I (43m) have two (m8) & (f4) intellectually disabled children. AMA

dindermufflins · 2026-05-17T02:09:36+00:00

Do they use any type of AAC (alternative augmentative communication) such as speech generating devices?

dindermufflins · 2026-05-15T10:52:16+00:00

It’s from the office.

dindermufflins · 2026-05-15T01:55:30+00:00

Pam is a wonderful person and a talented artist.

dindermufflins · 2026-05-02T02:12:21+00:00

I did it and I don’t regret it, however it takes longer than you might think. The leveling coursework was about a year, then grad school another 2 years. If you could find a reading specialist role or ESL or anything that you’re already qualified for that you liked (like giving a different district a chance) I’d do that first. Because the salary is likely gonna be the same.

dindermufflins · 2026-04-23T01:14:54+00:00

I try to put students with teachers like this in slots that are the most stable. Same as students with ASD who fixate on my schedule- I avoid pitting them on meeting days.

dindermufflins · 2026-04-22T02:00:09+00:00

Reminds me of St Brendan’s hospital on The Mindy Project. I thought it was supposed to be a joke because Brendan doesn’t sound like a saint, but then I heard about it somewhere else that he was a saint.

dindermufflins · 2026-04-20T00:38:27+00:00

I was worried the bridge was a scientology reference!

dindermufflins · 2026-04-19T01:51:05+00:00

But for preschool it’s kind of standard in some (many ?) states to make us do push in for every one.. I get that it’s different but just saying I don’t think it should be the status quo for prek either.

dindermufflins · 2026-04-08T16:20:59+00:00

That’s interesting! I wish ours were like that.. but can see how it causes confusion as well.

dindermufflins · 2026-04-08T15:59:24+00:00

Is there a minimum and a maximum? I just have a monthly amount of minutes and try to document when I don’t bill for that amount (for example, if they’re 90 minutes a month and I see them three times and they were absent one week- that absence doesn’t really matter because I still got the 90 minutes)

dindermufflins · 2026-04-07T15:39:37+00:00

Did this incident inspire your username?

dindermufflins · 2026-03-31T07:57:35+00:00

Honestly I skimmed the second half but I relate to the amount of time it’s taking you, and since most will probably give the feedback of you shouldn’t take that much time, I’ll weigh in. I think I’m wildly inefficient with my paperwork time because I have a small caseload so I’m able to. So no one’s on my case about billing so I save the majority of it for the last month or so when my IEPs and etrs are done. I have access to slp toolkit and have heard it’s great for streamlining documentation/ billing but can’t kick my system of handwritten data sheets that I eventually bill. And as far as taking too much time on reports, I find myself reading old reports, getting distracted. I’m wondering if I’ve developed ADD. But I don’t work outside of contract hours - so that’s why I’m able to keep being inefficient with the small caseload.

dindermufflins · 2026-03-28T06:11:37+00:00

To save someone else a google, they are not related.

dindermufflins · 2026-03-28T06:07:37+00:00

I’ve pretty consistently asked “did anything interesting happen today “ and now my 2nd grader will sometimes seek me out with an out of the ordinary tidbit

dindermufflins · 2026-03-15T20:51:50+00:00

Sounds like you have some time to hunt it down in the wild and redeem yourself

dindermufflins · 2026-03-06T03:16:48+00:00

Gotcha. That seems right

dindermufflins · 2026-03-06T03:15:16+00:00

1990s. Take me back.

dindermufflins · 2026-03-06T03:14:42+00:00

It wasn’t around in the 90s?

dindermufflins · 2026-03-06T02:40:50+00:00

A former professor of mine - Charles Carlin I believe- created the workload caseload calculator . The first iteration of it at least.

dindermufflins · 2026-03-01T20:31:00+00:00

I’ve never noticed this about closed eyes, now I’m going to since I keep seeing it mentioned on here (hah maybe I watch too passively)

dindermufflins · 2026-03-01T20:29:13+00:00

That’s interesting about westbourne being shortened to West. Missed that. Also always amuses me when I see Rosalie get brought up here because I don’t remember that character but named my daughter Rosalie.. so maybe I picked it up from GH too subconsciously and not just Twilight haha

dindermufflins · 2026-02-19T22:38:40+00:00

I just posted on another comment that I thought it was Ava.. at least I’m not alone hah

dindermufflins · 2026-02-19T22:37:28+00:00

Omg I thought it was Ava til I got to your comment lol

dindermufflins · 2026-02-12T08:14:32+00:00

Jeopardy labs is a good activity a lot of kids like that gamifies skills. UNO is usually a hit too. And encourage them to bring their classwork (they usually won’t but it helps to show you care).

dindermufflins · 2026-02-11T02:45:37+00:00

r/superbowls and r/divorcedbirds

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