Autism 101: The Evolution of Our Modern-Day Viewpoint THE FOCUS OF OUR WORK SHOULD NOT BE TO FORCE CHILDREN AND ADULTS WITH AUTISM TO FIT INTO OUR WORLD. Contributed by Darlene Kelly, Principal, PEP Prentiss Autism Center Everyone and everything have a history. The perception of autism is no different. Throughout its long history, we
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PEP Lifts Black Voices for Black History Month Black History Month is special at Positive Education Program. Although we believe it is important to study Black history every month, Black History Month helps us be even more intentional in shining a light on our Black heroes. Many classrooms have their own programs, decorations, and projects.
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Life is to be Lived Now I STUDIED THEO’S FACE, HIS BROW FURROWED WITH PENT-UP RAGE, AND KNEW HE WAS POISED ON THE PRECIPICE OF A CATACLYSMIC MELTDOWN. Contributed by Aaron Muttillo, Ph.D., director, student support services “Life is to be lived now, not in the past, and lived in the future only as
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Managing Loss and Nurturing Relationships IN A TIME OF UNPRECEDENTED STRUGGLE, PAUSING HOLIDAY TRADITIONS IS HARD TO ACCEPT. Contributors: Steve Byrd, principal, PEP Eastwood; Nicole Molnar, clinical coordinator; and Lauren Woods, PEP Early Childhood Plus consultant/trainer Mostly it is loss that teaches us about the worth of things. -Arthur Schopenhauer A Year Like No Other
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