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Department of Rehab 101 18 Jul 2013 | 03:03 am
A month ago this Friday, Jacob put on his cap and gown and walked on stage to get his diploma from Culver City High School. That was definitely one of my proudest parental moments. Now the fun reall...
Ten Habits of Highly Successful Families 20 Mar 2013 | 10:42 pm
Raising a child is challenging, special needs or not. Throw in difficulties with sensory integration, executive functioning, and social thinking and those challenges can at times seem insurmountable....
The Art of Small Talk 13 Dec 2012 | 01:51 am
About a month ago, I sat in on Jacob's 17th and last ever IEP. He's all set to graduate with a diploma this spring, and by all accounts, everything is on track. He’s showing up on time to all of his ...
Thinking About the Past & Hoping for the Future 22 Aug 2012 | 06:21 pm
The following will be published by The Johns Hopkins University Press Journals Publishing Division in an upcoming issue of the Narrative Inquiry in Bioethics A Journal of Qualitative Research in an is...
Everything is Going to be Alright 23 Jun 2012 | 10:12 pm
I love having a mantra. Keep calm and carry on is a big one that we use at CIP. Don't sweat the small stuff and it's all small stuff, I used alot when Jacob was a youngster. Everything is going t...
I'll be Back! 6 May 2012 | 03:38 am
Life certainly gets in the way at times, and, for me, it's doubly true for this blog. A challenging and demanding job for the last year and a half, a new marriage and puchasing and moving to a new ho...
Perspective 8 Jan 2012 | 09:00 am
I'm finally back after being away for a few months. Below is my monthly contribution to Hopeful Parents. In the absence of posting anything new to this website or my blog, I've been busy making many...
Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to be Couch Potatoes 8 Sep 2011 | 01:27 pm
Here's my monthly contribution to Hopeful Parents. I hate to break it to you, but your preschooler watching Sponge Bob Square Pants that's not a good thing. Your cute little child that is now sittin...
College Internship Program Long Beach is Finally Open! 19 Aug 2011 | 06:32 pm
As you probably already know, I'm Program Director of the College Internship Program which just opened this month in Long Beach. My fellow Directors and I were responsible for contributing an article...
Sunday on an August Night 8 Aug 2011 | 03:30 pm
Sorry I've been away, but I'm really focused on opening the College Internship Program in Long Beach. Here is my monthly contribution to Hopeful Parents. It's a quiet Sunday night. Doug is in the st...
