The Loving Push…
With my size 10 boot! By Mia McDonald A social skills group my son attends asked the parents to read “The Loving Push” by Dr. Temple Grandin and Dr. Debra…
The Long Road
By Sue Loring This journey we are on, it’s a long road. Sometimes it seems we aren’t making any progress. The Holy Grail – Progress. Sometimes it comes so slowly…
MCAS-Alt Truth or Dare
By Gina Graves I am the parent of a student who has been on MCAS-Alt. I begged and asked for years will my son get a High School diploma?. YES,…
Music, Autism, and Inclusion
Music, Autism, and Inclusion by Laurel Collins My 16 year old son with autism has two loves in his life: teddy bears & music. The music he likes is on…
Darkness into Light
By Mike Moloney, CEO , HMEA At one time, 7,000 people with intellectual and developmental disabilities lived in Massachusetts institutions. From Burton Blatt’s pictorial “Christmas in Purgatory” describing the conditions…