Informed

You Are Informed:
It takes you by surprise sometimes how little other parents pay attention to the information and issues that you are so concerned with. You hear about kids falling further and further behind in school because their parents don't advocate for them; you look at a roomful of children and find yourself diagnosing problems that nobody else seems to even recognize.
Others may think you're obsessed, but your children benefit from your efforts to know all you can about everything from their educational rights to the latest advances in medicine to trendy theories on learning and behavior management.
Being informed helps you make knowledgeable decisions - and hold your own in conversations with smarty-pants professionals.
Terri Mauro
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I agree but yet I don't. Sometimes I think we over think this. I've had many therapists and others give me "theories" about how to deal with a b or c. And you know what. It comes down to common sense. Treat S like the child she is. S doesn't respond well to negative discipline. Where as J does. S is much better with choices than J. EVERYTHING is different. I mean, there is no one hard fast rule for any of the things we go through. And honestly knowing all the new theories out there or the new meds doesn't mean beans to me. When they can CURE it - then I'll listen. Till then she's just S who has autism and we deal with each little thing in it's own unique way.
But I have to admit I still read everything that comes across my desk. And I still listen to everyone who has a theory and then I make up my own mind. Like anything - you take the meat and leave the bones.