Sharon Fuentes
Chantilly, VA, UNITED STATES
Award Winning Parenting Humor Columnist, Author, Autism Advocate, Parenting Guru,Public Speaker
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Biography
Sharon Fuentes is an award winning humor columnist, parenting guru, special needs advocate, co-author of The Don’t Freak Out Guide to Parenting Kids with Asperger’s and connoisseur of exclamation points! She has written numerous feature pieces and essays which have appeared in different Regional, National and International publications including the Best Seller Book, Chicken Soup for the Soul: Raising Kids on the Spectrum.
Sharon is now applying her conversational and witty approach to writing to the public speaking realm where she is entertainingly spreading her message to parents everywhere that there really is nothing to “FREAK OUT” about! She is also available to do educators workshops and author signings.
To review some of Sharon's work, book a speaking engagement or just say hi; contact her at Sharon@sharonfuentes.com
Industry Expertise (1)
Writing and Editing
Areas of Expertise (3)
Parenting
Special Needs
Autism
Accomplishments (1)
2012 Parenting Media Association Award (professional)
2012-03-05
Special Mention for Best Humor Column in Family magazine
Education (1)
Florida International University: Bachelor of Science, Criminal justice/ Public Affairs
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Languages (1)
- English
Media Appearances (2)
WBAL TV 11 News What Not To Say to an Autism Parent
WBAL TV 11 News Baltimore tv
2014-04-27
Was asked to come on this Baltimore station news channel and talk about what NOT to say to an Autism parent. This segment was picked up by Yahoo News Canada too.
Autism Live Interview
Autism Live online
2012-05-21
After a blog post I wrote went viral I was asked to appear on this Blogcast.
Sample Talks (4)
Homework and School Success for Children with Special Needs
For the parents of children with special needs, homework time can be a daily battle. Learn specific tools to guide your child through some of the challenges of the homework process, including techniques to help with memorization; positive feedback to increase motivation;why punishments aren’t effective; and how to implement a simple reward system that works. This session also covers the importance of good school to home communication and offers tools such as One Pagers and Communication Logs that will allow you to lead your child towards self advocacy, more school independence and less homework stress and battles.
Parenting Kids with Aspergers
Based on principles of the book, this presentation talks about the different coping styles our kids with Aspergers tend to take on and what Parenting Leadership style works best which each.
It's Not Fair
This workshop talks about how parents can help siblings of special need children feel just as special and how to help foster better sibling relationships.
Square Pegs, Round Holes (Educators Workshop)
Teaching special need kids in regular classroom setting and how teachers can build better parent communication
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