Shirley on Middle Eastern TV
Shirley on ABC CT
Shirley and Dan on ABC CT
Shirley Blaier-Stein at the UN on World Autism
Autism Mom Shirley Blaier-Stein United Nations Presentation 2016
gps for autism treatment
Being an autism parent means lots of things. Like planning ahead. I mean really. Everything. You never know what will work and what not so you have to be ready for everything. My friend Rena says you have to be like a chess player – plan three moves ahead. My friend Gretchen says you have […]
about the 20% and the 80%
This is from a while ago, but I figured I’ll share. We recently moved to our new house so the past few weeks have been all about packing, carrying, organizing cleaning and unpacking. Oh, and Dan was off of school and about to begin his new school in our new town. In other words, I […]
employment prospects for our kids: can the dream come true?
Heres an article with an example of how a large employer managed to train young adults with autism to be an important contributing member. Hope many will follow! https://www.autismspeaks.org/blog/2016/01/13/israeli-military-utilizing-talents-young-people-autism
about the miracle
What if you couldn’t talk, communicate or be understood? What if, because you couldn’t talk, people assumed that you cannot understand either and treated you like a baby? This happens to many non-verbal children with autism. I am so happy to report that after working with Dan using a novel and excellent communication method called RPM, […]
the challenge and the solution
I was asked last week at a book talk I gave, how do I practice being calm when things get rough with Dan. This question is crucial nowadays, because the more Dan advances in his learning and communicating, he also gets anxious. I can almost see him think, “what, you truly expect me to be […]