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Nine Year Old Boy With Autism Bagged up Like Trash

I’ve heard some pretty horrifying stories involving the mistreatment of children with autism spectrum disorders & special educational needs, yet this next story just angered me that little more.
Two Months In...

So we are well into the school year, and it is almost time for teacher conferences (already!) and I am just now posting an update. Ack! My blog is also a journal for me so I'll try to catch up with the highlights. Apol…
Letter to Teachers

The following is a form letter that I tweak at the beginning of every school year to give to our kid's new teachers. This one is Hunter's. It may help anyone who is looking to do the same. :)
Transition to School in the Spring

Are your summer months marred by a child’s anxious questions about his next school term? Is the first day of school marked by tears and tantrums? Is the Fall term at school a failure due to stomach aches and heada…
Familiar Faces in Unusual Places

Yesterday I had a meeting with the school district to discuss placement for my daughter for kindergarten. My daughter was at the meeting, in an effort to show the district who she is, and what type of needs she has. A…
Attention Educators: Stop the B.S. (Part 1)

I think educators think we [parents] are stupid. However, I would like to remind them all [teachers, principles, aides and administrators] that as a professional counselor it is my job to see through people’s bul…
Annual IEP

Ryan's annual IEP* review is coming up this week. I'm mentally preparing to sit with all of Ryan's teachers and therapists and the relevant folks from the Board of Education to talk about Ryan's progress and what he ne…
Teachers vs. Parents

There are individuals who, throughout the day, experience extreme levels of pressure in their Stress Tank, but manage to keep their tank from exploding until the school day is over and they get home. It’s also c…
They say he needs it

I sit down at Alex’s tri-annual IEP meeting expecting it will last about 15 minutes. I almost didn’t come at all, thinking I’d just send the letter from his doctor saying Alex didn’t need a nu…
The Butterfly Effect and Autism

Highschoolboy is having a really hard year in algebra II. I don’t think he is headed for a college degree in mathematics, to put it mildly. He had made some progress on the last few tests, bringing his grade up a…