distractions
I've got too many things that I want to accomplish. It seems I have too little attention to give to them. Progress is slow but persistent.
It'll be encouraging to have the 3rd annual NoLAR conference this fall. We had a setback with the NoLAR planning, though. We lost the help of someone who was working on requesting grant money, so it fell to me to pick up on that task. I wrote my first grant application. :) I'm still waiting for review of it before I send it off anywhere. I've already asked someone to look into it who has dealt with such things before. Anyone else here want to take a look? I can send you the web address for the document.
In mostly unrelated news, the Wild Boy of Aveyron was found over 2 centuries ago. News of him became inspiration for the writing of "Peter Pan" (or so I've read). Study of him also became inspiration for "special education" schooling methods. Now there's a graphic comic that interlaces the account of the wild boy with the story of a fictional boy in modern times. The resolution on the web-format sample is not great. I may look into buying a printed copy when it's finished next year.
http://peoplings.com/About.html (the graphic novel)
http://www.abqarts.com/58.php (a review)
Another good examination of similarities is the book "Not Even Wrong" in which a father uses similar device to tie together the story of the wild boy with his own son's diagnosis of autism.
http://www.amazon.com/Not-Even-Wrong-Adventures-Autism/dp/1582343675
It'll be encouraging to have the 3rd annual NoLAR conference this fall. We had a setback with the NoLAR planning, though. We lost the help of someone who was working on requesting grant money, so it fell to me to pick up on that task. I wrote my first grant application. :) I'm still waiting for review of it before I send it off anywhere. I've already asked someone to look into it who has dealt with such things before. Anyone else here want to take a look? I can send you the web address for the document.
In mostly unrelated news, the Wild Boy of Aveyron was found over 2 centuries ago. News of him became inspiration for the writing of "Peter Pan" (or so I've read). Study of him also became inspiration for "special education" schooling methods. Now there's a graphic comic that interlaces the account of the wild boy with the story of a fictional boy in modern times. The resolution on the web-format sample is not great. I may look into buying a printed copy when it's finished next year.
http://peoplings.com/About.html (the graphic novel)
http://www.abqarts.com/58.php (a review)
Another good examination of similarities is the book "Not Even Wrong" in which a father uses similar device to tie together the story of the wild boy with his own son's diagnosis of autism.
http://www.amazon.com/Not-Even-Wrong-Adventures-Autism/dp/1582343675