Meltdowns with Older Autistic Kids Do meltdowns go away with age? At age eleven, my son doesnʼt have many meltdowns anymore. Heʼs at an age…
Revisiting an Old IEP Conversation An Update on the IEP Procedure This blog is a follow-up to an earlier blog (from this year) that discussed…
More Schools and Outside Agencies In my last blog, I discussed how I took my son to an outside agency (by “outside“ I mean one…
Schools and Outside Agencies Should you get testing done from an outside agency? Before my son began fifth grade, his reading comprehension was tested through…
Does Your Child Need Early Intervention What is early intervention? Early intervention is the youngest possible age you can get services for your child. You…
Weaning Off Your Autistic Childs Aide Does your child have a school aide? Many autistic inclusion students have an aide to help support them during…
School Accommodations for Autistic Students What are “accommodations?” The IEP (Individualized Educational Program) IEP team is responsible to assist a non-typical child during a school…