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About marcieb08

Mom of two twice exceptional young adults, founder of Twice Exceptional/ 2E Network International on Facebook. Also founder of Silly Seal Aquatics & Fitness, water and land exercise for all abilities, ages 6 months to adults, special needs and senior fitness.

2nd Annual Halloween Hike, Bat Caves in Griffith Park

Our Halloween Hike was a lot of fun! We met at a picnic area for Halloween themed food and games. Then we hiked up the trail to the Bat Caves. This is where the original Batman series was filmed in … Continue reading

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Hello, again

It’s been a while since I’ve posted on this site. I’m planning to get back in the groove and try to keep up with posting at least once a week. I will be sharing resource links, articles, news and more … Continue reading

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CA Science Center Meet-up

We had a fun time at the CA Science Center yesterday. We had 5 families, with 5 adults and 7 kids (6 boys and 1 girl). We saw the IMAX movie Galapagos and then had lunch. Afterwards we went to … Continue reading

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CA Science Center

This Saturday, Feb. 7th is our next meet-up group at the CA Science Center. We’ll meet at the front entrance at 11 am. IMAX movie at 11:30 (Hubble 3D), then lunch, visit the Endeavour Space Shuttle, then some free time … Continue reading

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Learning About Autism

We went to the monthly FAA (Foothill Autism Alliance) meeting last night in Pasadena. The panel of speakers was 4 teen-agers with autism who use assistive technology to communicate. The parents were there to aid them in giving their presentations … Continue reading

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Middle School & High School

** This is an excerpt from our yahoo support group, 2E Network LA: https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/2E_Network_LA/info Our older son went to Holmes MS Humanities Magnet. The program is all about the social sciences and a lot of writing papers, which is not … Continue reading

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Moving On To College

I just returned from taking our oldest son to SFSU for his orientation. On this trip I had time to reflect on our journey through elementary, middle and high school together and I thought of some things I’d like to … Continue reading

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Celebrating!

Today is our oldest son’s 18th birthday. He wants to spend the afternoon and evening with his friends. I’m so glad he has friends to spend it with. They want to go hang out at the mall, then go to … Continue reading

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Feeling Discouraged

I’ve been advocating for our DS1 since he was in the second grade, 10 years ago. Now he’s getting ready to graduate from HS and go out into the world and spread his wings. Will he be successful? I hope … Continue reading

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Thoughts About Blogging

It occured to me this afternoon, as I thought about my most recent post, that maybe I’m being bitter about all of my  experiences with the school district. Maybe I come across as angry and it turns off the admin … Continue reading

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