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Sophie's Hanukkah Miracle

posted Thursday December 18th, 2008

It rained yesterday. That’s headline news in these parts. We’re always unprepared. Several of the caramel-dipped, chocolate covered pretzels I’d brought to school as holiday gifts fell in a puddle (don’t worry, they were wrapped, you can get them that way — warning, product shot! — at Granny’s Chocolates in Gilbert; the casualty was the cute labels I’d ordered [...]

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Least Restrictive Setting, My A–

posted Wednesday September 17th, 2008

When I pulled up in front of the school yesterday morning, I noticed the “word of the week,” posted on the school sign, is INITIATIVE.
I had no clue how to apply that. And by the end of the meeting with the principal, my cluelessness was evident. Also my bitchiness.
“Were you raised in New York?” the [...]

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Of IEP Meetings, Playground Safety and Golf Tournaments

posted Friday September 12th, 2008

Late last night, I met a friend to see the movie “Man On Wire”, about a French guy who walked a tight rope between the Twin Towers, shortly after they were built in the 1970s. It was an odd way to honor 9/11, maybe, but somehow fitting — and I was glad for the break from [...]

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Sophie’s IEP is Mildly Retarded

posted Wednesday September 10th, 2008

Tomorrow’s a big day. Or not.
Sophie’s IEP team is meeting, to review her first month of kindergarten.
When we were putting the finishing touches on Sophie’s IEP (Individualized Education Program, the document that prescribes her school situation, from what therapies she gets to where she pees) I insisted we reassemble the team (everyone from principal to teacher [...]

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Amy Silverman
Amy Silverman is the mother of two beautiful daughters, Annabelle and Sophie. Sophie, who just turned 6, has Down syndrome - which, frankly, is the most interesting thing that’s ever happened to Amy... Read more
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