IEP re-evaluation and eligibility determination my meeting was from 2:30 to 5pm! This time of year is key for parents of pre-k students or students getting ready for kindergarten. When a student is first eligible for services with the school they are most often labelled DD for developmentally delayed. This label drops by age…
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I read a book! I need cliff notes for next time…
So, I read my first book dealing with autism from cover to cover! I’m not going to lie, about 1/3rd of the way through when it started getting all technical I started to think…where are the cliff notes on this book?! So, this book is very helpful in the understanding of the type of applied…
Q: Why were you late today? A: um…sugar
A lot has been weighing on my mind lately. Today, on my out for work Max was going into his compulsive breakfast behavior. There are a few behaviors that occur regularly that have become obsessive. As most parents and especially parents of children on the spectrum, small simple things can take hours to get…
PARC first to help
PARC was the first agency to help my son. I tried to get help first from Early Steps. We went through the evaluation but my son did not score low enough to start receiving services. When I sent my son to a private school, they suggested the PARC Family Focus Program. The Family Focus Program…
So you think your child may have autism?
Most parents notice signs or differences in their child around age 2. The timeline to noticing differences or having concerns about your child’s development and getting a diagnosis can take up to 3 years. So, parents have years of trying to find therapists, work with schools and determine what works for their child. It can…
When I noticed my son was different
At around the age of 2, I noticed my son wasn’t doing the same things as my friends sons were doing. He didn’t have the language, play skills or eye contact that the other children had. He seemed to be in his own world, he just wanted to watch and play with himself. He was…
life as a mother to a son with autism
Dear life, I didn’t see this one coming! But, I laugh and smile. You see life, you have a way of making things come full circle. Back in the good `ole days, before kids and husbands; I would spend A LOT of time with some very cool women that are great friends. They would have…
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Fatigue Fog
Is that a real thing? Like I’m so fatigued mentally that it’s unclear what I’m doing, supposed to be doing, and who I’m doing it for. Brain fog is when you just forget things; mom brain is after having kids, dementia is for old people. What do we call it when you are working,…
Happy Cry
I had two stressful days….well, I’ve had a stressful four months. Today, when I opened my son’s folder from school there was a note from the teacher. There is normally a note. However, today was different. “Max had a great day. He was able to express his needs/wants with us.” And then I start…
Ruthfulness 