Since the autism diagnosis was first introduced* by Dr. Leo Kanner in 1943, the deficit-based model has been used to identify what people on the autism spectrum have difficulty with and how they are different from their “typical” peers. Today we understand that autism is a spectrum disorder, and the effects of the disability and the challenges and strengths it brings […]
Don’t Miss Out on our Animal Sale!
Don’t Miss Out on our Animal Sale! By trainees Mara, Izzie and Sarah Guess what? For the Animal Sale happening this week at Girl Again, the trainees made 50 surprise bags for customers who purchase a discounted animal sold during the sale. Getting ready for the sale took work. Some trainees thought it was challenging […]
Mother’s Love, by Colleen O.
When American Girl, Felicity Merriman (1774), receives an invitation to a dancing lesson at the Governor’s Palace, she is over the moon. Not even Ben, her father’s apprentice can ruin it for her with his bitterness over the Governor’s British loyalist ways. Even better, her mother steps in and promises to make her a brand […]
American Girls and Sports, by Sarah F.
American Girl has made the Girl of the Year dolls and one Historical Character really into sports. Julie, a historical character from 1974, loves to play basketball and tries to encourage other girls to play sports. Girls did not have many options to play sports in school until 1972*. Kailey who is the Girl of […]