn&#8217;t earned the respect of  school administrators.  A school&#8217;s principal and guidance counselor are the top guns in the building, and their advocacy of educational inclusion <a href="http://autismisnottheboss.com/2009/02/in-appreciation-of-teachers-but-caught-in-the-middle/"> Continue reading...</a>]]></description>
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