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Focusing on Focus: Strategies for Kids with Executive Functioning Deficits
If your child often finds it hard to pay attention, stay on task, or complete assignments, you're not alone.

DJ Nicholson
Aug 21, 20242 min read


Time Management Tips for Kids: A Guide for Parents and Teachers
Is your kid always running late, struggling to complete assignments on time, or forgetting important dates?

DJ Nicholson
Aug 21, 20242 min read


Presuming Competence: It Only Takes One Person...
Imagine if we believed that all children, regardless of disability or learning difference, were capable of great things? Of learning? ...

DJ Nicholson
Apr 10, 20243 min read


Checklists for Better Mornings and Executive Functioning Support!
“Get back up there and brush your teeth!” She had said this to Harry over and over again… ad nauseam… until she began to dread every...

DJ Nicholson
Mar 28, 20243 min read


Navigating the Day: The Power of Individual Schedules for Children with Autism
When you have an autistic child, it can be tough to find effective strategies to support their development and well-being. It can feel...

DJ Nicholson
Mar 14, 20242 min read


How Can Visual Learning Support Kids with Autism?
Not everyone is an auditory learner! However, there's a powerful tool that has proven to be immensely beneficial for kids with autism:...

DJ Nicholson
Mar 13, 20242 min read


Top Ten Essential Learning Supports for Autistic Kids!
You asked! So here goes... Visual Supports: Visual schedules, charts, and cues help autistic kids understand routines and expectations...

DJ Nicholson
Feb 17, 20242 min read


The Importance of Expression and Learning Engagement for Kids with Autism
"I know what he means." WHAT?! HOW?! Every child needs a voice. Every child. That means for a child with autism who does not have a...

DJ Nicholson
Feb 3, 20243 min read


IEP Secrets from an Insider
Are a IEPs a bit... combative? Wonder what they are thinking on the other side of the table? Curious how you can create a world where...

DJ Nicholson
Jan 7, 20241 min read


Special Education “Labels”: Another Barrier to Inclusive Learning
Author’s note: I am not a fan of "labels". I have seen over the course of my years in special education, so many instances of...

DJ Nicholson
Nov 17, 20232 min read


Learning Through the Lens of Equity
Equity. It's a word seen often in the news and social media in conjunction with diversity, equity, and belonging. Some might say "it's...

DJ Nicholson
Nov 3, 20233 min read


Empowering Every Child: The Vital Importance of Learning Tools for Kids with Disabilities
In a world that thrives on diversity, it's essential that we create an inclusive environment for every child to grow, learn, and succeed....

DJ Nicholson
Aug 24, 20233 min read


Back to the Ol' Routine... and School!
Aaahhh... routines. Sometimes, I suppose, routines can feel dull. As in "doing the same thing over and over again". Merriam Webster...

DJ Nicholson
Aug 4, 20232 min read


Artificial Intelligence: What's the Big Deal?
Such a "controversial" topic: Artificial Intelligence. The Oxford Dictionary defines artificial intelligence (AI) as "the theory and...

DJ Nicholson
Jul 26, 20233 min read


Can't Calculate?... Let's Investigate... Dyscalculia
Never heard of it? Many of us have heard of dyslexia, a learning disability that affects a child's ability to identify speech sounds and...

DJ Nicholson
Jul 20, 20232 min read


"No! We're Not There Yet!"
I remember being a kid in the back of the family station wagon on the way to White Sands Beach on the Connecticut shore. My grandparents...

DJ Nicholson
Apr 16, 20232 min read


Teachable Moment: "We Don't Do That Here."
How do we ever decide that a child does not belong at a school? The sad fact is that it still happens all the time. "There is another...

DJ Nicholson
Oct 19, 20221 min read


Want a Confident Child?
Who wouldn't want a confident child? A child who feels good about their choices, their ability to make decisions, and have some freedom...

DJ Nicholson
Sep 15, 20221 min read


"Where is My Child's Teacher?"
In 2019, 44 states reported special education teacher shortages to the federal government. This school year, that number jumped to 48...

DJ Nicholson
Aug 12, 20222 min read


Making a Shift in Definition
I would like to think that the definition of words which are often used to define something negative can be reconsidered. To look at the...

DJ Nicholson
Jul 24, 20222 min read
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