I’m not surprised . . .

The Atlanta Public Schools district is national news. And not in a good way. Many friends and family, knowing my battles as documented here with APS, have asked what I think about the recent CRCT cheating scandal. Safe to say I feel the same as most parents – embarrassed, angry. One thing I’m not, however, is [...]

April is autism awareness month . . .

The month of April means many things here in Georgia – warmer weather and its requisite pollen, the beginning of baseball season, the winding-down of the school year. For the past 30 years or so, April has also been designated ‘Autism Awareness Month’ in the US and abroad. It’s a time of conflicting emotions for [...]

You can’t make this stuff up . . .

Having tried to resolve our situation with Robert’s school and district since November 16th, I find myself exhausted and unable to go to into work because Robert can’t go to school. I’m lucky to be able to work from home, but I don’t know how long that will last and I’ve already missed important events [...]

An update . . . and Joe Jr. speaks

I’ve been amazed at the recent jumps in my blog readership. Apparently many are struggling on behalf of their children with disabilities and they’re looking for information and help with the public education system. I wish I could be of help to those families whose daily lives are filled with struggle and who really don’t [...]

Like slogging through quicksand

When I was a kid in the ’70s, I had an irrational fear of quicksand – it was used to great effect in the TV shows and movies I grew up with as the ultimate march to a slow and suffocating death. I’ve since learned that quicksand isn’t exactly what it was portrayed to be. [...]