Coach Bill / Dad, Entrepreneur Special Educator, American Political Scientist, Writer, Musician.

Think independently and practice being an independent doer by dancing your way forward. The act of dancing is self-affirming and releases the body from a limited range of daily motion. Practicing self-affirmation on a daily basis strengthens the resolve of a person to think more independently. For individuals on the autism spectrum, self-affirmation and independent thought are a lifeline of communication. I foster its development and believe in the power of dancing to positively disrupt the machinations of the brain. Dancing, like the conducting of music can be a formidable strategy in bringing what is on the inside to the outside. It is rapid and direct. Most of the children, adolescents and young adults I currently coach who are on the autism spectrum or with a severe disability greatly benefit from it and respond favorably to physical movement to the sound of music. Dancing changes them. Afro-Cuban salsa makes them smile and laugh. They step out of a shell and outside th...

Fishing Lines, Bouys and Whales Occasionally, a large whale steams through the seas with man's entanglements upon it fishing lines and bouy's stretching long after its tail it is a sad sight to behold the power of the whale forces the bouy's down with it, every downward exertion becoming increasingly labored, the whale, stock full of energy will live this way Occasionally, whale protection authorities will spot such a whale The men and women will follow the whale at it's speed approaching it to release it from its situation. Wary, the whale may submerge and take evasive maneuvers The men and women anticipate and predict  With spears of scissors  gingerly cutting here and there Gone is the bouy Away the fishing lines go The whale increases its speed Steaming through seas majestic  #poetry by Coach Bill  Each of us has tremendous potential to be incredible forces. Yet, many a times, these forces of nature get co-opted by special intere...