Category: Education
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The GOP’s Big Beautiful Assault on the Disability Community
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I stare out the window at the giant TRUMP sign on the hillside of the Pennsylvania Turnpike. Is there no escaping him? I turn to my husband and sigh, “I am going to put my earbuds in and face the music. I have to listen to the School Board meeting.”…
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Where are the Gestalts?
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As we begin incorporating Natural Language Acquisition (NLA) strategies into Sienna’s everyday life, I won’t lie—my brain feels like it’s juggling flaming Post-it notes. Haley and I sat down to start compiling Sienna’s gestalts—those beautiful little scripts she uses to communicate. Some are clear as day, others are whispered so…
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The Key to Sienna’s Voice
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“Mrs. Striner, you called the meeting—why don’t you begin? We appreciate the agenda you prepared.” The school psychologist gestures for me to start. I take a deep breath. Where do I even begin? “Before we dive into the agenda, I want to bring us back to why we’re here—Sienna. Over the past several…