Having just moved from the US to South Africa, we are looking for new schools and therapists for our two sensational kids.  It is no mean feat.  For kids who’ve gone through so much change lately, we want to get the mix just right.  I’d hate to have to disrupt them again.  You see, I’ve changed Pudding’s school before when the mix wasn’t just right.  And I know the difference a really good teacher can make to a child…

Pudding’s first IEP was written in December right after she turned 3.  We’d been a long time without any services, so we were ready.  I’d read a lot about how I’d need to be her advocate, but I honestly didn’t think that would be necessary.  We were all on the same side, surely, in wanting what was best for Pudding.  Having deliberately moved to the area specifically for the quality Preschool Autism Class (PAC) we were initially discouraged to find that the IEP meeting was taking place at an elementary school offering only special education classes which were not autism specific. …continue reading