Tier 3 Montessori

05/06/2026

Thank you, teachers! 🎉
✨ You all deserve a raise!

Teacher Appreciation Week
Monday, May 4 - Friday, May 8, 2026

Dear Montessori community,
A heartfelt thank you to each of you for pouring your heart and soul in this work of building peace through education.
With deep appreciation,
AMI/USA

05/06/2026

Early intervention and ABA is education for life 🫶
It’s so easy for the vocal and, dare I say “high functioning” autistics to steer others away from ABA services when there are real human lives being affected here; an entire lifetime of skills never taught or learned during the MOST critical stages of life.

✨Access
The medical model, so vilified by many Montessorians (despite that Dr. Montessori was an actual medical doctor herself) is access for the very same families who have been sent away because of schools not being able to serve their needs - yes, those needs Dr. Montessori provided behavioral services for by implementing the psychology of her day 🤔

My message to parents:
Keep advocating for compassionate and assent-based services your child. This goes for any provider or education model you’re working with.

Message to Montessorians:
📖 Please go back to your reading and see with clear eyes that her work was that of a scientist and not an educator. She used no euphemisms to describe objectively what she was seeing. Her method was developed for every child based on the behavioral health medical model of her time. She envisioned medically trained nurses working as trauma-informed educators for children of all ages, neurotypes and backgrounds. They had no DSM back then but she tried!

Message to Behavior clinicians:
If you’re working with Montessorians, please find the common shared language - we know all the universal concepts and scientific terms of behavior science; it’s all there in their Prepared Environments too. Please ask them to describe what they’re doing so you can translate in your mind and in your notes 📝
* Most importantly, No “Good Job!” visual schedules, or token boards!

“Meaning
These results demonstrate that certain early childhood abilities may predict independent performance of daily tasks, may help identify children with greater daily needs, and prioritize support to promote greater independence by adolescence.

Abstract
Importance
Understanding early predictors of independent performance of daily living skills (DLS) in adolescents with autism can guide targeted interventions to promote independence and improve outcomes.”

Adolescents with performed fewer daily living skills independently than peers, with early expressive language, fine motor skills, and attention problems predicting variation in skill acquisition. https://ja.ma/42I0q3P

05/06/2026

05/05/2026

This is what’s wrong with discipline in the world of education even though the world of ABA has now moved on to assent-based (not compliance based approaches anymore 🫶)

This is exactly why teachers, paraeducators, behavior specialists should learn the real science of human behavior - not some quick fix that actually escalates behavior 🤦🏻‍♀️

Think of the last time you didn’t get what you wanted or your child didn’t get what they wanted - did they just say they need to lie down??

No way!
They likely fought harder for it!

Sure it makes a cute meme but real people are getting hurt and even dying out there because of ignorance and resistance to learning the behavior science intended to prevent harm and teach new skills.

For real, this scenario would not likely end well in most situations.

This is predictable and there is a name for it in the world of behavior. Wouldn’t it be nice to know your child’s predictors before the escalation?

05/04/2026

05/01/2026

Another excellent resource for families that shares our person-centered, strengths-based perspective! 🎉

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04/30/2026

04/30/2026

💯🎯

I’ve lived autism and I’ve worked in it for over a decade, so when I say this to parents, I’m not guessing, I’m telling you what I know to be true from both sides.

Your child IS going to be ok.

I was diagnosed with autism when I was 10 years old. Today, I am a therapist with a wide range of clinical experience.

Please hear me when I say, growth IS possible.

Now…when I say “growth is possible,” understand that it’s not instant. Progress takes time, and repetition.

Something else I want you to know…your child loves you and notices the things you do for them.

They may not be able to express their affection in the ways you might expect, like saying “thank you” or giving a well-timed hug, but even if they can’t communicate it yet, your child loves you.

Lastly… your child is not broken.
They learn differently, communicate differently, and experience the world differently, but different does not mean less.

The fact that you’ve read this far shows that you’re a parent who cares, and it should go without saying, but caring is a great first step for anyone hoping to achieve anything!

Learning your child and showing up for them are the things that make a difference in their life.

So take it one step at a time… and keep going, you’re doing better than you think! 🥰

04/29/2026

To everyone who said I would love it here, you’re right! 🎯 Although, I almost think Chris loves it more 🎉Thank you all for your encouragement along the way 🙏 It’s never easy charting and navigating a new path so every kind word is an act of support for all of the 73 million children and their families out there 🫶

04/29/2026

I definitely chose the right career path! 🎉