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May 27, 2020, 1:58 PM

A Mother Killed Her Son and It’s Not Not Our Fault

Last week in Florida, a mother drowned her autistic son. This may seem unfathomable but it is not the first time a parent has murdered their child with disabilities. It will not be the last. There is no room for excusing...

Mar 11, 2020, 2:35 PM

How to Talk to [your] Kids about Corona

Along with oatmeal, cheerios, and coffee for the grownups, we’ve been starting our mornings with an update on the coronavirus. It’s not that we, as parents, initiated this. It’s our kids who are giving us the updates. After they...

May 19, 2019, 6:45 PM

Introducing Shalva

Having grown up in the US, I wasn’t aware of Eurovision’s existence until I moved to Israel in early adulthood. Given most of what happened on stage in Tel Aviv over the last few days, ignorance may have been...

Apr 2, 2019, 2:06 PM

Moving Past Autism Awareness

Today we mark International Autism Awareness Day. We recognize the importance of having such a day but state unambiguously that awareness should no longer be the goal. It is 2019 and we are aware. We are aware of the vast...

Jul 23, 2018, 3:06 PM

Gays, Arabs, people with disabilities: Please move to the back of the bus

Ours is the start-up country. The beacon of democracy and liberalism in the Middle East. The land of history, culture, cutting-edge and pushing the limit. And yet... Over the last two weeks, we have seen our government take concrete legislative steps...

Nov 19, 2017, 5:30 PM

The Disconnect Between Science and the Media: Everyone Loses

Last Thursday my wife sent me a link to a Hebrew newspaper article titled, “Israeli Study: It Is Possible to Diagnose Autism at 9 months.” The article goes on to present new, unpublished research that does not, in any...

Nov 5, 2015, 6:39 PM

Do unto Others: A Lesson Taught in Empathy

Yesterday I was a passive participant in a powerful educational experience. A colleague of mine, who we'll call 'Tom', teaches the Intro to Special Education course in our graduate program at Hebrew University. For the last 3 weeks he's...

Jul 14, 2014, 5:27 PM

Parenting in the safe room

Four super smart tips for getting kids through the sirens with as little trauma as possible

May 11, 2014, 7:35 PM

Step Right up…to the Moon

Several years ago I had the privilege to direct a summer program in which children and adolescents with special needs were mainstreamed into a sleep-away summer camp. During staff orientation one summer, the parents of one of our campers,...

Mar 27, 2014, 10:14 PM

Of parents and children

From the moment we meet our children, we project on to them the best of what we are and what we hope to be, and we continue to see ourselves in them for years to come. Yet it is...

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Judah is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Child Psychology and Special Education at the Seymour Fox School of Education at the Hebrew University. He is chair of the graduate division in Special Education and is a founder of the Autism Center at Hebrew University.

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