Communication Archive

Hitachi Magic Wand

There are lots of things I need to tell you, I will really try to do more posting. Big things with transition to adult day programs, wheel chair company begging me for YOUR feedback, and more. But here is something that has me pissed at the moment. I have been going to Pearlsky’s school unannounced

“Coincidence is God’s way of remaining anonymous.” ~Albert Einstein

I am still waiting to hear about stuff. Every knock on the door, every phone call makes me jump. Nothing yet, hence no further discussion about that at this time. My best friend tells me yesterday of a beautiful, quiet place she found to walk and think. I need to think. It is not too

Like, as vs is

I am getting taken to task for some comments in a very recent post. I was in a discussion with one of Pearlsky’s therapists about having conversations with Pearlsky in the evenings. I said (both in the meeting and on this blog) … I talk very little. There is no conversation, that takes two. I

“Hope springs eternal …” ~Alexander Pope

I will start with what would appear to be a non sequitur, but is not, hence it may just be that elusive non non sequitur. And more to the point, since it comes before the post itself, to which it is a non non sequitur, it is more properly a pre-post non non sequitor. Many

Mad Mensa Math Skills

A comment on the last post sort of insinuates that I went into the IEP meeting and bullied the therapists and teacher with my superior math skills. Well, yeah, but that was not the point. I am remiss in that I did not offer the proper introduction in the blog post, the “why” for you

Who’s the retarded one?

IEP hell. Paula, I just put a switch in front of you. I am going to name 100 colors and I want you to hit the switch when I say a color you happen to like. OK? Red, blue, green … etc. At the end of the 100 colors, we see you hit the switch

Einfühlungsvermögen

Have I ever mentioned in this blog that I hate idiots? Today I spoke with the new communication specialist who the school district is subjecting Pearlsky to having work with Pearlsky. She called. The specialist, not Pearlsky, for you see, Pearlsky HAS NO FORM OF COMMUNICATION. I sort of glazed over when she was talking about

“This is one race of people for whom psychoanalysis is of no use whatsoever.” ~Sigmund Freud

Pearlsky has a year and a bit left of school until she starts getting state services instead of school. Wonderful. I freaking love change. The school needs to do a psych re-evaluation (for the first time) to pass along to the state and we will discuss said evaluation at her next IEP. To prepare, I