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The children have exactly 9 days left to school. A couple of weeks ago, I was donning my autism Warrior gear to fight for the right of my son to be retained in the third grade. The meeting was informal and in the principal’s office. My son’s teacher was there, the principal, the school psychologist, and his special education instructor. I did not feel intimidated by all of the school officials sitting around the table. The school psychologist had to leave the room because there was an issue... Read More
If anyone knows me, I have two children with pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified or more specifically and generally referred to as autism spectrum disorder. Incidentally, both have had gastrointestinal issues. My daughter was not fully potty trained until she was seven and my son is still working on it and he is 8. I have come to loathe the bathroom.I know that many people have given me advice about changing his diet, recommended medications, and using a reinforcement techni... Read More
So, I have spoken in past blogs about the fact that I feel because my son is being taught at below grade level and he is below grade level in many areas that I think he should be held back a year. Well, FINALLY, I got a meeting. I think I talked about it yesterday. Well, the meeting is this coming Friday and I will don my autism Warrior Mom gear.What does this mean? This means that I am not going to take NO for an answer. I am going to advocate successfully for my son. I am going to bring every... Read More
Ever wake up with a song stuck in your head and you cannot remember all of the lyrics? Well, I woke up with this song stuck in my head this morning:This is Michael Damian’s version of a cover song "Rock On" from 1989. Seriously? 1989? Why did I wake up with THIS song stuck in my head. Why couldn’t it be something like “The hills are alive with music” or “If I could turn back time” or “Morning has broken”. Why a song from the 80′s. I guess because I am a child of the 80′s or m... Read More
The final grade is in and here I thought I would be lucky to pass the class with my absence of interest in coursework over the last few weeks...I managed to eke out what I thought was a mediocre paper. My topic statistics within autism after reviewing several studies....and having first hand experience as a parent of with two children on the spectrum! - I thought easy paper but really it was the hardest I've ever written. :) My grade a 30 out of a possible 30 points! This bro... Read More
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