The first day of school was this date on a calendar that I thought I was looking forward to for three months. It turns out that after a summer of magic, vacations, adventures and easier kids than in previous years, the long-awaited date snuck up on me and turned out to be a little bittersweet. […]

We have made a huge and exciting — and slightly terrifying — decision for Zachary: Next year, he will attend his local school, fully immersed and fully included in classes with his typical peers.  In the past year, Z-Man has split his days in a Maryland Learning for Life program at a school about 20 […]

Zack, Spring 2017 40 pages. Today’s IEP paperwork is 40 pages long.  Now don’t get me wrong — I realize the IEP is the best single item to create a perfect learning situation and all our future goals for Zack. I know, this, I do.  But IEP Day is my least-favorite day of the year (with […]