Autism

Faking It

Last summer we signed Mira up for gymnastics after she expressed an interest in finding an activity for herself. Mira…

13 years ago

Shaking Up The IEP With A Frankenschedule

Two weeks ago we had our annual IEP meeting for Cordelia with her teachers and support staff. After the problems…

13 years ago

"Worst Child" and Continuing School Problems

We have been so lucky thus far in Cordy's education. When she was diagnosed with autism, we were lucky to…

13 years ago

Fighting Inner Demons and Zombies

We're several weeks into the new school year now, and for the most part it's gone well. We had bus…

13 years ago

Birthday Weekend Extravaganza

I probably should have written a post on Friday, but I was still too in shock over the realization that…

13 years ago

The Transportation Situation

If you follow me on Twitter or Facebook, you may have seen my frequent complaints about the buses for our…

13 years ago

End of Summer

School begins on Wednesday, and it couldn't come soon enough. It's been two weeks since summer camp ended, which means…

14 years ago

Dye-Free in a Brightly Colored World

A few weeks ago Cordy came home from summer camp with bright blue streaks down her legs and blue around…

14 years ago

Autism Awareness and Defining the Child

I knew that Monday was autism awareness day, and I even briefly considered writing something specifically for it. But then…

14 years ago

Adventures in Social Skills

Yesterday at school, as reported to me by Cordy's teacher: Teacher: Cordy, what snacks do they have in Room 14?…

14 years ago