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IEP

AmericanFamily — Tue, 24 May 2011 01:57:31 +0000

I am going to change gears a little. Today, I had L’s annual IEP meeting. The best thing about it was I didn’t cry (unlike last year). It is amazing how much of a difference a competent teacher is making for L. She also has an Occupational Therapist who is really working to help unravel [...]

Speshul Snowflakes

AmericanFamily — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 02:02:04 +0000

I was going to write an interesting blog post, but instead I spent my entire evening getting stuff together for M’s “star of the week” project.

And when I say “M’s project” apparently what I really mean is MY project.

But lest we decide to do a crappy job on this very important project, there [...]

I Hate My Skin (pt.3)

AmericanFamily — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 21:27:18 +0000

After I said Chinese New Year wasn’t likely to help L like her skin any better, I got nothing but a blank stare from the principal.

“I don’t want you to think I am making a bigger deal out of this than I am,” I said. ”I understand that recognizing differences is developmentally appropriate in [...]