Our dear Jaime-Lynn Taylor-Danner slipped the bonds of earth today and left “now” for the ages. From the time she was diagnosed with cancer, she vowed to meet her nemesis with unflagging humor… and she kept that vow, even, I know, when it was very hard to do so. Jaime-Lynn was zany, a dancer, smart, […]
Time flies like an arrow… Fruit flies like a banana… Townes Van Zandt Be here now… Ram Das Catching up here. I haven’t posted in a bit. The snows blew in and crawled slowly away. Daffodils, tulips and the ethereal shadbush have given way to phlox, lupines and bridal veil. Summer solstice is right around […]
A couple of weeks ago, one of our behavior analysts came by one of the programs bringing her new baby, a brand new human being (not yet a month old), to be greeted, recognized and included in the family. What a treat! I’ve not had the pleasure of holding a newborn for a while. What […]
Long, long, ago, in a galaxy far, far, away, Yoda told Luke Skywalker:“Do, or do not… there is no try.” Yoda hit the nail on the head. In ABA practice we implement this axiom continuously with every skill we teach. ‘Doing’ is clear and simple, operational and observable. ‘Doing’ is repertoire in action and gives […]
Recently, when I’ve had a spare moment, I’ve been reading about famous people, one such Pete Seeger who left us this past year after a rich and giving life.Discounting his own fame he said, “….there are people in every community who are extraordinary – a woman who might have raised six children on her own […]
Today is a good time to look at where we’ve come from and where we have yet to go. When I was a kid, a business could legally put a “whites only” sign in the window. Children with disabilities did not have access to publicly funded education and were totally dependent upon private charity for […]
