by Kim Kizito | Jan 13, 2021 | Autistic Teenager, Covid 19, School, Special Needs and Covid 19
Y’all have lost your minds. I say “y’all” for 2 reasons. First, because I’m black. Y’all is the universal slang colloquialism for you all for black folks. 2nd because I’ve lived in the South for almost 20 years. Y’all is...
by Kim Kizito | Dec 14, 2020 | Autistic Teenager, Covid 19, School, Special Needs and Covid 19
Don’t worry Chad (can I call you Chad? I feel like if you were alive and we were friends, you’d let me call you Chad), I was able to help my kid get her life. It just took a little prodding, a meltdown that started at night, took a break, then finished in...
by Kim Kizito | Nov 9, 2020 | Covid 19, School, Special Needs and Covid 19, Uncategorized
S went into the building for school this morning! I’m excited for her and nervous and the picture of Jordan Peele from Key and Peele sweating is exactly how I feel right now. She was super excited. She’s a pretty social kid and has really struggled with...
by Kim Kizito | Oct 6, 2020 | Autistic Teenager
If this is your first time reading one of my blogs, I’m Kim Kizito. Wife, Mom, believer, and overall hot mess. I’m an IEP Strategist which means I help parents advocate for their special needs kids in the schools. I have 2 kids with special needs. The 7...
by Kim Kizito | Sep 26, 2020 | Covid 19, School, Special Needs and Covid 19
My high schooler “T” was accepted into a program at our local university. Nice coup! I subscribe to all kinds of emails and facebook groups on the topics of autism and special needs kids etc. I came across this opportunity on one of them and looked it up....
by Kim Kizito | Sep 16, 2020 | Covid 19, School, Special Needs and Covid 19, Uncategorized
We are not ok. T has a test today in her Honors World History class. Her class starts at 7:25. At 7:20 she greets me with a hug and says she needs help with the study guide. Note the time. This might have been a better question to ask me yesterday. Meanwhile, as a...
by Kim Kizito | Sep 11, 2020 | Covid 19, School, Special Needs and Covid 19
It has been a rough week. First, Monday was Labor day. Anytime there is a holiday on Monday, the rest of the week seems thrown off. And boy was it. I think there is something that everyone forgets when it comes to getting your kids acclimated back to school if...
by Kim Kizito | Sep 8, 2020 | Covid 19, School, Special Needs and Covid 19
Online school day 9? Names have been changed to protect…ME. 1. My 14 year old (TheAutistic9thGrader) is up pretty early each day. I know this because by the time I get up, she has made several facebook posts. This is the second day in a row that she hasn’t made...
by Kim Kizito | Sep 7, 2020 | Covid 19, School, Special Needs and Covid 19
Both of my girls have been in online school now for at least a couple weeks (I’ve lost count). I feel compelled to write about their chronicles. And mine. First — The AutisticHighSchooler is in 9th grade. I’m slightly lucky in that, I don’t...
by Kim Kizito | Aug 20, 2020 | Covid 19, School, Special Needs and Covid 19
This week I realized that I don’t need to go upstairs to drag my 7 year old out of bed! Each kid has an Echo Dot in their bedroom. The older kid uses it for playing relaxing music before bed, asking Alexa the daily question then making everyone else feel...
