Monthly Archives: November 2011

Why Mindset is Especially Important for Children with Asperger’s

In my last post, I wrote about Carol Dweck’s research and her 2006 book, Mindset: The New Psychology of Success.  Her ideas are relevant for everyone, but they have a special impact for children and teens with Asperger’s Syndrome. Many …

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Disappointed in the first progress report of the school year? The importance of the parent’s mindset.

You received your child’s first progress report of the year and it is not very encouraging. It looks like it’s going to be a very long year.  Are you going to enlist an array of tactics and tutoring just to …

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