Gifts|Grandma Gets a Thong

Helen Otten, my mom, died April 3 at the age of almost 93. I’m posting this in her memory. I’m also reminded of the importance of family. The twelfth day of Christmas is Jan. 6th–Little Christmas, The Feast of the Magi. Actually, it’s all the...

Aaron’s Community Building Mix

photo credit: Holtsman Aaron’s Building Community Mix Making New Friends In my previous post: St. Nick| Community Building and Batman Socks, I talked about using the folk-story Stone Soup to begin a discussion about differences, scarcity, gifts and building a...

Thanksgiving: Song about Autism

Hi Everyone, On Thanksgiving, I wanted to thank each of you for being part of our Climbing Every Mountain community. It’s been an exciting experience to meet new friends and connect with people who care about people with disabilities. Now, there are over one...

Thanksgiving | Inclusion and Interdependence

Thanksgiving Week: Day 1 I love the story of Thanksgiving. It is a story of inclusion (click here) and interdependence. A group of pioneer families risk it all and travel to a strange land. They gratefully accept the help of the Native Americans who look different,...

Halloween Fun, Plus

Are they adorable, or what? Aaron and Tommy always loved Halloween. Me too. The holiday is such a great way to build an inclusive community. There were some segregated, handicap-only Halloween parties for just kids with autism and developmental disabilities, but I...