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Tag Archives: Rapid Prompting Method
The Waiting is (Almost) Over–An Update
I am tremendously happy to share that next week my daughter will begin attending the fabulous Open Mind School (OMS). This innovative private school, located in Redwood Shores, uses technology and rapid prompting method (RPM) to teach children with various … Continue reading
Waiting
We are in limbo. Everything is on hold as we wait to see what happens with my daughter’s placement. School started in our district on Monday, August 22nd, and the following week, on August 29th, at Open Mind School (OMS). … Continue reading
Playing Chicken
The school district and I are playing a high stakes (at least for my daughter) game of chicken. They want me to sign an Individualized Education Plan (IEP)—read annual contract—committing my daughter Katie to the generic, for-profit, non-public school (NPS) … Continue reading
Running Out of Time and Options
I am now in a place that I’d hoped at all cost to avoid. There is no available space in any of the five non-public schools (NPS) focused on autism spectrum disorder that I visited. Nothing. We have been waiting … Continue reading
Summer School Surprise
Summer school. What can I say about summer school? In a word: amazing. I’m serious. After three agonizing months of what can only be described as a horrible in-home “school” experience, summer school has blown my mind. Quite possibly, it … Continue reading
Our Introduction to Rapid Prompting Method
Remember when I said I needed to free my autistic daughter’s brain? (If you don’t, you can read that here. Don’t worry, we’ll wait.) Well, I think I’ve found the answer. Her name is Lenae Crandall and the technique is … Continue reading
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Tagged Autism, Gratitude, HEED, Lenae Crandall, Milestones, Parenting, Rapid Prompting Method, RPM, Single Parent, Soma RPM, Special Education, Speech Delay, Unplanned Life
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Another Twist on Our Autism Journey
Back in February, when I was scrambling to set up an in-home school program, I was invited to an open house at The Friend Tree Autism Center in San Ramon, CA where I ran into fellow autism mom Annette Musso and … Continue reading
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Tagged Annette Musso, Autism, HALO, HEED, Lenae Crandall, Letterboard, Matteo Musso, Rapid Prompting Method, RPM, Soma Mukhopadhyay, Soma RPM, Special Education, The Friend Tree, Unplanned Life
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