Spotlight on Benjamin and “BrainSong”
This Father’s Day, I loved meeting up with Colorado Symphony musicians and performing on my violin with them – with my dad smiling at me from the audience (along with […]
Category Archives: Role model
“Lunch and Learn” plus Cantabile Update
I was invited to speak for the Lunch and Learn program at Horizons School, addressing the 5th – 8th graders. Attendance is voluntary, and the group was the largest they’ve […]
Peter and the Wolf, Gentle Nutcracker
Holiday preparations, fragrant evergreen boughs, fairy lights, family warmth,—a Thanksgiving week to remember. It started with a dream-come-true for me: I narrated Prokofiev’s Peter and the Wolf! Another family/sensory-friendly collaboration […]
A Summer of Connecting with Community
I’ve been around and about, sharing my message within the Boulder community. This summer, I again worked for Cultiva – my third (and final) year. (For more about Cultiva, read […]
Benjamin’s TED Talk
A lifetime highpoint – Benjamin has given a TED talk! The title: Breaking Barriers of Autism: The Power of Kindness and Friendship. Just over one year ago, Benjamin wrote, “One […]
The “Super-Senior!”
Happy New Year, 2015! I now have only two more semesters of high school to look forward to… My choir directors just handed out the new songs that we’ll be […]
Social/Emotional Learning
from Malva: “Social/emotional learning” is the latest buzzword in education. Teachers are recognizing that a single-minded focus on academic skills is not enough. Students must learn and practice the social/emotional […]
Temple Grandin Award Winner
From Malva: Temple Grandin is probably the best-known person with autism in the world, and she speaks out tirelessly about her perspective on living with autism and also on issues […]
Choose Kindness
Just before Valentine’s Day, I gave my autism presentation as part of a collaborative event called, Inclusion and Breaking Barriers. Expressing kindness is so important… If everyone were to express […]
Living A Bolder Life
Last month, just as the holidays were getting under way, I got to do this interview before my presentation at the opening gala event for BolderLife Festival. I had so […]
