Back to school today? Or if you’re like our family, that happened about a month ago. Have you already had your I.E.P. meeting to discuss your child’s autism therapy for the school year? Do you even know what an I.E.P. is?
An I.E.P. is an (I)ndividualized (E)ducational (P)rogram (or plan). A roadmap, if you will, to [...]
Tags: Autism Education, Autism Information, Autism Therapy, I.E.P.
Posted by Deb on Jun 4, 2009 in
Autism Therapy
As the Executive Director of a non-profit, I have to walk a tight rope between what I “feel” is right and what is right for my foundation. I have members of my board who feel as I do, and members who don’t. The whole vaccine drama is one place where tempers flare, people get upset [...]
Tags: autism, Autism Education, Autism Information, Vaccine
I was exchanging emails with an old friend of mine the other day. I’ll change her name to protect her identity. We’ll call her Elaine. Elaine is bipolar. ( http://bit.ly/cVUsq) Elaine, like most people with autism, has problems “dealing” with people in the workplace. She has had problems holding a job. I admire her [...]
Tags: Add new tag, Autism Education, Autism Information, Autism Therapy, Pet Therapy
I am blessed. I have two boys. One of which I blog about most of the time. Chase. He is our son who has High Functioning Autism. He is 13 years old (he will be 14 on February 16th, as he reminds us constantly…lol!). He is the reason we search and dig for information on [...]
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Posted by Deb on Feb 3, 2009 in
Autism Therapy
Yesterday my husband and I went on a field trip. Yes, grown ups still go on field trips. This one was very special to us. We are the founders of a non-profit for children and families affected by autism and we received an email from the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art (http://www.brooksmuseum.org). Sidebar: what a [...]
Tags: Autism Education, Autism Information, Autism Therapy