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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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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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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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Due Process?

Hi, Everyone. We had an annual IEP meeting for our DS1 recently, which included an assessment for CAPD. We disagreed with the test results so the school district sent us a packet for filing for due process. I just wanted … Continue reading

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