Mar 24th, 2009
by Mary P Jones.
Image credit: Photo by mobilene on Flickr Licensed under Creative Commons 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 [...]
May 26th, 2008
by Mary P Jones.
This weekend, Bev forwarded me a story about a little boy in Florida. Alex Barton is five, in kindergarten, and currently in the process of being diagnosed with Asperger's, a form of autism. Since then, the story has taken off around the blogosphere*, so I'm actually coming to the party late. For those who aren't [...]