Sometimes, don't you just want to smack someone?
What's the old saying... "some people bring happiness where ever they go, others bring it whenever they go..."
Yeah, today is one of THOSE days.
The daily trials and tribulations of raising two sons with high special education-needs. Our special needs include: Tourette Syndrome, ADHD, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Aspergers, RAGE, and multiple Learning Disorders - both verbal and Non-verbal. Oh, and did I mention Mom has Lupus, Fibromyalgia, Raynauds, and a few other 'things' she continues to ignore?
About my blog
Sometimes I will rant, other times I will praise...
This blog is intended to be a journal of events, with respect to my son's and their education.
Our family has had a number of experiences with respect to the educational system in Ontario - all of these are featured in the August 2007 archives. Everything from September 2007 onward are just day-to-day events as they happen.
Thanks for visiting!
This blog is intended to be a journal of events, with respect to my son's and their education.
Our family has had a number of experiences with respect to the educational system in Ontario - all of these are featured in the August 2007 archives. Everything from September 2007 onward are just day-to-day events as they happen.
Thanks for visiting!
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March
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- Getting a cold
- Sunday again
- TGIF
- Reflecting
- It turns out The A-man lucked out - one of the tes...
- Back to school again
- Update
- Weekend updates
- Today - we paint!
- Good Friday
- Easter is upon us...almost
- Starting to improve
- Tired today
- Virtual Clock
- Getting by without me...
- Another city, another hotel
- I must explain yesterday's blog - I was not having...
- Frustration
- Situation comedy
- Coping?
- Bitter
- Report cards are in
- Clinical Interpretation
- Still shaking my head...
- Left Brain vs. Right Brain
- Results day
- ...and, REST...
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Acronyms
Unless you are a parent navigating the educational system within Ontario, Canada, there are a number of acronyms I use throughout this blog.
I thought it might be nice to share what they mean:
SERT - Special Education Resource Teacher
EA - Educational Assistant
IEP - Individual Education Plan
IPRC - Individual Placement Review Committee
ADHD - Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
RAGE - Repeated Anger Generated Episodes
fMRI - functional magnetic resonance imaging (an MRI that actually follows thought patterns)
GAD - generalized anxiety disorder
CAS - Children's Aide Society
LD - learning disorders
NVLD - non-verbal learning disorders
Dirt Therapy - my term for gardening
SLE - systemic lupus erythematosus (or just Lupus)
I thought it might be nice to share what they mean:
SERT - Special Education Resource Teacher
EA - Educational Assistant
IEP - Individual Education Plan
IPRC - Individual Placement Review Committee
ADHD - Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
RAGE - Repeated Anger Generated Episodes
fMRI - functional magnetic resonance imaging (an MRI that actually follows thought patterns)
GAD - generalized anxiety disorder
CAS - Children's Aide Society
LD - learning disorders
NVLD - non-verbal learning disorders
Dirt Therapy - my term for gardening
SLE - systemic lupus erythematosus (or just Lupus)
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About Me
- Jori
- A bit of an oddity - I am happily married, and a mother of two sons that have forced me to learn A LOT about the trials and tribulations of special educational-needs. It has been a long, up-hill battle, yet I wouldn't change them for the world. I work full-time, but my first priority has always been, and always will be, my family. Hubby and I have recently started to work with a nutritionist to ensure our home's eating habits are where they should be. We are learning. I love to garden, and have many year's plans for our acre and a half property.
Thanks for visiting!
I hope you enjoyed today's version of The Life and Times of Jori!
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