<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4876809117661159494</id><updated>2011-07-30T19:26:50.504+05:30</updated><category term='Facts of life'/><category term='Picnic'/><category term='Art for every child'/><category term='Small Joys'/><category term='Behaviour Management'/><category term='Encouragement'/><category term='Food for life'/><category term='Fun at Asha Kiran'/><title type='text'>Asha Kiran Special Needs School</title><subtitle type='html'>Asha Kiran Special Needs School was born in 1993 with a commitment to serve special children. Children with different needs such as hearing impaired, learning disabled, physically &amp; mentally disabled and autism, etc are helped here. we also help the economically poor children in their studies. The school is accredited to National Institute of Open Schooling, Govt. of India.</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ashakiranschool.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4876809117661159494/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ashakiranschool.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Asha Kiran Special Needs School</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10844215095648902646</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>13</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4876809117661159494.post-4168992036121065852</id><published>2009-10-16T21:07:00.004+05:30</published><updated>2009-10-19T12:03:46.296+05:30</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Facts of life'/><title type='text'>Blossom Where You Are Planted</title><summary type='text'>In my opinion almost all of us have forgotten to blossom where we have been planted.  We always keep cribbing, brooding and wish for something better.  It is indeed very difficult to implement this fact in our daily lives.  According to me it is our kids with special needs who can actually implement this fact in their lives.  Like a beautiful Lotus, our kids are so happy and content and bloom so </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ashakiranschool.blogspot.com/feeds/4168992036121065852/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4876809117661159494&amp;postID=4168992036121065852' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4876809117661159494/posts/default/4168992036121065852'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4876809117661159494/posts/default/4168992036121065852'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ashakiranschool.blogspot.com/2009/10/blossom-where-you-are-planted.html' title='Blossom Where You Are Planted'/><author><name>Asha Kiran Special Needs School</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10844215095648902646</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4876809117661159494.post-52388568947150757</id><published>2009-10-15T14:47:00.002+05:30</published><updated>2009-10-15T14:50:22.907+05:30</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Food for life'/><title type='text'>A Train Journey</title><summary type='text'>Sometimes, as life passes by, it gives us a new lesson, a new thought to ponder. The other day, as I was travelling by train with my son, I encountered a very touching, thought-provoking incident. It was time for bed and all the passengers had gone to their respective berths for the night. In the coupe beside ours there was an elderly couple. The gentleman must have been around 80 years old. </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ashakiranschool.blogspot.com/feeds/52388568947150757/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4876809117661159494&amp;postID=52388568947150757' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4876809117661159494/posts/default/52388568947150757'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4876809117661159494/posts/default/52388568947150757'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ashakiranschool.blogspot.com/2009/10/important-values-for-life.html' title='A Train Journey'/><author><name>Asha Kiran Special Needs School</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10844215095648902646</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4876809117661159494.post-5126698148429351538</id><published>2009-10-15T11:17:00.001+05:30</published><updated>2009-10-15T11:20:58.390+05:30</updated><title type='text'>Meaningful Thoughts for life</title><summary type='text'>-         We don’t live for ourselves, we are part of one another, for good or ill we touch a life of sister, friend and brother.-         Just as the winter turns to spring, our lives have changing seasons too, so when a gloomy forecast comes, Remember – God has plans for you.-         Whatever the season of life, attitude makes all the difference.Shailaja Dayanand</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ashakiranschool.blogspot.com/feeds/5126698148429351538/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4876809117661159494&amp;postID=5126698148429351538' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4876809117661159494/posts/default/5126698148429351538'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4876809117661159494/posts/default/5126698148429351538'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ashakiranschool.blogspot.com/2009/10/meaningful-thoughts-for-life.html' title='Meaningful Thoughts for life'/><author><name>Asha Kiran Special Needs School</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10844215095648902646</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4876809117661159494.post-578159408830398015</id><published>2009-10-14T21:42:00.003+05:30</published><updated>2009-10-14T21:48:42.263+05:30</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Fun at Asha Kiran'/><title type='text'>Word to word</title><summary type='text'>Teacher: spell and writePupil: No responseTeacher: spell and writePupil: No responseTeacher got a bit frustrated. Raised her voice and said: Open your mouth and writePupil opened his mouth literally and wrote all the spellings with open mouth.Teacher did not know what to do: cry or laugh!Did you get the message?