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Why We're Not Afraid of Special Education
Post by Amy Corbett StorchWhen we first told some of our family members that we decided to seek support and services for our child through the school district's special education program (and later,...
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Creating an At-Home Visual Schedule, Part II
Post by Amy Corbett Storch. THE THRILLING CONCLUSION!So, after getting all of your fabulous input and tips on creating a visual schedule, it ended up being way easier than I could have imagined. But...
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Does Your Child Stim?
Post by Amy Corbett Storch. Okay, let's talk about stimming."Stimming" for those of you who might be all, "uh, what?" is a nickname for repetitive body movements that "self-stimulate" one or more...
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I Think I Have Post-Traumatic Evaluation Report Reading Disorder
Post by Amy Corbett Storch. The absolute hardest thing, my most LEAST-FAVORITE part of parenting a special-needs child, is reading assessments and evaluation reports about my son.It's gotten easier,...
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Because There's No Such Thing as Crystal Ball Babies
Post by Amy Corbett Storch. Most of Noah's classmates at the special-needs programs are only children. Or they have older siblings. With maybe two or three exceptions, most families chose not to have...
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When Fear and Imagination Meet Sensory Integration
Post by Amy Corbett Storch. (There's GOT to be a less-awkward-sounding post title out there, I know. But I can't find it and it's driving me a little nuts so OH WELL. MOVING ON.)When I went to pick...
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The Lucky Ones
Post by Amy Corbett Storch. I admit, with each passing BlogHer conference, I find myself attending fewer and fewer of the actual sessions. Sometimes I just get held up in the lobby or Expo hall,...
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Happy Days
Post by Amy Corbett Storch. Man, I feel like I've been on a downer streak around here lately, what with the panic and the angst and the blah blah blah. Such is the ebb and flow and give and take of...
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The 3 Biggest Mistakes I've Made as a Special-Needs Parent
Post by Amy Corbett Storch. What? Mistakes? Me? MOI? I am offended at what that title is incinerating. Insinuating, I mean. Whoops.So mistakes. We've all made a few. I'm NOT writing this to beat myself...
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Super Duper Toys For Autistic Kids Are In Trouble
Post by Amy Corbett Storch. Reader Elizabeth sent me a link to this yesterday: Speak Up for SAY.In short, according to this website, a small company that makes educational speech and language materials...
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The Uncharted Wilderness of 'Typical' Development
Post by Amy Corbett Storch. I was filing some school paperwork this week (which is more like "shoving papers into a massively overstuffed binder") and noticed that when Noah first started speech...
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Gymboree Dropout
Post by Amy Corbett Storch. Someone once told me that speech delays are the "gateway drug" of Early Intervention and special ed. And holy crap, ain't that the truth?Show of hands: How many of you...
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When Clueless People Attack, Part II
Post by Amy Corbett Storch. As someone who's been blogging since before her children were even conceived, I like to think I've developed a pretty good attitude about rude or trollish comments, although...
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Special Needs Lifesaver: The Time Timer
Post by Amy Corbett Storch. Yesterday I wrote a post at my personal blog about our nothing-short-of-stunning breakthrough in Noah's eating habits. I'm not sure I'm ever going to fully calm down about...
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Pre-Spurt Regressions in Preschoolers?
Post by Amy Corbett Storch. Oh dear God, but I have a question.Have you ever heard the theory that sometimes, right before a growth spurt (either physical or developmental), you might see a bit of ......
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When Clueless People Attack, Part III
Post by Amy Corbett Storch. I had a topic all picked out for this week's column. A happy one! We took Noah to a Halloween festival at his school on Friday night -- a festival that turned out to be...
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Sensational Soccer
Post by Amy Corbett Storch. If you had been in our house on Saturday morning -- possibly in the vicinity of the upstairs bedrooms -- I would not have blamed you for hearing the ensuing ruckus and...
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What a Difference a Year (and a Budget Cut) Makes
Post by Amy Corbett Storch. So I've sung the praises of our school district's special education and early intervention services quite a bit, haven't I? Sure, we've had some problems, some arguments,...
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The Importance of Being Messy
Post by Amy Corbett Storch. Noah came home from school yesterday with bright blue fingers. At first, I thought it was paint. And my heart soared.Turns out, it was actually blue marker. But still. He...
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The Time Timer's Ultimate Thanksgiving Throwdown Challenge
Post by Amy Corbett Storch. We LOVE Thanksgiving at our house. We do it up BIG TIME. Even though we rarely have actual guests or friends or family in attendance, my husband and I cook up enough food to...
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Just One of Those 'Quiet' and 'Normal' Weeks
Post by Amy Corbett Storch. This week was an oddly quiet week for us, quirk-wise. If you know what I mean. Which I hope you do, because even I'm having a hard time figuring out how to put this into...
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Final Determination: I Will Not Let My Child Suffer
Post by Amy Corbett Storch. Mere hours after I posted a 1-minute, 8-second video equivalent of a Rocky-style fist-pump on the top of the art museum steps on my personal blog, we received a letter from...
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He's a Good LAD
Post by Amy Corbett Storch. Another week, another letter that sends me into an alternating tailspin of introspection and/or agitation. I should probably start having somebody else open my mail, don't...
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The Christmas House Rules
Post by Amy Corbett Storch. Nstomach virus, and it really took a terrible toll on his sensitive little system, and he promptly gave back a good portion of his self-regulation gains.We were treated to...
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A Three-Year Blip
Post by Amy Corbett Storch. If I were to level with y'all and be completely, unflinchingly honest (which ... well, is kind of what I DO, here on the Internet, so hardly a novel occurrence), I would...
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