Aidan’s new house finally closed, check out his grand tour of his kitchen below, while he was there cleaning and furnishing it with his dad. I’m way too lazy to try to film another one, so this Facebook Live one will have to be the Divorcing Autism update. School starts in a week, I’m busy with … Continue reading
Category Archives: planning
Wait, school starts when???
School is about to start again, and because I’m not taking clients or doing sped individual advocacy work right now, I didn’t realize that LAUSD begins on August 16th for my kid. As in BEFORE Labor Day. Oops! So we are in a flurry of getting him ready. He’s lost a lot of weight from exercise … Continue reading
Aidan’s Apartment and Future Planning
Aidan has his own apartment and is moving out! Just kidding! If you’re a parent of a kid with disabilities, you know that the vast majority of adults with disabilities live in poverty or financial dependence. It’s a fact, and a scary one at that. The statistics are miserable for adults with disabilities, who still fight … Continue reading
While Gloria’s Away, The Exes & Stepparents Will Play AND Part 1 of 2015 Planner Setup (video)
This week was supposed to be where I show you a day in my crazy life, but you know what they say about the best-laid plans. Things can and will get moved around–but you’re all parents of kids with disabilities! You know how to be flexible by now, right? Last week I went to Austin, that place … Continue reading
How I Planned Out 2015 Advocacy Goals For The Boy
As a parent advocate, I get a lot of requests for exactly HOW I determine what to work on for my child, how do I figure out what is more important, than something else, and so on. I can only say that this changes from year to year for us. Because MY son has had … Continue reading