This is what Inclusion looks like

Dumping students with IEPs into general education classrooms without considering an approach like UDL is like hosting a pizza party and only serving potato chips.

Dumping Kids with IEPs into General Education Classrooms is not Inclusion

I left last year’s conference feeling confident that my child would be okay. That she would flourish there.

But Kindergarten conferences went differently.

An Open Letter to the Parents in my Child’s Class

I’m not sure what you are going to hear about my child but I am sure you will hear something.
I hope they remember to tell you about the good stuff.
Like how she made your child laugh when they were crying.
Or how she colored a portrait just for them.

But they might only remember to tell you that she cried or screamed today.
That she did something out of the ordinary.

No, Private Childcare Should Not Monopolize the Industry for the Business Community

My blog has become dedicated to advocating for children on the autism spectrum. In my experience, the biggest source of discrimination against my child has been at private daycare centers.

Not only do we need cameras in classrooms, but audio too.

Based on the number of videos coming out this year, steps need to go into preventing these incidents from occurring, not just catching people. Once the damage is done, it is done! 

Day 28: Should we tell people about our child’s diagnoses?

As of now, I only tell people on a need-to-know basis. But I am second guessing this decision

Day 18: There is nothing wrong with my child

There was a time when I found myself so caught up in trying to fix her and catch up to things her peers did without a struggle.

Think About This Before Your Next IEP Meeting

How are they going to help my child? Where does it start and where does it end?

Parents are turning Inclusion into Exclusion

The Child Study Team looked at me like some maniac, not understanding how a 4-year-old could be excluded from everywhere already and I had to actually break this down for them: Exclusion is a form of bullying. And yes, it starts outside of the classroom I recently called an IEP meeting to discuss my daughter’s preschool situation — that 2.5