Tag: Autism
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Grab a Diet Coke: No school days are our problem solving days.
We get the coffee, donuts, diet coke, happy meal, special toy, and we keep trying to solve problems bite by bite. Cold calling and asking for help (aka advocating) and problem solving on no school days has been our routine since our children’s infancy. These are the hardest days, but also the days where we…
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Thank you to the Autism advocates out there providing truth and facts.
Here is a list of Advocates I am thankful for who share facts validated by science with the Autism community. The truth is Robert Kennedy, United States Secretary of Health and Human Services, is not telling the truth or using science to support his statements. Read on if you would like more information about RFK’s…
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IEP Meetings: Big decisions, information briefly in hand, fleeting staff.
It’s become common to receive IEP or any major documents an hour before meetings with long-lasting decisions for our girls. Then we are expected to make huge decisions on the spot while staff members floated in and out. Ridiculous.
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Emails, Written Notes, Apps: Document everything for when things go wrong.
Jeanne ran out of school two days in a row. Her team communicated using different tools so we couldn’t confirm they had all the details. All I wanted was an accurate incident report to use in advocating for more safety and staff resources for my child. The administration didn’t want to look bad so they…
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