I spent some time reviewing this blog the other day, and it reminded me that we started out talking about autism. A couple of years ago, the topic was a huge part of our daily lives, with all the therapies and educational issues and…so much. So many questions. So many answers, not many of which [...]
Posts Tagged ‘IEP’
2 Jun
Screaming in a crowd, and no one hears
For a small community, ours has a great autism support program in the elementary schools, spearheaded by a psychologist who has held this issue near and dear to her heart for 10 years. We also have an active autism support group for parents, and a dozen wraparound agencies to service the autism population.
As these students [...]
24 Apr
IEPs for U and ME
Is it spring again already?! Man. Either someone’s speeding up the clock or I’m getting old WAY too fast…
We got the call for Little Miss’s Individual Education Program (IEP) meeting, and had that meeting this past week. No big surprises academically, as we have slowly seen that her fourth-grade work is falling farther and farther [...]
26 Nov
Take care of yourself, too
Parents, for the most part, put their children first, and then relegate themselves to second place. Or maybe third. Or maybe tenth. Or maybe 100th.
This is especially true of parents of children with autism and other developmental disorders. By the time you get the child’s school work together and arrange for the occupational therapy, and [...]
23 May
All in the name of progress
I managed this week to conduct not only the “transition to junior high” IEP for Captain Oblivious, but also the first negotiating session with the new managed health care people. Let me say, either meeting was seriously worth several glasses of wine and maybe a Valium.
The IEP meant meeting the responsible people at the junior [...]
8 Apr
Dessert may come first–or not!
Welcome to the April 9, 2008 edition of Dessert May Come First– Or Not, the Many Flavors of the Autism Spectrum. This is the first edition of the only Blog Carnival entry to date to deal with autism, Asperger’s and issues of the spectrum. I’m pleased that we received entries from a number of different [...]
27 Mar
Finding common ground
In the end, I think it came down to who had better drugs.
When I got to school for the team meetings for Little Miss and Captain Oblivious, the school psychologist and I, fighting off migraines, compared notes and treatment regimens, shared hints and tips. We bonded. We were Sisters. It was good.
It was the first [...]
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