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

Responses to The Prom Article: Love, Sinead, and Trolls

From the Newsletter This week, I published an article about my boys and the prom. Sometimes, a picture of two handsome boys is really a Trojan horse for more serious issues, like inadequate special education, the lack of community support for families, and insufficient employment opportunities for adults with autism. First on the Trending list for […]

My boys. Autism. The prom. My Latest for HuffPost

by Laura McKenna, HuffPost Draped in black polyester robes, millions of high school seniors will march across a football field later this month to collect their diplomas ― the exit slip from the neighborhood school that dominated their lives for 15 years. It’s also a finish line of sorts for the tearful parents who believe […]

The Secrets of the Semi-Homeschoolers: Post Pandemic, Will DIY Education Continue?

From the newsletter: After years of beating my head against the wall trying to get the public schools to provide academics AND therapy for my twice exceptional child, I gave up. I treated everything that happened at school between 8:30 and 3 as a time where my kid could be around typical kids and get […]

Travel: Camping in Roscoe, NY

Just some pictures from our latest camping trip to Roscoe, NY. Click on one to start the slideshow.

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Finished off an essay for HuffPost yesterday. Some paperwork and final edits need to happen today. It will come out next Tuesday. I will, of course, share then. Warning: Lots of girlieness below. I managed to not gain weight during the pandemic, even lost a couple pounds, but all the post-pandemic celebrations and get togethers, […]

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