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I just discovered that my county uses a regular curriculum with our autistic students. How stupid to think that this would benefit these children who need an entirely different approach. These are some ideas that I used when I had autistic children. ALWAYS KEEP IN MIND THAT THE BRAIN LOVES MUSIC, MOVEMENT, CROSSING MIDLINE ANDContinue reading “AUTISM CLASSROOM”

This is a note I got from a grandmother who has been using my home program for about two months. “Last night I walked in on Isaac praying all by himself. I caught him saying ” God, for today thank you for the games we played, thank you for Grandma, and thank you for me,Continue reading “AUTISM HOME PROGRAM TESTIMONIAL”

Here are comments from a grandmother who has been using MyPearl Home Program: “I just want to share how delighted I am with the progress I have seen in my 6-year-old grandson since we began using some of the suggestions made by Susan in her PEARL program. In just two week’s time of working onContinue reading “AUTISM HOME PROGRAM”

Every day after I read my newspapers, I always search the county arrest reports to see how many of my sweet children have been arrested. Most of them are drug-related, but I also have two that are up for murder. Many of these kids were not academically talented but were just as smart as theContinue reading “Every Day”

MY PEARL PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO OPEN THE SHELL THAT OFTEN IMPRISONS OUR DEAR CHILDREN. WITH LOVING PARENTS, CARING TEACHERS AND BRAVE PRINCIPALS, WE CAN OPEN THAT SHELL TO REVEAL THAT BEAUTIFUL PEARL WITHIN. SPARK THAT BRAIN!!!!! THE BRAIN LOVES MUSIC, MOVEMENT AND WATER. SING IT, AND THEY WILL LEARN IT!! IF CHILDREN DO NOTContinue reading “OPEN THAT SHELL”

50% of Tampa Bay kids are not ready for kindergarten but they will probably start in a curriculum written for a seven-year-old. Kindergarten is the new first grade. having tested hundreds of children in my 41 years of teaching, I know that many start school with a mental age of three or four. They areContinue reading “READY OR NOT??”

These are some ideas for helping your child develop skills not often mentioned but are important for success.

Twenty years ago, I wrote a book entitled PEARL. The idea of the book was that children often come to school enclosed in a shell. With caring teachers, supportive parents and proper methods, we can open that shell to expose the beautiful PEARL within. This is the note I received from a six-year-old girl withContinue reading “School Should Be Fun For Everyone!!!”