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no_hypocrisy

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2. I taught an 8 yo who was obsessed with a

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Mon Jan 24, 2022, 07:47 AM

Jan 2022

sci-fi character, a dragon named Ridley. The way to get him to engage (he was high spectrum austistic) was via Ridley. Not conventional and you had to use his choice of curriculum. And it worked. He’s now older and mainstreaming in school.

Grandin needs more attention.

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Temple Grandin Wants Us to Think Differently About Kids Who Think Differently. [View all] elleng Jan 2022 OP

Bookmarking to read later. Temple Grandin is a remarkable woman and japple Jan 2022 #1

I taught an 8 yo who was obsessed with a no_hypocrisy Jan 2022 #2

Reading her book "Thinking in Pictures" changed my life Walleye Jan 2022 #3

An author whose works are important but have mostly been ignored in textbooks. Lonestarblue Jan 2022 #4

Thanks. It was a fascinating interview. NNadir Jan 2022 #5

Bookmarkingto read later.. I admire this great woman incredibly. Hekate Jan 2022 #6

Archival link of this interview. She's a wonder. erronis Jan 2022 #7