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IEP was not a term that was familiar to me before I had a child with a disability. Even then, I didn’t hear about the word until our son was getting ready for school. Suddenly I was hearing the word all the time. And it was always spoken in very serious conversations. It was one… Read more: IEP – Individualized Education Plan

On Valentines Day, 14th February 2017, I took a pregnancy test. It was positive. I was happy but I didn’t want to raise my hopes. We had two miscarriages previously, so this was my third pregnancy. I was nervous. Bob and I kept our pregnancy quiet for a while. We didn’t tell anyone until we… Read more: Reading to Our Child

Alex’s special education services were all virtual. His speech and language therapist meets with him twice a week for 30 minutes to provide speech services. Once a week the special education teacher joins their sessions. She provides services to meet Alex’s IEP goals under developmental delay category. Thanks to Bob, during Alex’s first IEP he… Read more: First Real Conversation

There are different types of visual supports. They come in the form of photographs, drawings, symbols, labels, manipulatives, real objects, and other supplemental images. You create a daily work flow with these objects. Basically you show them to your child so they know what they are going to be doing. After an activity is finished… Read more: Visual Schedules

Decision-making is an important skill to have. We usually make decisions based on our judgment and experience. Sometimes, we make decisions and we hope those decisions are accurate or are beneficial. However, that is not always the case. We all make mistakes and that’s OK. That is part of learning and growing. My husband and… Read more: The Power of Decision-Making