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Sassy Language

The boy doesn't want to play with me. Doesn't want me around him. Doesn't want me in the same room. He's sassy, but he's using language to sass me, so I'm going along with it. To an extent.
Following Our Children.

Hi, I'm Jen. Lisa invited me in to share some good news with you, and bribed me with some good coffee into the bargain. Usually I blog here, drop in and visit, I will do my best with the coffee! Recently we have seen…
Top 10 Favorite Words

Top 10 Favorite Words from Reid's Latest IEP
It's the TYPICAL Stuff That Gets You

One of the more interesting aspects of raising kids with “issues” is that you tend to blame everything that they do or say on their disability. Now that is not to say that you allow them to get away with a…
Way to go Dillon!

Dillon started sped pre-school back in November, at the local public elementary school. Just in his first week I could see a difference in his speech, he was trying more to say words or at least attempt to make the so…
IEP Coming Up

Sammy's IEP is coming up. he's going through all the testing at the school. So far we know he is doing OK in speech and that his syntax and grammar has improved drastically (please God don't let him test out of speech…
A Small Miracle at the Crayola Factory

I went to the Crayola Factory twice in the last month. Both times with little nieces and nephews. It is a really fun, hands on place for kids. There are crafts for all ages, a few are age appropriate so you need to…
He's a good little monkey

I frequently tell Ryan I don't speak Monkey, but, actually, I do. Ryan's talent for echolalia extends beyond his species. He frequently quotes Curious George cartoons - the monkey parts, not just lines spoken by the…
OT And Speech Sessions with Videos

We have good days and bad days with therapy. Yesterday, we had both. His OT therapy started off with my son selecting yes for the tire swing. It turns out, he didn’t want the tire swing. He wanted to swing, tha…
The Christmas Card

Christmas cards have been a hot debate among me and my friends lately. Do we send them out the "right" way? Do we email them out to some people? Do we just post them on the social sites for all to look if they…