HeyJaredThe North Star and the Compass
Parent of a multi-modal communicating autistic 5 year old - the world is his AAC. On a multi-lifetime journey to examine and dismantle my ableism. Learning about cripping language, unschooling, and disability justice through being present with my kid.
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Pooh sticks and other little things (opens the original)
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In this issue…What I’m reading and listening to…Spotify as AAC again (Sept 28)Index cards cue (Sept 16)Magnificent (Sept 16)<a href="https://northstarandcompass.substa
We commit AAC heresy and then he uses high tech AAC to tell us something!!! (opens the original)
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In this issue…What I’m reading and listening toHow to summarize 5 years leading to this moment of using high tech AAC (Sept 16)Zach Galifianakis (Sept 8)<a href="https://northstarandcompass.substack.com/i/216026079/ouija-board-for-m
Date correction!!! (opens the original)
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Oops!! The webinar on the foundations of spelling to communicate is this Thursday not Wednesday.<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!xfw7!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep
How we parent A- in a way that works whether he’s Intellectually Disabled or not = (opens the original)
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Damn I waited too long again, and have a backlog of posts :). So here’s some catch-up!In this issue…What I’m reading and listening to…How we parent A- in a way that works whether he’s Intellectually Disabled or not (Sept 3)<a href="https://northstarandcompass.substack.com/i/215706971/all-we-did-was-supporte
Weeping Angels (opens the original)
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In this issue…What I’m reading and listening to…We need a middle-sized PODD! (Aug 27)What I’m talking about when I say a robust, text-based, app (Aug 27)<a href="https://northstarandcompass.substack.com/i/213708698/the-emotio
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