A Letter From Spencer's (Public) School

 Excerpts from a letter from Spencer's kindergarten teacher:

We continue to support and encourage independence and decision making. . . . Your child is beginning to independently select work that they have had lessons on.  Others are beginning to request lessons of interest and of course we will follow their lead.

When have you ever seen a letter like this home from a public school?  A school that wants to teach my child what he wants to learn in the way that he is best able to learn it?!  I love this school and I love his teacher.

Alex's Toileting at School

It's quarter after five on Friday and I just got off the phone with the CSE chairperson.  She assured me that the staff at Alex's school can indeed take him into the boys' restroom.  She added his need for toileting supervision to his IEP while we were talking and said she would send me an updated copy.  One less thing to worry about.  Maybe I'll actually be able to sleep tonight!