Tad has been through three different teachers since beginning swimming lessons this summer.  The swim instructor that teaches for the school has stayed the same (and Tad really likes him), but we’ve had a run of bad luck with keeping a teacher around. He had the same teacher all summer, but she left at the […]

I pick Tad up early from school on Fridays, right after lunch and before recess.  This gives us plenty of time to get to his ABA session at the University of Washington Autism Center.  It’s working out pretty well, even though he misses half a day.  His teacher, being very experienced in the world of […]

Last Saturday, while the Webmaster dealt with fitting in the molding in Ane’s room, I took Tad to a birthday party. A sweet little girl from church, Lana, had invited him to her birthday party.  Parties are always a big deal for Tad, because it’s such a recent development for him to be invited to […]

Tad likes to unwind after school by watching something fun.  However, if the TV is on, it means that Ane (who, like all kids, is easily distracted by the idiot box) is not doing her homework.  She may be sitting at the kitchen table, pencil in hand, paper in front of her, but her eyes […]