Arizona IEP
When working with the school district on your child’s IEP (‘Individualized Education Program’) set your expectations high and stick to your guns.
Arizona and Autism
On a previous installment of Life at the Speed of Matt, you might recall that young Matt was struggling big-time with my move to Arizona. As I’ve often tried to hit home in these blogs about Matt, transitions are not easy for kids on the autism spectrum. Those with autism simply have a more difficult time adjusting to change.
Lessons Reinforced
We knew the separation would be tough on my autistic son, but the disruption proved to be more than expected – and we handled it all wrong.
Another Religious Rambling
Warning: the following is religious in nature and should not be read by anyone. Before the Bible, obviously, there wasn’t the Bible. Communities tended to base their beliefs and practice around either the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke or John or from the writings and ministry of Paul. This went on for a couple of…
Chef Boyar-Matt
Autism can’t always be blamed for a kid doing kid things – like deciding to wake up early and make his own breakfast while everyone else is asleep.
Give me an I. Give me an E. Give me a P.
IEP meetings aren’t always easy but everyone involved was there for one purpose: to discuss Matt’s progress to date on his current IEP (Individualized Education Program) and set up next year’s goals and standards.