Secret Garden
In his fourth grade year, Michael’s elementary school chose The Secret Garden for One Book, One School. It is a beautiful book that has two themes supremely relevant to our community. This classic book is both about being lonely and finding friends, and about being discouraged and finding magic in the world right outside our door.
As always, if our local community was creating an opportunity, we were opting Mikey in! I read the book to him, one chapter at a time. We did the activities that were appropriate for Michael, and we left out the rest.
For other ideas on thinking outside the box to help your child participate, click the link below.
Inclusion for the win!
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About the Author
Erica Mauro is a mom to two teenage boys, Will who is neurotypical and Michael with Autism and cognitive delays. She holds a BA in Psychology from Colgate University and a Masters of Psychology in Education from Columbia Teacher’s College. Before staying home with her children, she worked as an elementary school teacher. For five years, she served on the Board of Directors of the Molly Ann Tango Memorial Foundation, a charity dedicated to enriching the lives of children with special needs. In partnership with her husband Dave, she aspires to parent by using daily life as an opportunity for therapeutic intervention, seizing on real experiences as opportunities to build skills and strategies for Michael in a joyful, loving home environment. On the tougher early days, she just tried to get everyone safely to bedtime and start fresh in the morning. *wink* 
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