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Where did THAT come from?!
So thankfully it's been a while since bathtime was a full-on battle. Which is why I was totally surprised the other day when I went to give Bitty his bath only to have him not only refuse (yeah, that's not so rare… -
Girls, Speech and IEP's
So last month we had the IEP meetings for Cuddlebug and Bearhug to set up their transition-to-middle-school IEPs. The ASD resource teacher from the middle school was there, which was great because we were able to get… -
Getting Off to a Rough Start
Last Friday we had Bitty's IEP meeting. Seems like we just had one (oh wait, we did), although that was just an IEP review to update his placement to one that would be more effective for him. We didn't update any of hi… -
My Special Boy in the Special Olympics
Little Bitty's class gets to participate in various Special Olympics events during the year... a couple of weeks ago was the first one of the school year - basketball :). -
The Struggle with Verbal Communication and Interaction in School
We had teacher conferences last month. All in all, it went well, especially for Cuddlebug and Bearhug. They are working really hard and doing great - all A's and B's (mostly A's!) :) and they are thriving in their acce… -
Angry Birds..at home
Bitty asked me to help him make a slingshot. Turns out this is what he had in mind: -
"Autistic football player an inspiration to many"
Came across this last night, what a great story! Here's an excerpt (full story is here). Kyle Weafer had never played football before, but that wasn't the only obstacle to his goal of making the varsity team his seni… -
Anyone Need Their Floors Mopped?
Bitty is your man, as long as you don't mind puddles all over the floor. We have one of those Swiffer Wet-Jets that spray and then you mop. He LOVES the spray. He got the idea from one of his books (he likes to act o… -
Battles with Bathtime
Little Bitty has a love-hate relationship with bathtime. Usually somewhere in the realm of "strongly dislike." Any mention of the dreaded bath and he's likely to screech "I not get WWWEEETTTT!!" and take off runni… -
Conversations with Bitty, How Far We've Come
Bitty asked me one evening as I took him upstairs to tuck him in for bed, "does me hab schoo tomowwow?" I couldn't help but smile, his wording is too cute but it is also an indicator of just how far he's come with h…

