We have what might be one of the most important IEP meetings of Little Miss’s life coming up the first week of March: transition into junior high school. She’ll be moving from the school with the autism support center in it to a larger school combining four elementary schools. Our district has a good number [...]
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1 Sep
Progress? Maybe
As Little Miss headed back to school this morning for the last year of her elementary education experience, I had to admit some trepidation on my part. She’s grown this summer, in a number of ways that I expect will impact her school year. Physically, of course, about five inches. At 11 years old, she’s [...]
14 Nov
Oh THAT kind of Friday the 13th…
Yesterday was a wild day. I had no clients, no court scheduled, and planned to spend the time working on my crazy November goals. 2,000 words at least. Maybe 3,000. Move the girl right through the funeral home scene where she discovers the truth behind– Then I got the call about 9 a.m. that the [...]
30 Sep
Whatever works; or the nature of possessions
What difference does it make how much you have? What you do not have amounts to much more. — Seneca The battle of the wills continues with some improvements. The Captain has duly been given the prescription flavor of the week for ADD. The doctor didn’t even bother to look at all the other possible [...]
22 Sep
Back off track..as usual
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 [...]
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 [...]
28 Jun
Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes
Friday morning, we set off bright and early to take Ditto Boy to his Y summer day camp, and when we get to the end of the street, we see this: This is his school. Or…was. He’ll be in fifth grade in the fall. The fifth-grade rooms are that front pile of rubble on the [...]
5 Jun
Disease, take a number!
Don’t get me wrong, I’m all about learning new things. So when the school nurse called on Tuesday to scold us for sending Little Miss to school with a rash (her father had put cream on it in the morning, thinking it was just a little heat rash from sleeping in the flannels she won’t [...]
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