Ten Apps for Learning, Thinking, and Imagination

Kids really love iPads.  They learn a lot from them too. While you don’t want time spent on tablets to take away from other kinds of learning, there can be great benefits in developing vocabulary and other skills.  Screen time can also be an opportunity for social learning, if we play with apps in collaborative ways. Here are ten very […]

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Book Review: The Autism Acceptance Book

Everyone you know and everyone you will ever meet is special and different in some way.  The world would be a boring place if people were all the same. It’s our differences that make us all unique and interesting. That’s the starting point of the Autism Acceptance Book by Ellen Sabin, written to help elementary school students look beyond the […]

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Homeschooling Your Autistic Child

Homeschooling is popular in Canada. In recent years, the number of families choosing to homeschool has grown.  Families choose to homeschool for many reasons, including: There are also many misconceptions about homeschooling. This page can be be a starting point for parents thinking about home schooling their children. Provincial Requirements Homeschooling is legal in all Canadian provinces and territories. However, […]

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