Asperger’s syndrome

Interview in Authority Magazine about how parents can help their children thrive in school

Recently, I was interviewed by Authority Magazine about how parents can help their children thrive in school. The Editor-in-Chief is Yitzi Weiner, and he just published the article. Here is a link to this interview.https://medium.com/@authoritymag2/janet-ruth-heller-on-the-5-things-parents-can-do-to-help-their-children-thrive-and-excel-in-school-78fd90b270de #education#parentingadvice#classsize#learningdifferences#counselling#reading#journaling#askingquestions#homeworkhelp#studyskills#school

The Novel mockingbird by Kathryn Erskine Captures the Point of View of a Child with Asperger’s Syndrome

Motivated by her concern after the Virginia Tech shootings in 2007, Kathryn Erskine wrote mockingbird (mok′ ing-bûrd) to examine how families cope after a sudden tragedy.  Erksine’s first-person narrator is a ten-year-old girl with Asperger’s syndrome named Caitlin Ann Smith. …
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