I wanted to post something in-depth about ME/CFS Awareness Day. Something with informative links to CFS research, resources, and charities. Then I thought maybe I could do a video about CFS. But the truth of the matter is, I just don’t have the energy. (I suppose you could check out what I wrote last year […]
Testing Out of Special Education
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Tom and I had a meeting with TJ’s preschool teachers this morning. We were supposed to be discussing the results of the speech evaluation and the Functional Behavior Assessment (FBA) they conducted with him after the Christmas break. There had been an informational parents night last week about the transition to kindergarten. I thought it would […]
Raising Kids with Asperger’s Syndrome
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[Author’s note, January 2021: The language used in this post is outdated and considered ableist now. Functioning labels and euphemisms for autism are no longer acceptable by the autistic community, of which I am also a member.] Last year, we got the diagnosis that confirmed my suspicions concerning TJ’s behavior and mannerisms. Asperger Syndrome. (It […]
Jumping Through Hoops for the CPSE
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Tom and I had a meeting with the Committee for Preschool Education (CPSE) at our school district. Last time we did this, the social worker from TJ’s preschool came with us as his preschool advocate. This time, his teacher and the head of the preschool came with us. Our goal was to gain approval for […]
Questions about a New Asperger Syndrome Diagnosis
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I’ve known for a long time that my precious little boy was different than other kids his age. His preschool teachers had us set up an evaluation last December. He had a separate OT/PT evaluation that resulted in recommendations for both occupational and physical therapy. And we made that recommended appointment with his pediatrician for […]
CPSE Occupational and Physical Therapy
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TJ had his OT/PT evlauation today, as discussed when we had his first CPSE meeting with the school district back in January. I’d completely dropped the ball on this one. First of all, I thought it was tomorrow afternoon. Second of all, I never got the paperwork, and I forgot to follow up so I […]
Does He REALLY Understand?
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TJ had to sit for a timeout twice tonight. And it’s not just that Tom and I are both sick – with a flu variant – these were infractions that would have warranted a timeout on any other night. TJ decided to play in the sink after he used the potty around 5:30. There was […]
