He is wiggling in his seat and not the good kind of wiggle It’s the kind that let’s me know all hell is about to break loose “It’s okay baby,” I purr as we pull out of the driveway but his wiggles turn to whines and I turn to the deep breathing I…
From One Special Needs Mom to Another
You don’t know me But I saw your son at school today. He was wearing a red shirt, and I waved as his sweet face gazed up at me from behind the fence. (I remember when my Andrew was that little.) You must love him so much. Anyway, I noticed he was alone…
Living in the Meantime
It started at a very young age. I recall never being fully satisfied with what I had; always looking towards the next thing, promising myself that life would be great as soon as I didn’t have to shop at Kmart for back-to-school clothesorI could get my bangs to curl exactly like perfectly perky Sue’sorthat dumbass boy…
Modify This
I am sitting across from a pretty little thing, hair pulled back behind her ears, a stack of papers in front of her, large solitaire diamond ring on her left hand. She is alternating between praising my “adorable” son (I can’t say I disagree) and going over proposed goals for the new year. I wait…
Going to an IEP Meeting is Like Getting a Root Canal. By Your Mechanic. In the Back of Your Car. Without Novocaine.
We’ve got it all wrong with the waterboarding. You want to get terrorists to talk, get them to sit through a few IEP (that’s Individualized Education Program for those of you missing out on these rambunctious little get togethers) meetings and they’ll be admitting they invented trans fats. Monchichi’s is tomorrow. As in, C.R.A.P. It’s that time…
Decoding the Non-Verbal Child: A Guide for Parents and Loved Ones
I love to talk.Let me rephrase that.I love to hear myself talk. And I’m pretty damn good at it. In fact, when coupled with what some may refer to as dangerous hand gestures, I am a communicating badass. I once had a group of friends bet that I couldn’t talk while sitting on my hands. …
Adaptive Doesn’t Have to Mean Butt Ugly
Dude. I was just surfing the internet, trying to gather some information on adaptive bicycles (which by the way cost about the equivalent of a suburban mortgage payment) and other such equipment, and it has come to my attention that there is a very real and very hideous movement going on. What the hell is this?http://www.adaptivemall.com/specneedtric.html Englarge the…