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Thank you for visiting my Helium page. My passion for writing started when I was in high school and won a nationally run essay contest for my school. The writing came through in letter writing (Back when people still wrote letters). Shortly after my husband

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Education > College Life College life: Dealing with anxiety about grades in your freshman year: 4 of 21
When it comes to your Freshman grades I think of the immortal words of Douglas Adams, "Don't Panic". Freshmen are under a tremendous amount of pressure to succeed add to that that many of you are away from home for the first time, possibly dealing with a less-than-perfect roommate and feeling a bit overwhelmed. I hope these ... More..
Education > Special Education Learning disabilities: How can parents help?: 6 of 19
"Cam caused quite a scene in school today, Mom." My daughter was quite worried. Cam is autistic and apparently had thrown chairs, screamed and had to be restrained by the teacher - and he bit her! This was in about 3rd grade. He'd loved school up to that day, and we were mystified as to the reason he was acting out in such a... More..