</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ashakiranschool.blogspot.com/feeds/578159408830398015/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4876809117661159494&amp;postID=578159408830398015' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4876809117661159494/posts/default/578159408830398015'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4876809117661159494/posts/default/578159408830398015'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ashakiranschool.blogspot.com/2009/10/train-journey.html' title='Word to word'/><author><name>Asha Kiran Special Needs School</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10844215095648902646</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4876809117661159494.post-5001351122779030849</id><published>2009-10-08T14:28:00.001+05:30</published><updated>2009-10-08T14:30:16.409+05:30</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Small Joys'/><title type='text'>Reclaiming the small joys of life</title><summary type='text'>It was a dusty dull afternoon.  The school had just got over. I was tired of continuously teaching for 3 hours and my sister was tired of learning and studying for more than half a day. We were eager to go back home. As usual my sister came along walking slowly.  But that day, I asked her to hurry up. I knew it was going to rain, rain heavily.            Although we were armed with an umbrella, I</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ashakiranschool.blogspot.com/feeds/5001351122779030849/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4876809117661159494&amp;postID=5001351122779030849' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4876809117661159494/posts/default/5001351122779030849'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4876809117661159494/posts/default/5001351122779030849'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ashakiranschool.blogspot.com/2009/10/reclaiming-small-joys-of-life.html' title='Reclaiming the small joys of life'/><author><name>Asha Kiran Special Needs School</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10844215095648902646</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4876809117661159494.post-2163046223722998100</id><published>2009-10-05T21:28:00.000+05:30</published><updated>2009-10-05T21:31:21.572+05:30</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Art for every child'/><title type='text'>Art Therapy</title><summary type='text'>Art is not just those who have artistically gifted but for every child, they should be made engaged in some creative activity which reduces the feeling of helplessness, which causes anxiety, depression and agitation…… but in turn to help to relax their mind and also it is a medium of healing.Joseph Albert</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ashakiranschool.blogspot.com/feeds/2163046223722998100/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4876809117661159494&amp;postID=2163046223722998100' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4876809117661159494/posts/default/2163046223722998100'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4876809117661159494/posts/default/2163046223722998100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ashakiranschool.blogspot.com/2009/10/art-therapy.html' title='Art Therapy'/><author><name>Asha Kiran Special Needs School</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10844215095648902646</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4876809117661159494.post-2804418236900965614</id><published>2009-10-01T16:28:00.001+05:30</published><updated>2009-10-01T16:30:49.879+05:30</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Picnic'/><title type='text'>Students and Teachers Day Out</title><summary type='text'>Friday morning (25th Jan 2008) came with some of the best possible weather for an annual picnic. Temperatures were in the upper of 25 degrees and low of 18 degrees all day and there was a nice cool breeze to keep the sun from making everyone uncomfortable. This was the day that all of us the students and the staff waited for.  We all started our two hours journey of 30 kms with a word of prayer. </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ashakiranschool.blogspot.com/feeds/2804418236900965614/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4876809117661159494&amp;postID=2804418236900965614' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4876809117661159494/posts/default/2804418236900965614'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4876809117661159494/posts/default/2804418236900965614'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ashakiranschool.blogspot.com/2009/10/students-and-teachers-day-out.html' title='Students and Teachers Day Out'/><author><name>Asha Kiran Special Needs School</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10844215095648902646</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4876809117661159494.post-7063661107739792629</id><published>2008-02-12T20:48:00.000+05:30</published><updated>2008-02-12T20:57:03.173+05:30</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Encouragement'/><title type='text'>Parents' presence means a lot to their child</title><summary type='text'>It was school's sport's day celebration.  Many parents came to encourage their children as they proudly went to receive their medals.  Parents, teachers and children were having good time together.  Midst of laughter, we heard a loud cry.  "All the mummies are here, where is my mummy?'  master A was screaming.  It is good to take out some time for our children out of our busy schedules.  