2e-Relevant “Virus” Items, More

THIS WEEK is certainly a lot different than last week. Here are some of the items relevant to the 2e community about “the virus.”
— Psychologist Dan Peters of California’s Summit Center offer a special podcast addressing COVID-19 and how it can affect parents and families. Find it. He also has an article on the topic in Psychology Today; read it.
— Julie Skolnick of With Understanding Comes Calm has posted “Your Kids and the Coronavirus – Five Things You Can Do to Make this Time Meaningful.” Find it.
— The Council for Exceptional Children, in its Policy Insider newsletter, explains resources offered by the Office of Civil Rights that apply to school compliance when schools go online. Find it.
— Disability Scoop ran an article “Feds Weigh In On Special Ed, Medicaid Concerns Over Coronavirus.” Find it. The 74 ran article covering some of the same topics. Find it.
— TiLT’s Debbie Reber pointed us to a webinar she participated in called “Parenting and the Coronavirus.” Find it.
— The Child Mind Institute has makes available digital resources “aimed to help all families navigate this situation, and offer extra support for families whose children need specialized clinical care — now more than ever.” Find them
— For families dealing with the stress of the situation, ADDitude lowered the price of one of its ebooks to $0. The publication? Mindfulness and Other Natural Treatments for ADHD Symptoms. (We assume the key relevant topic in the ebook right now is the “mindfulness” part.) Find it.

AND IN “REGULAR” NEWS…

DYSLEXIC ADVANTAGE. The March edition of this organization’s newsletter features the work of the Karina Eide Young Writer Award winners. The works include prose and poetry. One of the poems is “An Ode to Dyslexia.” Find the newsletter.

SENG, on March 24, will present a webinar titled “Fictional Peers and Mentors: Affirming Giftedness through Literature and Film.” SENG says this about the webinar: The presenter, working with a Javits’ Grant team, was asked to assemble “an extensive annotated bibliography/bibliotherapy document including fictional titles that would result in an ‘affective curriculum’ for use with gifted advocates and their gifted children.” Find out more.

ADDITUDE has posted a piece in parents’ advice for dealing with ADHD kiddos and “creating an ADHD-friendly household.” Find the article.

MORE ON GRETA THURNBERG. In our previous blog we pointed to an excerpt from a newly-published book, Our House Is on Fire, about the “adventures” of climate activist Greta Thurnberg. (Adventures is an inadequate word to describe emergence from a mental health crisis, finding purpose and personhood in a cause, and then being subject to both acclaim and opprobrium — all when you’re a teenager.) The Washington Post has done an article centered on the release of the book, and notes that the entire family is listed as authors of the book, although it’s narrated by Greta’s mother.) Read more.

THAT’S IT! We wish you good health and good luck.

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