Erin M. Floyd, Ph.D., LLC
LINKS
Inspiration
"You can do anything you want to do. As long as you make up your mind, you can do it."
Quadruple amputee Nick Vujicic
Carnegie Mellon Professor Randy Pausch's last lecture
Autistic basketball player Jason McElwain
Bailey Matthews with cerebral palsy finishes triathlon
Narayanan Krishnan quit his career to dedicate his life to helping the poor
Connecting
A hands-on program that tackles school problems, such as cliques and prejudice, by helping youth understand their impact on others
Helpful list of movies that can generate conversations or explore specific topics of interest or concern
Donna Erickson is an educator who promotes fun, creative activities that foster child development and build bonds between families and friends
Quick reference glossary of common baby sign language gestures with accompanying demonstration videos to bolster pre-verbal communication
Awareness
Online tests of our implicit biases about social attitudes (race, gender, age, sexual orientation, etc.), health (exercise, alcohol, eating, etc.), and more
Carly Fleischmann, who is autistic, was unable to communicate with the world until age 11
The HRC encourages LGBTQ individuals to live their lives openly and seeks to change hearts and minds to the side of equality
PBS's Frontline explores brain damage in high school athletes, including in those who have never reported a concussion
Special Needs
"Let me win, but if I cannot win, let me be brave in the attempt."
Paul Newman and former General Norman Schwarzkopf helped found this free-of-charge camp for seriously ill children and their families
In a program benefitting everyone involved, jail inmates provide foster care to animals slated to be euthanized
