developmental disabilities | Thomas Armstrong, Ph.D.

Sep

In Praise of Neuro-Diversity

September 6, 2013Thomas ArmstrongAutism Spectrum Disorders, Education, Intellectual Disabilities, Learning Disabilties, Neurodiversity, Special Education

Today we have a guest post from educational therapist Diana Kennedy. I connected with her through LinkedIn, and was inspired by her blog post about a student with Fragile X syndrome that she has worked with as first, a special education teacher, and later, as an educational therapist. Diana’s business is Mindspark – Custom Learning...

May

My Visit to Berkshire Hills Music Academy in Western Massachusetts

May 29, 2013Thomas ArmstrongAutism Spectrum Disorders, Education, Intellectual Disabilities, Multiple Intelligences, Neurodiversity, Speaking Events, Special Education, Young Adulthood

On May 19, 2013 I attended graduation ceremonies at Berkshire Hills Music Academy (BHMA) in South Hadley, Massachusetts. BHMA provides post-secondary education to young adults with developmental disabilities who have special interests and abilities in music. This year there were eight graduates of BHMA’s two-year certificate program (they also have summer programs, and an extended learning community program). Students take...