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Situation: You are the father of an autistic four-year-old and have to choose neither, both or one of the following:
from the school district, an offer (almost; you won’t have anything official until the IEP team reconvenes next Friday) of Speech, Occupational Therapy, Special Day [...]
On President’s Day he looks at me across the table and asks if he has to go to Spanish anymore. This is an enrichment add-on at his school. A Spanish teacher takes him and a few other children to another room and teaches them numbers, shapes and colors and how to say hello, how are [...]
I saw three ships go sailing by,
Over the sea, the lifting sea,
And the wind rose in the morning sky,
And one was rigged for a long journey.
–From “The North Ship” by Philip Larkin
I went to pick him up and he was screaming at a little girl: “Don’t do [...]
I will talk about this in my next podcast, but meanwhile here is some good advice from AboutAutismLaw.com on how to get ready for your child’s public school special education assessment:
When the school district advises you that an assessment will take place, write to the school asking for the qualifications of [...]
It’s a new day. My son was sick yesterday but is better now. He and my wife and I watched the inauguration, and now it all seems like a dream or a Disney movie, one of the vintage ones with the handsome prince, earthy princess and rascally daughters. A really good movie that you don’t [...]
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