4 years ago… We had been home study approved. We had a crib. We had 2 failed adoptions. We had a little girl who just wanted a sibling. We had hope. Today…. We have a beautiful, special little boy. We have a hospital bed. There will be no more children. We have a little girl…
Monthly Archives: September 2010
Does The Future Frighten You?
I need your opinions on something. Once a child with disabilities reaches middle school and beyond, schools place a bigger emphasis on vocational skills – preparing the children for jobs once school is over. IDEA 2004 definitely supports that: In “Findings” of IDEA 2004 (Section 1400(c)), Congress found that “30 years of research and experience…
Special Exposure Wednesday.
Spring has finally sprung around our parts, so we took time to spend with each other as a family, enjoy the sun and enjoy the moment. Got something to share? Why don’t you join in this Special Exposure Wednesday. Please remember your comment love at each link you visit. Also posting at Three Ring Circus.
The kindness of friends: how have yours helped with your child?
Last week, I got an email from my friend Rob. He said that a yoga teacher who works near where we live was going to be at an event he was planning for Saturday night that I’d be at, too. “Maybe she could help Max!” he wrote. “I’ll make sure to introduce you two.” The…
Moment
I knew today was coming. Not because the calendar told me, but because the teenager told me. Over and over and over and over again. And with all that reminding, you would think I was ready. Ready to be a mom of a kid in junior high. Ready to petition for a 504 plan or…
Another Year
Yesterday, my son turned four. When my daughter was little, birthdays meant huge parties. Invitations went out, food was prepared, decorations were hung–all in the name of birthday. Forty friends and family showed up to eat and watch a little child open presents. Only usually, the kids would get to fussing and fighting and someone…
iPad for Autism: Selecting the best apps
“The iPad wasn’t designed with autistic children in mind, but, anecdotally, the results are seemingly miraculous,” say’s well known technology bloggers (and Apple Critic) John Gruber. There is a lot of buzz in the autism world about the many ways that the iPad helps children with autism, for good reason. As Ashley Harrell of SF…
Unbelievable
Again Wendy Portillo has been accused of discrimination against a child with special needs in her classroom. The fact that Ms. Portillo continues in her abhorrent actions is not surprising to me. What is surprising is that she is still teaching, still in the classroom with children with special needs. In May of 2008, I…
Special Exposure Wednesday.
Love the special bond that these two have. When things are tough Immy will tell Ivy stories about how it was when she was little and needed needles and medicine and Ivy listens and then talks about her own worries and fears. It’s always good to have somebody to help carry the load. Got something…
That special kind of high you get from your kid
I put up this video on my blog last night. Seeing Max playing piano like that made my whole weekend. For those of you who are taking time on Labor Day to read this (shouldn’t you be out barbecuing?!), tell me, what’s the last thing your kid did that thrilled you? Big or small! I…