It means</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ashakiranschool.blogspot.com/feeds/7063661107739792629/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4876809117661159494&amp;postID=7063661107739792629' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4876809117661159494/posts/default/7063661107739792629'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4876809117661159494/posts/default/7063661107739792629'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ashakiranschool.blogspot.com/2008/02/parents-presence-means-lot-to-their.html' title='Parents&apos; presence means a lot to their child'/><author><name>Asha Kiran Special Needs School</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10844215095648902646</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4876809117661159494.post-4677104715108249989</id><published>2007-11-14T20:29:00.000+05:30</published><updated>2007-11-14T20:47:37.456+05:30</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Behaviour Management'/><title type='text'>Let the kids make mistakes</title><summary type='text'>Other day we had one of our friends visiting us along with their two children. Mary, 1year old and Martha, 5years old. As we all sat round the dining table sipping hot tea, I gave juice to Martha. Mary was just going round the room enjoying banana chips but Martha wanted to join us in our conversation. Just to get attention, Martha was again and again trying to reach her mom who was sitting </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ashakiranschool.blogspot.com/feeds/4677104715108249989/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4876809117661159494&amp;postID=4677104715108249989' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4876809117661159494/posts/default/4677104715108249989'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4876809117661159494/posts/default/4677104715108249989'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ashakiranschool.blogspot.com/2007/11/let-kids-make-mistakes.html' title='Let the kids make mistakes'/><author><name>Asha Kiran Special Needs School</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10844215095648902646</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4876809117661159494.post-2094586524973004956</id><published>2007-11-11T16:24:00.001+05:30</published><updated>2009-10-19T12:08:36.424+05:30</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Behaviour Management'/><title type='text'>Developing A Behaviour Support Plan</title><summary type='text'>A few months ago I attended a workshop in Kerala where Dr. Mythili Chari was a speaker. She spoke about how important it was to have a team of people to support a family who has a child with autism. Personally I think this is applicable to all children with special needs. Here’s some of it which I would like to share with you.Behaviour management mean teaching the child to manage his/her </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ashakiranschool.blogspot.com/feeds/2094586524973004956/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4876809117661159494&amp;postID=2094586524973004956' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4876809117661159494/posts/default/2094586524973004956'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4876809117661159494/posts/default/2094586524973004956'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ashakiranschool.blogspot.com/2007/11/developing-behavoiur-support-plan-few.html' title='Developing A Behaviour Support Plan'/><author><name>Asha Kiran Special Needs School</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10844215095648902646</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4876809117661159494.post-8802023439367523225</id><published>2007-10-11T11:58:00.000+05:30</published><updated>2007-10-11T12:45:57.751+05:30</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Behaviour Management'/><title type='text'>Be a good example</title><summary type='text'>Jay(name changed) and Janey(name changed) got down from the school bus and next I saw a crowd surrounding Janey and Jay sitting in an auto ready to go home. As I looked at Janey, her right cheek had turned red imprinted  with finger marks. Jay has slapped her very hard. I called them inside our home. Gave firstaid to Janey. Then I turned to Jay and requested him to tell me all the story of </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ashakiranschool.blogspot.com/feeds/8802023439367523225/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4876809117661159494&amp;postID=8802023439367523225' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4876809117661159494/posts/default/8802023439367523225'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4876809117661159494/posts/default/8802023439367523225'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ashakiranschool.blogspot.com/2007/10/be-good-example.html' title='Be a good example'/><author><name>Asha Kiran Special Needs School</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10844215095648902646</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4876809117661159494.post-7874428995725160517</id><published>2007-09-26T06:55:00.000+05:30</published><updated>2007-09-25T18:22:32.984+05:30</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Behaviour Management'/><title type='text'>Don't ask "WHY?"</title><summary type='text'>When we address misbehavior, it's important not to ask question "Why?"  It only leads to blame instead of solution.  It points, "I've caught you being bad, and I'm going to let you dig a bigger hole for yourself before I really come down on you hard."  After learning this, I have tried to use this while handling behaviour of children in our school.   Joy's (name changed) mother had just asked her</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ashakiranschool.blogspot.com/feeds/7874428995725160517/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4876809117661159494&amp;postID=7874428995725160517' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4876809117661159494/posts/default/7874428995725160517'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4876809117661159494/posts/default/7874428995725160517'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ashakiranschool.blogspot.com/2007/09/dont-ask-why.html' title='Don&apos;t ask &quot;WHY?&quot;'/><author><name>Asha Kiran Special Needs School</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10844215095648902646</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4876809117661159494.post-1324553334375785405</id><published>2007-09-25T17:44:00.000+05:30</published><updated>2007-09-25T17:46:16.384+05:30</updated><title type='text'>Music Therapy at Asha Kiran</title><summary type='text'>Sunil is a 12 year old with autism, Reena is a 28 year old professional who suffers from depression, Sunitha has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s Syndrome at the age of 71, and Ram is a 43 year old infected with HIV. One thing common among all these people is a detriment in health and an inability to function at an optimal level. 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