Laura McKenna

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June 15, 2021 Laura

HuffPost: My Autistic Son Didn’t Have A Prom Date. What His Brother Did Next Was Beautiful.

April 14, 2021 Laura

Awareness Weeks Are Fine but People With Disabilities Need a Lot More Than That

March 18, 2021 Laura

Opinion: 7 Tips for Parents Who Want to Speak Out at School Board Meetings and Be Effective Advocates for Students

March 12, 2021 Laura

Are We Facing a Mental Health Crisis for Boys?

February 12, 2021 Laura

Occupational Therapy Shifts From Tactile to Digital

August 28, 2020 Laura

Why It’s So Hard to Report on Schools While Home-Schooling During a Pandemic

July 28, 2020 Laura

How To Reach Traumatized Students

March 22, 2020 Laura

When schools close or go online, what happens to students with disabilities?

January 14, 2020 Laura

OPINION: Marching band sets the right tempo for many special-needs kids

October 30, 2019 Laura

Skimping on School Buildings is Creating a Crisis

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Recent Posts: Apt. 11d

Gift Guide 2021 #3 — In the Kitchen

This is the third installment of the Apt. 11D Gift Guide for 2021. Here’s the Intro. Part 1 was on investment clothing. Part 2 was about exercise and outdoor activity. I love the transformative process, the magic, of converting a bag of ugly roots and berries, meat fresh from the butcher, and a handful of fragrant leaves […]

Gift Guide 2021 #2 – Gym No More

This is the second installment of the Apt. 11D Gift Guide for 2021. Here’s the Intro. Part 1 was on investment clothing. Part 2 is about exercise and outdoor activity. Part 3 is about cooking. Some time in late 2020, I stopped going to the gym. My old gym was never super clean on a […]

Gift Guide 2021 #1 – Investment Clothes

This is the first installment of the Apt. 11D Gift Guide for 2021. Here’s the Intro. Part 1 is on investment clothing. Part 2 was about exercise and outdoor activity. Part 3 is about cooking. When we were just starting out, clothes — even socks and underwear — were wrapped up under the tree. Clothes were a […]

2021 Gift Guides and Donations

This is Apt. 11D Gift Guide for 2021. Here’s the Intro. Part 1 is on investment clothing. Part 2 was about exercise and outdoor activity. Part 3 is about cooking. I’ve blogged for free for years and years. I’m happy that you stop in, read, and comment, so profit hasn’t been a priority. Instead, I usually hit […]

I’m Suspicious of Gratitude: The day after Thanksgiving should be about being pissed off.

From the newsletter Thanksgiving is the time of year where we are obligated to publicly enumerate our many privileges and blessings. For me, it’s really not that hard, because I do have way too many privileges and blessings. My home was filled with many loved ones last night. Our buffet overflowed with platters of food […]

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