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By all accounts (the notes in his home-school communication book), Davey had a good first day at his new school. He was, as I expected, passed out when he arrived home. But he did well. And the true test? He was smiling and laughing when he got on the school van this morning (at a […]

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I know it sounds odd to be talking about school in early July, but Davey has extended year services. This means that he goes to 5 weeks of summer school to avoid regression on his skills and abilities. Because he’s starting a new school in the fall - an out-of-district placement several towns away - […]

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Two months ago, Davey started using the PECS system of communication at school. In brief, PECS entails a picture exchange. The “speaker” selects an image (photo or symbol) from a set of cards and hands it to the “listener” to communicate wants, needs, moods, etc. PECS can communicate a single want, like a drink or […]

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This morning I was going through Edward’s backpack to get it ready for school. In it I found a slip of paper from Friday. I could see that it was note even as I reached for it. Uh oh, what trouble has Eddie gotten into now?
Dear, mom and dad
I am srooy I said the word […]

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I’m too tired to be clever today, so I’ll just give you the list:

getting the house ready to sell, including landscaping, decluttering, sorting, selling stuff, and doing touch up work, and which also includes researching the local housing market, and which *also* includes researching the three (?) possible places we might end up living once […]

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I have no idea what I’m doing. I find that on the verge of Davey’s kindergarten placement, I am lost amid a sea of confusion on what is right for him - how much inclusion, how hard do I fight, what is he capable of… I have no idea. No idea. And I feel like […]

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It may be freezing and snowing outside my windows but today I feel the chinook winds blowing through our lives. They bring warmth and renewal … CHANGE.
Today we got confirmation of the news we have been sitting on for weeks. And really waiting on and working our butts off toward for years. Big things are […]

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There are levels… layers… of adjustment.
Today we met with Davey’s school team — school director, regular pre-K teacher, sped teacher, therapists — to discuss his Kindergarten program for the coming year. The meeting went well, we all agreed on the type of program and support he needs. And he needs a lot. A year ago, […]

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Edward was having a tough time this morning so for some perhaps insane reason, I let him stay home. I did so, it being my day alone with the twins, on three conditions:

finish his homework from last night that was due today (oops)
clean his room
answer the question: why are the colors of Christmas green and red?

After […]

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