We Go With Him

I delivered this letter to the Superintendent of Schools at the Board of Education office in our town this afternoon. I've removed names and some... Read more →

If you just went by what I've been posting here I guess I come across in part as a mother who writes a whole lot... Read more →

Charlie had Monday off from school for Yom Kippur and got up really early. (He was the alarm clock to get Jim on the 6.52am... Read more →

Not much to report from Sunday except that---despite the previous day's bike accident, despite more school district shenanigans than you can shake a stick at... Read more →

So I got home from a morning run to find that both of my boys and their bikes were gone on a biking/bagels expedition. A... Read more →

First, thank you. For the support and the suggestions, all of which we've been contemplating. We do want to have another IEP meeting as soon... Read more →

We asked for an out of district placement and that a Functional Behavioral Assessment be done by an independent evaluator. Charlie's records are being sent... Read more →

It's a good life Jim and I live with our most excellent boy Charlie, and going in to fight the good fight's all part of... Read more →

As Charlie is only wearing the helmet at his public middle school, that is where the helmet will be. Wednesday, after Charlie got off the... Read more →

We interrupt these IDEA/IEP/Special Ed Follies to take a brief walk down memory lane and, specifically, to Charlie's first school. That's him, with an aide... Read more →

Shannon asked about me doing a classroom observation of Charlie to help with the current school situation. I would love to do that and to... Read more →

When I started blogging in this space, I wrote that finding out that your child has autism is like the end of a love affair,... Read more →

Charlie has a new bike---an old one of Jim's, with the seat lowered. Watching Charlie ride off today, I've been realizing how his legs had... Read more →

Thanks so so much---more than I can say---for your concern for Charlie and your support. I think families often feel alone and isolated when they... Read more →

The use of the helmet and of restraints on Charlie, and the inconsistent reporting to us about these, raise serious ethical questions about the treatment... Read more →

Wednesday morning the screen of my laptop flickered gently out. Repeated efforts revealed that I had best contact the Genius Bar. And so this post,... Read more →