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 | 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...
