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Perceptions are misleading. When you're an 8 year-old-boy. My husband Paul and I all the time tease each other. I pretend to be mad and pout and laugh alternately. Paul is usually the "antagonizer" in these play fights, saying things purposefully to get me "angry". Since I know he's just seeking attention, I'm not really angry. And both of us ( Read more... ) -
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Yea!!! We're reaping the fruits of our labor from our garden!!! We're getting some pretty huge zucchini, lots of cherry tomatoes, a few cucumbers, a couple of green peppers, and our corn on the cob is growing too!! The kids are excited. They're actually eating raw zucchini because they grew it. David just LOVES cherry tomatoes. Our regular ( Read more... ) -
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It's been a long time since I posted... We just returned from a trip to Disney with Paul's family. We had a marvelous time--even the relatives were somewhat acceptable. I can see now why people get the Disney bug to go over and over. I am ready to plan our next trip (sans the in-laws). It truly is such a magical place. The kids had a blast, ( Read more... ) -
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Finally took the boys to Indianapolis yesterday to go to the zoo. It has been about 3 years since I've been there. What an awesome zoo. I decided to buy the membership because I'm sure we'll be going more often. The boys and I had a wonderful time. No meltdowns, fits or fights! They're still talking about it today. It was pretty much an ( Read more... ) -
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Ahhhhhh summer break is here and we're lovin' it ( Read more... ) -
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I know it seems that I've fallen off the face of the earth. My last post was May 14! As it turns out my time on the computer lately has been dedicated to researching special ed law so I can advocate effectively for Andrew. My hard work has paid off ( Read more... ) -
We re-convened
On Friday last week, we re-convened the case conference for my son, Andrew. The principal let my husband and I "air our concerns". We all decided to focus on the Communication Disorder category of eligibility, instead of the Autism Spectrum Disorder category. They claimed that the speech eval from the hospital was a medical model, not an ( Read more... ) -
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It was just a frog! Then why am I so sad that my Jakie's frog died? Of course it's not the frog I'm sad about. It's watching my son's heart break and hearing him sob despondently over his beloved Croaker. This frog was not a store bought frog. Oh no--it was a caught frog. Caught on my neighbor's driveway one afternoon in August. This frog ( Read more... ) -
Andrew's IEP meeting
Well I think I've cooled off now to write about the meeting from hell. To make a long story short, the committe members denied Andrew services (speech, OT, and adaptive PE) based on the results of their psychoeducational testing. Their testing indicated that Andrew will be able to access his education despite his HFA diagnosis from Dr. Smith in ( Read more... ) -
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That time of the year is here again. IEP meeting time. I believe Jake's meeting will go without incident. He is doing so very well; I have almost no concerns. I would even be receptive if it's decided that he doesn't really even need an IEP for next year. He doesn't need adaptive PE anymore; I think his fine motor skills are age appropriate now ( Read more... )