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Purple Man's Perfeckto with Attitude
I love today's Purple Man because it seems to summarize many of the blogs I've been reading lately. I also love how Purple Man, the hero in the comics, is often an anti-hero. Like here, he's sneaking up on Perfeckto who… -
Advocating for your Child's Education
"Failure is only the opportunity to begin again, only this time more wisely." Henry Ford This weekend my educational consultant asked me to be on a panel for a class about special education advocacy. My Education… -
Jorge: Another Older Brother
One year ago yesterday, the Howe family opened up our house and our home to a foreign exchange student from Spain. Long story short, he played on Joshua's high school soccer team and the coach kept sending out email… -
Guest Post: Accidental Expert - On the Outside Looking In
I'm not here today, so as I'm driving home, Accidental Expert is "blog-sitting" for me today. Don't you just love her name! I wish I was clever enough to think of that name. But she still had it long before I starte… -
Welcome to Our Mini-Vacation
Oh, hi! I see you found our "vacation home." Well, don't just stand there, come on in and make yourself at home. You're the reason we bought extra timeshare points. We wanted to have extra rooms and units to share wit… -
A Growing Interest in Football
Jonathan is really into football now. He sat with his dad most of the last couple of days watching football. I'm in the kitchen, on my laptop, not really paying attention to the game, but I can hear both Scott and Jonath… -
Homework Battles
The last two weeks Jonathan didn't have homework because Maryland public schools administer the Maryland State Assessments (MSA) - you know, the report cards on how well the teachers and schools are teaching our… -
Busch Gardens with Aspies
I'm glad you decided to join us today at Busch Gardens. Just remember we have two Aspies in the family, so our day will be scripted. We want to be at the park when it first opens. There we will pay the e… -
The Battle over Homework Continues
Counselor: I asked Jonathan to come back next week with examples of three social skills and why they are important. He didn't give me too hard of a time. Jonathan: I'm not doing it. Counselor: Why not? Jonathan: Because… -
Changes in diagnosis of Asperger's as part of ASD
We were discussing a New Year Times article regarding a proposed change in the Diagnostic Standards Manual. The current review committee suggests folding Aspergers Syndrome (AS) into an overall diagnosis of autism. All…

