8 Jun · Kamini Lakhani · 4 Comments

What Bollywood (or Hollywood) Won’t Tell You About Autism

What Bollywood (or Hollywood) Won't Tell You About Autism Scene 1 : At the mall   He flails his arms and throws himself back as his young mother tries to hold him. Writhing, he gets out of her grip. She runs after him, shouting his name.   Her cheeks are flushed with embarrassment as she ...

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1 Jun · Kamini Lakhani · 6 Comments

Have You Taken the ‘Acceptance’ Leap Yet?

Have You Taken the ‘Acceptance’ Leap Yet? It was a wonderful day in sunny San Francisco. The winding, steep roads, colorful foliage and chirping birds created a joyful, light hearted feeling within me.   I crossed the street as soon as the ‘walk signal’ came on.   From the corner of my eye, I could ...

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25 May · Kamini Lakhani · 13 Comments

Emergence: From Violation to Victory

Emergence: From Violation to Victory One M&M for one correct response.   This was the reinforcer that she gave to a 4 year old Mohit, as he sat at a table across her and responded to language drills and instructions.   I wasn’t too thrilled with the M&M idea, as he was on a GFCF ...

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11 May · Kamini Lakhani · 7 Comments

7 Keys to Unlock your Student’s Potential

7 Keys to Unlock your Student’s Potential Teachers affect eternity; no one can tell where their influence stops.   As a mother of a child on the Autism Spectrum, autism was thrust upon me. I wasn’t given a choice. But you, a special educator, chose to take this up as your profession. Hats off to ...

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4 May · Kamini Lakhani · 2 Comments

Instead of Fear, Let This Lead You

Instead of Fear, Let This Lead You I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel - Maya Angelou     This whiz solves dozens of jigsaw puzzles effortlessly.   Today I laid out a couple of puzzles in ...

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