When we pulled Luke from public school to homeschool him, I went through a “what in the world did we just do” period like so many parents tell me they’ve felt. Even after Luke’s traumatic public school experience, I still wasn’t 100% convinced that I would do a great job. My degrees were not in […]
This is Part 3 of a 3 part series. During the 2023-2024 school year, our son Luke, who is autistic and non-verbal, was abused by an assistant in his special education classroom at Central Elementary School, which is part of the Graves County School District in Kentucky. We later learned that the incident was never […]
This is Part 2 of a 3 part series. Click here to read Part 1. During the 2023-2024 school year, our son Luke, who is autistic and non-verbal, was abused by an assistant in his special education classroom at Central Elementary School, which is part of the Graves County School District in Kentucky. We later […]
This is part 1 of a 3 part series. My alarm hasn’t even gone off and I’m greeted by the most adorable 8 year-old in an oversized t-shirt and his dirty red Crocs. Red Crocs have been Luke’s signature footwear since he was five. When they’re on, we’re going somewhere. I barely have a chance […]
My good friend Rachel and the boys’ speech therapist during early intervention, was the first person to introduce me to visual supports. She would come to our house once a week and use little pictures of things like a stop sign for “stop” or a graphic of “bubbles”. It was so simple but so effective. […]
