As you know Emma is in preschool, however, one of the things I love about her school is that she is basically treated like an elementary student versus a “preschool” student. Next week Darrick and I will be attending parent-teacher conferences, and unlike most parents I actually like meeting with her teacher and hearing about how Emma is doing this…
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Special Needs
Diary of Cleft A Mom: Covering All Our Bases {Why We Got Our Daughter tested for Autism}
At the end of last school year when I received our copy of Emma’s IEP to review before the IEP meeting, I read it and immediately started crying. After reading and rereading it I knew Darrick and I had to finally get Emma tested. The things we have noticed with Emma, weren’t due to her having a Cleft Lip and Palate….
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Hidden Stress of the Special Needs Parent…
Before becoming a blogger I read lots of blogs and online magazines, my love for them is what initially lead me to become a blogger. But sometimes reading blogs can be a blessing and a curse…some inspire and encourage you, then others write about their perfect lives that you start to second guess yourself and what you are doing in…
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Parent Teacher Conference…
Being a special needs parent sometimes you try not to think negatively but you have been in so many appointments listening to things that you dont necessarily want to hear about your child that you kind of go along with a “waiting for the other ball to drop” attitude. Its sad but its real life. I cant tell you…
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