Social Skills, Not Just An Autism Community Challenge

With the addition of Cindy Ziobrowski to our team this past year, my world has expanded immensely into the needs and challenges of the Autism community on many levels. One of which is the underdevelopment of the social skills piece for these individuals. As I have...

New Course in Social Competency of Health Education

“The Talk” New England Tutors, under the professional guidance of our special education program director, Cindy Ziobrowski, has created a new class for parents of ASD children and those with social skills deficits. To be started in October of this year,...

A No-stress Back to School Experience

Some important information from Cindy Ziobrowski, MS Ed. Back to school time is a transition, and can be stressful for any child, particularly for some children with disabilities. In most circumstances, there are many things parents can do to make the transition less...

Rethinking the College Admissions Process

  “I am not a teacher, but an awakener.” ― Robert Frost In the article Best, Brightest, and Rejected: Elite Colleges Turn Away Up to 95% by Richard Pérez-Peña, New York Times, APRIL 8, 2014, the headline stated the ominous news: “College admissions are getting...