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Cindy Golden is a Special Education Supervisor in a public school system where she supervises Autism and Emotional/Behavioral Disorders programs. She has held multiple positions during her 26 years in special education. She spent 13 years serving in the classroom setting where she was twice elected Teacher of the Year. She has also been a Psychologist at various K-12 schools. In addition, she has served several years as the Psychologist in a psychoeducational center that served students with severe emotional and behavioral disabilities in addition to Intellectual Disabilities and Autism Spectrum Disorders. Cindy graduated from Georgia State University with Masters and Educational Specialist degrees in School Psychology. Her undergraduate degree is in Special Education. Cindy is currently working on her Doctorate and was recently chosen as Doctoral Student of the Year. She is the author of a popular blog: www.omacconsulting.blogspot.com, which focuses on the education and parenting of students with autism. Cindy is a frequent speaker at state and international education conferences, she has published articles with online educational magazines, and she is currently completing a book on autism.

Structuring the Home for Children with Special Needs, Part III

By cgomacconsulting on May 17, 2009

Our last post focused on organizing a kitchen for an older child or one with fewer needs, and this one will focus on children with more significant needs. These children will require more time and more structure in order to develop independent skills in the kitchen.
Below are five practical ideas for creating structure and promoting [...]

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Structuring the HOME for Children with Special Needs, Part II

By cgomacconsulting on May 6, 2009

This is Part II of our series on Structuring the HOME Environment for a child with Special Needs.

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Structuring the HOME for Children with Autism

By cgomacconsulting on April 24, 2009

Children with autism are typically accommodated with a great deal of structure in their school environments, but what about the home? Research has shown that our children on the spectrum thrive in settings that are not only organized and predictable but also brimming with visual supports and visual schedules. How can you provide that structure [...]

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