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Achieving True Inclusiveness in Schools

Students with autism have the legal right to attend public schools and to receive accommodations appropriate to their specific learning needs. However, there’s much more to “fitting in” than being able to function in a “typical” classroom. If students are…

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High School Students with Unaddressed Autism

The hardest part of living with autism may be convincing others to live (in harmony) with it. Ask any parent whose child uses an Individualized Education Plan (IEP) for autism: you’ll likely hear at least one story about school representatives…

Highlight: How to Translate a Website on Your Browser

In today’s interconnected world, you never know when you might find a digital resource in a language you can’t read. Or need to share a resource with someone who barely knows your language. Fortunately, you don’t have to hunt far…

4 Perspectives on Getting the Most from IEP Annual Reviews

As the 2022–23 school year winds down, many parents’ thoughts are turning to family vacations, or to heading off the dreaded “summer slide” (the problem of kids forgetting what they’ve learned before school resumes). If your child has a disability…

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Autism Awareness: How Do People with Autism Want to Be Seen?

Understanding of autism has come a long way since doctors began researching it in the 1940s. However, it’s still easier to get a job without autism; there are still schools that refuse needed accommodations; and there are still too few…

Autism Awareness: How It Started, How It’s Grown

April is Autism Awareness Month—also known as Autism Acceptance Month, Autism Advancement Month, or World Autism Month. Official name and focus are still evolving half a century after the observation was founded, but few would disagree with the goal of…

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Digital House Calls for Spanish Speakers

National Doctors’ Day was March 30. This post is dedicated to all healthcare workers and the amazing work they do, virtually and in person. Our popular Digital House Calls program is now available in Spanish! For anyone who’s put off…

Ping’s Progress Journey

BridgingApps is a proud follower of our student clients as they transition to higher education and employment. Today, Digital Learning Specialist Tara Rocha shares an update on one student who graduated high school in May 2022. Our client Ping started…

BridgingApps Featured App | Time Timer

Most kids start asking, “When?” and “How much longer?” as soon as they can speak in sentences. But, as many a frustrated parent knows, preschoolers have difficulty grasping the difference between “in fifteen minutes” and “next week.” The same is…

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Watch Your Head: About Brain Injuries

We wrap up Brain Injury Awareness Month (March) with an overview of Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBIs): what causes them, how to recognize them, and how to prevent them. Causes The best-known causes of brain injury are blows received in war…