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76The Importance of Being a Good Neighbor
Being a good neighbor helps develop a sense of community. A good neighbor helps others and is respectful, and good neighbors enrich our lives.
6 comments86Teaching Students with Aspergers Syndrome: Tips for Teachers and Parents
Asperger's syndrome students are unique individuals who sometimes experience difficulties in the classroom. They may experience difficulties with attention, sensory issues, annd transitions. Sometimes they appear to not be paying attention or disrupt others. Often these students are visual learners, and with proper redirection, can contribute in a positive way to the classroom setting.
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79What is the Gift of Gentleness and Learning to be a Gentle Person
Gentleness is a virtue, but one must work at being gentle. Gentle people are not weak or passive, rather they are kind. We should strive to be gentle because gentleness calms people and diminishes chaos. Steps to developing gentleness include: think before you react,respond calmly with kindness, and learn to empathize with others. Often the strongest people are gentle people with giant hearts.
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67The Best Things in Life are Still Free
Despite our fascination with money and material goods, the best things in life are still free. There are some experiences you cannot put a pricetag on. These are the experiences that enrich our lives, that...
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81Important Life Lessons I have Learned From Children
Children can teach us important lessons to enhance our life. They teach us to smile, to believe, to sing and dance. They also teach us appearance doesn't matter, we need to get up after we fall, and every day is a new begininng.
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66How You Can Show Your Children Love
Children, like all of us, need love. We can show children love by listening, being patient, showing kindness, and knowing when to say "no". Love is setting limits; but also remember when you were young and empathize with your child. Accept who your child is and nurture them by being there for them. Show your child love by letting them go as they mature into a responsible individual. By showing children love, you teach them how to love.
3 comments81Aspergers Children and Problematic Thinking Patterns: A Guide for Parents and Teachers
Children with asperger's syndrome experience difficulties associated with theory of mind, also known as mindblindness. The asperger child has difficluty making inferences as demonstrated through black-and-white thinking, rule-bound thinking, truth-bound thinking, perseverative thinking,rigid thinking, perfectionist thinking, and catastrophic thinking. These problematic thinking strategies inhibit social communication, but there are strategies to help the asperger child develop clarity in thinkin
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71How to be Minnesota Nice: A Guide to Being a Good Person
Everyone can be "Minnesota Nice". Take time to smile, to be neighborly, to care for others. Helping others and respecting elders are ways to demonstrate "Minnesota Nice", being a good person.
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73Life Lessons I Learned From Fishing
One can learn a lot about life from fishing. Some of these life lessons include: be patient, small acts can affect people in big ways, there's an appropriate time for everything, and avoid over-exaggeration. Also, get up and moving to meet your goals.
10 comments84Asperger's Syndrome and Communication: Common Speech and Language Traits
Children with asperger's syndrome may exhibit unusual speech patterns including a flat or monotone voice, an odd voice tone, precise enunciation. They may also demonstrate an advanced vocabulary, domination of a conversation, a lecture style, or constant questioning. These traits can hinder conversation and socialization, but there are strategies to help the asperger child improve communication skills.
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