two roads:the path of the twice exceptional student

Two Roads: The path of the twice exceptional studentBy Regina Holliday

Childhood:The Writing on the Wall

Media as teacher.

We are taught to be advocates.

The Holliday Family Christmas 2007

Accommodations must exist to help a patient or child have the best experience possible.

Accommodations do not exist just to facilitate work flow for the provider or teacher.

Halloween 2008 and the Doctor Who Party

Everything we ever wanted… Resolutions January 2009: 1. Get Medical Insurance for the whole family 2. Get little Freddie into a special needs school 3. Fred gets a job in his field 4. Spend more time together as a family 5. Get a two bedroom apartment

Freddie’sIEP Binder

How it feels to be autistic in a hospital.

A tale of two Binders

Fred’s Medical Record Freddie’s IEP Record

How would you rate your pain?

Is medicine suffering from “temporary autism” or face blindness?

Freddie Holliday center in the Child’s Play Mural Painted August-Sept 2001

There are many ways to teach, many ways to learn.

We can be taught how to advocate for ourselves, our children and our students.

Even a child can advocate for themselves if given the tools.

The journey is long and sometimes it is hard to see the right path.

There are many ways to learn, and sometimes diving intointerests and applying them in new waysis the best way to make a better life.