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Autism and Adjusting to Pandemic Schooling
Like all kids these days, schooling looks quite different during these pandemic times. We used to walk to the elementary school, and I’d pick up my child post-school either for autism-related appointments or after the after-school program. He had an aide back then. He did well in school, yet had many autism-related/behavioral issues. The middle…
What A Wonderful World It Would Be
What do I want for Christmas? That’s a question I get asked over and over each year. I never have an answer because I’ve never really been all that materialistic. Sure, I like to have this or that, but most often it’s something small that I usually buy for myself. The majority of my money…
Meltdowns with Older Autistic Kids
At age eleven, my son doesnʼt have many meltdowns anymore. Heʼs at an age where heʼs learned how avoid them, for the most part. Heʼll get worked up, but typically a meltdown doesnʼt occur and/or he doesnʼt get so upset that he reaches meltdown status. We also help to keep his meltdowns in check. Therefore,…
An Update on the IEP Procedure
This blog is a follow-up to an earlier blog (from this year) that discussed signing your IEP document. The IEP meeting (one which determines the Individualized Educational Program for a child with a disability) can be a long and exhausting meeting. In this blog, Iʼm not going to go into the meeting itself, but instead…
What I Learned This Stressmas
On the Saturday morning before Christmas, I ran into a friend, the mother of four, ten years older and far wiser than I am.She had on a kelly green sweater, sparkly earrings, and MAKEUP. At 10 am on the busiest day of Stressmas – the frantic homestretch of shopping-cooking-decorating that accelerates up until December 25th every year.”Where have you BEEN?” was my first question.She rolled her eyes. “My neighbor’s holiday cookie exchange …