Author: Simon K

Salamanders & Lizards

When I was about ten years old I spent a lot of time in the woods.  I was fascinated by the wonders of nature and had a

Keeping A Positive Attitude

Have you ever seen a particular meeting, event, or assignment on your schedule and started thinking of ways that you can get out

Refining Our RADAR

In Mandt we talk about using our RADAR to be aware of what is going on around us.  The first R in our RADAR stands for

On The Road Again…

I never imagined when I started my first part time position as a direct support professional in 1993 that I would still be

Seek Out the Positives…

The pandemic seems to be affecting many people negatively.  Many of us are expecting the worst, whether we expect the worst

Life’s Rituals, Taken Online

This past week, my family and I experienced our first virtual cremation service following the death of my mother-in-law a few

Approaching Valentines…

According to history.com, Valentine’s Day is a holiday celebrated each year on February 14 by the exchange of cards, flowers,

Tough Times, Good People…

Several years ago, when we received my son Tyler’s diagnosis for fragile x syndrome, we reached out to the National Fragile X

Intrinsic Motivation

In the Mandt System we begin our discussion of human motivation through the lens of Abraham Maslow’s hierarchy of needs

Failure to Communicate

Martin Luther King Jr. is quoted as saying, “People fail to get along because they fear each other; they fear each other