Pipecleaner Dreams

Okay, I can’t put it off any longer. I’ve got to buy Ashley some new socks, get the boys those super giant notebooks to give the illusion o...

I’m not sure why, but I am seeing so many pregnant women these days. I know that often nine months after a major weather event – e.g. a sno...

Hitting the airwaves yesterday was a story on most major news outlets about how a fever can temporarily unlock Autism's grip on children...

You’ve been in the news a lot this past week, and for once the spin is not too bad. Seems there is a little girl in one of your elementary ...

Deb*or*ah [deb-er-uh, deb-ruh] -noun 1. mother of four children, three of whom have disabilities 2. tireless advocate for her children and...

We live in a city that has many very good hospitals. One of those hospitals is a teaching hospital, and many of the doctors that my childre...

Ann Coulter, a right wing political commentator, has once again moved into the media spotlight. In her recent remarks on Donny Deutsch'...

I'm very disturbed by the number of stories like the one linked below that are popping up almost every day in the news. And what about ...

Soeren Palumbo is a senior honors student at Fremd High School in Palatine, Illinois, and big brother to Olivia. During Writer's Week (i...

I decided that it might be fun to check out the mission statements of some of the larger school districts around my state. I checked Henric...

Three times in the past week three different people have asked me if Ashley goes to school. I’ve heard that same question in the past also ...

Ashley is attending school today without a qualified one-to-one aide by her side. Although her IEP calls for the services of an aide who is...

I read a post yesterday about labels on a blog titled Mother of Shrek . As the author pointed out, our children have lots and lots of labe...

Brooke is ready to leave the hospital – but she can’t. Brooke had a tracheotomy approximately six weeks ago, and her recovery has progres...

School will be back in session in just a day and a half, and for three of my four children, the new year will start off on a positive note. ...

I found the following post on a Special Ed Law blog and loved it! It is definitely worth reprinting. I just wonder if the things on the l...

I attended a three day conference on deafblindness last week. Experts had been brought in from across the United States, and several sessio...

The world of education is filled with labels. There’s gifted education, special education, and one of my all time favorites, exceptional ed...

Do you remember career days from elementary and middle school? I believe in high school similar events are called career fairs. People wit...

Ashley was reluctant to get on the school bus this morning. She has very definite preferences for the type of people she likes, and the cur...