Checking out at the store

Going to the store, by himself

A couple of weeks ago, Matt – as he often does – approached me and made a completely random statement. He said, “Dad, I want to go to the store by myself.” After some discussion and a few follow up questions, it turned out that he wanted to go grocery shopping and buy his own…

Eating at Golden Coral

The Golden Ticket

Let’s recap a conversation from a three days ago… Matt: Daddy! I got a Golden Ticket in my locker! Me: That’s great son! What’s a Golden Ticket mean? Matt: I get $5 off at the book fair. Me: Well that’s cool. How did you get that? Matt (hesitating and giving me a strange look): They…

Matt wearing his orange belt as a headband

Great IEP Update

This past Monday, my wife and I attended an IEP (Individualized Education Plan) meeting with several of our son’s teachers, school psychologist and therapists. To say it went well would be an understatement. It was incredible! And we walked away with some very good, and certainly encouraging, news. Since being diagnosed with autism prior to…

Taekwondo practice

A long overdue update

Almost four months ago, I last wrote about Matt and his autism and his progress and school. At the time there was 15 days remaining in fifth grade and I could not wait to see his final report card. His first full year of complete immersion into a mainstream classroom was coming to an end…