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A year and a half ago, I posted a story about an autistic boy named Alex Barton, whose teacher had asked the other students to vote him out of his kindergarten class. Periodically, people write and ask what's up with Alex and how he's doing [...]
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It's been a while since I've posted an update about the case of Alex Barton. Alex, who has been diagnosed with Asperger's (a form of autism), was voted out of his kindergarten class last spring after his teacher, Wendy Portillo, became frustrated with his behavior. [...]
Here's a quick update for those interested in the story of Alex Barton, the autistic kindergartener who was "voted out" of his class.
Last week, the TC Palm reported that the case was still under investigation by the district and that teacher Wendy Portillo was still on temporary administrative assignment away from children until the investigation [...]
This just in: The TC Palm reports that in the wake of autistic kindergartener Alex Barton being voted out of class, Florida state's Office of the Attorney General is now taking a broader look into how children with autism are treated in Florida's schools. After Alex's story broke, other parents of autistic children came [...]
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This is another quick update on Alex Barton, an autistic kindergartener who was voted out of his class. Barbara at Mommy Life sent her last care package to the Barton family filled with good wishes from folks around the world. In Melissa Barton's thank you message, she says [...]
Just a quick update on the Alex Barton story:
TCPalm News reports that Alex was interviewed by the school district on June 17 as part of their ongoing investigation. The school also plans to interview his former classmates.
CBS 12 quotes the Barton's lawyer as saying they will not file a lawsuit if the district is [...]
In keeping with my swampedness, I am behind on updates on Alex Barton's situation. Barbara at Mommy Life started an Alex is Special card campaign. She is collecting cards and letters and shipping them to Alex and his family. The deadline for sending her something for shipment is June 20. More [...]
The other day, I told my husband that I wanted to write about behavioral change, but was stuck trying to find an example, he laughed and said, "Tell the d'oh story!" So, at his suggestion, here's a little tale that has reached the status of legend in our household...
Way back in the days when [...]
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A little over a week ago, I posted about Alex Barton, an autistic kindergartener who was voted out of his class. Since then further reports have painted a more detailed picture of what happened in the classroom and Alex's teacher, Wendy Portillo, has spoken out to defend her actions.
On [...]
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Angela at Memoirs of a Chaotic Mommy gave me a little heads up yesterday (Before Google Alerts or I caught it! Go Angela!) that my blog was quoted in a Palm Beach Post article on Alex Barton, the kindergartener who was voted out of his class.
There have been some [...]
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