We have all heard the saying, “I’m not a morning person” which for many of us can translate into “Don’t talk to me until I have had my coffee.” While some people dread mornings, others do their best work before 10 am. Being in tune with body rhythms is important [...]
It is an anxious era in American parenting, and at the root of that anxiety is an idea called the cognitive hypothesis. The cognitive hypothesis is a rarely-spoken-aloud belief that what a child needs to succeed in life depends almost totally on cognitive skill. Cognitive skill, as opposed to life [...]
1 in 88 children in the U.S. has Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Those with Autism Spectrum Disorder often have difficulty with communication and social skills, but have good visual perception skills. Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder are typically fascinated by visual [...]
In a small study of students with ADHD, a Kansas State University researcher found that students with ADHD aren’t adequately preparing for college. For her study, researcher Kristy Morgan interviewed eight college freshmen at the end of their first semester of college. The four men and four women were all [...]
Ron Wright, 54, of Iowa City, relied only on state unemployment for three months. He did receive a nine week extension of his unemployment, but that amount was half of his previous unemployment amount. Ron hasn’t had much luck finding a job. He is an adult with Autism, and the [...]
