Posts by MtnCanary

I'm late to CD'ing. My first two dc were in sposies, and my third until last week. DC3 is almost 10 months old. He weighs 24 pounds, and his thighs are a good 14" around - he's ginormous (and EBF). I got some bumGenius 3.0,...

I got a scrap piece of 1" plywood from a friend. Cut a 15" circle from it, drilled a hole in the center, painted it and hung it from a tree branch. The tree is on a very slight slope, so the kids feel like they're swinging...

Well, yeah, good triumphs over evil. Isn't that what we'd all like to see? And can we not agree that there is actual true evil in the world? But there's also the bit about taking responsibility for your own actions and making things...

Thanks everybody for the great advice. Right now we have at least a month until the next IEP meeting, so in the meantime I'm going to educate myself some more about requesting services and writing goals. I've got some books on request...

We live in a place with lots of dangerous animals, too - bears, mountain lions, rattlesnakes, tarantulas are all regular visitors. We just talk about the animals. My daughter is really into science, so that helps. But if we talk about...

Okay, so I called the Director of Special Ed this morning and talked to her. I have clarification on a few things. My son's placement is not the special day class, even though that's what's listed as his School of Attendance....

Quote: Technically, at this point, they haven't violated any part of IDEA. But they have.... Members of the IEP team must be at the IEP meeting unless there is prior written consent that they be absent. They...

Quote: their financial challenges need to be addressed, but not by limiting/changes services, which is against the law! I totally agree. I was thinking of telling them that if they can only supply 1x/week of ST,...

We did private ST for over a year, but once Early Start stopped reimbursing the mileage we couldn't afford it anymore (it's 128 miles round trip, twice a week). It's a moot point now, anyways, since our insurance will no longer cover...

My son is 3 years old and has verbal apraxia. I received his final IEP a week or so ago. I have some problems.... First, when he aged out of Early Start, they brought in an EI SLP to evaluate him. He would not do her tests - he's...