It seems that there’s a new horror story about autism coming out every day. Autistic kids are more likely to be bullied, 1 in about 88 kids are diagnosed with autism, and on and on. So the results of a just-released study that appeared in the journal Pediatrics are likely to raise some hopes. Although…
Month: April 2012
home schooling, IEPs and rights
We received a letter from our school district. A bit of history. We had a facilitated IEP meeting a few weeks ago. We ended the meeting at an impasse. The school wanted to send our child to a school 50 miles away. We want him in his home district. We asked for an hour a…
Houdini Part IV – A Fathers’ Love
In part III I talked about my Uncle. Let’s step back a bit and talk about some friends. Growing up, I had a myriad group of friends. Some that let me practically live with them. I ate meals with them, went on fishing trips with them. Called their parents mom and dad. Why? Because in…