Weekend Links

• L'Arche Montreal :: community living for adults with disabilities; especially take a look at their videos describing their community life in the right column
• Hayden's World: Hayden's IEP :: a great how to on the IEP
• What I Want You To Know About Having a Child with Autism 
• Life According to Sam :: a documentary trailer about Sam who lives with progeria

Weekend Links

• As Normal As Normal Can Be (a mom blog about her journey with her autistic son; she specifically addresses schooling and autism) 
• Vision and Reading: Important Information about Why Your Child Might Be Struggling (great information piece with visuals about why reading is difficult for some kids)
• Living with Tourette Syndrome

Weekend Links

• Get In Line and Wait Your Turn; Navigating the System (describes the difficulties of the system specifically in regards to Quebec)
• In Their Own Words: Asperger Love
• Bringing the Early Signs of Autism Spectrum Disorder into Focus (one of the better videos I have seen as it does a side by side video comparison of children neurotypical development and possible ASD) 

18th Times the Charm - Stephanie's Story

By the time my son was four, I had tried all kinds of tactics when enrolling him in a new daycare.  Sometimes I would warn the teachers vaguely that his behaviour was peculiar:

"Er...he tends to zone out sometimes..."

Sometimes I would be specific and bombard them:

"He was born with severe damage to the left brachial plexus nerves resulting in partial paralysis.  He displays autistic tendencies, demonstrates speech Apraxia and fails to progress beyond parallel play.  Oh, and he has feeding issues and probably won't touch the lunch you provide."

Once, I said absolutely nothing at all.  I half hoped they wouldn't call me to discuss my son and half hoped they WOULD call me which at the very least would show me they were worth their jellybeans and were equipped to recognize some substantial developmental delays when presented with them.  They did call.