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An IEP (or Individualized Education Plan) is a document that will specify what assistance the school system is required to provide your child. The IEP is developed by a team consisting of school personnel (typically principal/assistant principal, IEP coordinator, your child’s teacher) and the child’s parents/guardians, which will be reviewed every year. No two IEP’s…
Our Own First Exposure to the Process When my oldest son was in preschool, his school did some basic testing and recommended that we speak with our pediatrician about developmental delay because of some things that we saw. They told us there was a chance that our son could be on the spectrum, and early…
When dealing with a child on the autism spectrum schedules and routines are important, even critical in some households. When we stray from our normal routines, my children get upset and often act out. But when they know what to expect, the day does much easier. Establish the routines early Everyone has their own routines…
When my oldest was a toddler, was our merry wanderer. He could wander off in the blink of an eye. The bad thing was, given that he lad limited speech capabilities as an autistic child, that he couldn’t tell people who he was or who we are or even that he was lost. One family…