Back when I had my first round of children, I had great dreams for them. I just knew they’d be concert pianists or famous actresses or….who knew what?
The days and weeks and months and years passed and they did many wonderful things–got awards, graduated from college, produced healthy children. These accomplishments were duly noted and [...]
Posts Tagged ‘wraparound’
20 May
It’s a small world
19 Nov
Help! I need somebody!
Sounds simple enough: everyone has come to the conclusion Little Miss would be better off with a mild dose of ADD meds. So let’s get some.
Not so easy, as it turns out.
Parents in Pennsylvania can apply for a state medical card for their children with autism, no matter what their income, thanks to a special [...]
18 Oct
Helping the Helper
One of my peeves has always been that many of my clients think when they have wraparound services, they are now in mommie heaven. The problem children are taken off their hands, and they can just search their homes for bonbons, if the little critters haven’t stolen them already.
The peeve carries over to the workers. [...]
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 [...]
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