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Posted by A.J. Mahari on May 30, 2008 · Leave a Comment
“Five year old was voted out of his kindergarten class by his fellow classmates. His teacher, Wendy Portillo, led the voting having each child state why they don’t like Alex.
At the time, Alex was in the process of being evaluated for Aspergers Syndrome. The diagnosis became official along with ADHD on Tuesday morning. Only two students voted in opposition to vote him out.
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Posted by A.J. Mahari on November 4, 2007 · Leave a Comment
Healing Our Wounds By Daniel Gottlieb – Author of Letters to Sam Dear Sam, Shortly after my accident, an occupational therapist introduced me to an anti-gravity device that would help me gain some use of my arms. The therapist strapped me into slings counterbalanced with springs, so my arms were literally weightless. Splints were attached [...]
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