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Jim McClafferty
ContributorJim McClafferty is the original Founder of Brain Parade. With a technology career of over 25 years and a lifetime of tinkering with new and innovative products, Jim was shocked to find out how this innovation was largely absent in special education. He founded Brain Parade with the goal of using his experience to build applications that help people with special needs. Brain Parade was created to build products that will have a profound, positive impact on the lives of these individuals, their teachers, their families and their caregivers. Before the sale of Brain Parade to Stages Learning Materials, Jim's leadership put quality digital autism education in the hands of hundreds of thousands of parents and educators.
Articles by Jim
ABA & Therapy Schools Warned On Speech Services For Kids With Autism
According to The U.S. Department of Education an increasing number of kids on the autism spectrum may not be receiving services from speech-language pathologists at school, ( Disability Scoop July 28, 2015 ) and they are reminding schools not to skimp on needed speech and langua
Jim McClafferty
Feb 4, 2017 · 1 min read
11 Classroom Management Strategies for Children with Special Needs
Strategies to use with your students Inclusion is a great thing. Children with special needs are no longer isolated in “Special Ed” classrooms and only seen on the playground or in the lunchroom. Kids with special needs thrive in the presence of their peers. There are so many le
Jim McClafferty
Oct 16, 2016 · 5 min read