Feb

7

Typical vs Atypical

Posted by preciouschild

February 7, 2008 | 1 Comment

My kids are my kids.  They just “are.”  I don’t compare them…  They’re both special needs, but completely different kinds of needs.  But one is neurotypical and the other not.  I never really notice the difference…  mainly because we do what needs to be gotten done, and it doesn’t matter who for.
Every once in a [...]

Jan

17

Progress is a beautiful thing

Posted by preciouschild

January 17, 2008 | 3 Comments

Joseph, as you probably know by now, is in both regular classes, and special ed, per his IEP.
The second graders had a choral concert today.
I was so proud of my son.  NO disruptive behaviors.  Adapted to what was going on.  He developed a tic to help him cope with all the stimuli going on around [...]

Dec

18

Boundaries

Posted by preciouschild

December 18, 2007 | Leave a Comment

My next featured blogger has been in the hospital, so that’s going to have to wait for a bit.
So, today I’m going to talk about boundaries… My own, that is.
Sometimes I find it really hard to parent my kids. Not as a parent or a woman or any kind of title… Just [...]

Dec

12

Meetings.

Posted by preciouschild

December 12, 2007 | 2 Comments

I hate the word.  Meetings. I’m skipping Definition Wednesday to share my hatred with you.
Everything needs a meeting.  Joseph is doing exactly what Joseph does, and what we should expect from him.  Progressing?  Yes.  Still Joseph?  Yes.  But we have to have a meeting. To discuss “interventions” and “preventions.”
Dude.  There’s an IEP plan in place.  [...]

Dec

11

Emails Abound

Posted by preciouschild

December 11, 2007 | Leave a Comment

In lieu of a Tuesday blogger - I’m working on it! - I’ll share an email exchange with you (I’ve edited out people’s names.) This is what we’ve been dealing with for a little while. The emails will go to Joseph’s therapist for further work on it, as well.
It’s so frustrating sometimes [...]

Nov

7

Eating my hat

Posted by preciouschild

November 7, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Yeah.  So.  Remember how I told you about the rainbows and sunshine and flowers?  Not so much.
So now I get to eat crow, and tell you that no, hell has not frozen over, pigs can’t fly.  And let me know if you need to talk about the easter bunny, the tooth fairy, or Santa.
Yesterday - [...]

Nov

6

Our parent teacher conference

Posted by preciouschild

November 6, 2007 | 3 Comments

Joseph’s parent teacher conference was this morning. Actually, it was this afternoon, but I changed it. I really didn’t want to cross the picket lines at lunch to get out there. I arrive in the morning before the picketers do, and then they leave before I do - I’m trying to get through this without [...]

Oct

17

Child No. 1

Posted by preciouschild

October 17, 2007 | 2 Comments

I thought I’d tell you about both my kids, and what we live with with each of them, to give you an idea of where I’m coming from. Today, I’ll introduce you to Joseph, my first born.