Author: Eve Tedeschi

Team Dubbers: Support

Team Dubbers: Support

Posted by | Jun 22, 2017 | |

In a way, this is the most important team.  They are not the ones who say, “I am so sorry;” rather, they are the ones who say, “I am here for you.”  Our family is our #1 support.  From Dubbers’ grandparents, to his aunts and uncles who are both near and far.  They provide physical support with visits, emotional support with a listening ear, and mental support with sound advice.  I do not know where we would be without the love and guidance from our family. The next support group comes from friends.  There are your old friends who are like family, have been with you through...

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Team Dubbers: Therapy

Team Dubbers: Therapy

Posted by | Jun 21, 2017 | , , , |

When Dubbers began receiving multiple therapies thru Early Intervention, he was provided a “Team Meeting” mandate.  This would allow each of his EI Therapists to meet once a month (per his mandate), discuss goals, challenges and ideas with one another, while also getting compensated.  With six different therapists, coordinating a day and time was not the easiest; however, it helped to establish a pre-set day each month.  It is crucial the team understands what is being worked on across all therapies and take this into consideration during their individual sessions. While EI first introduced me to the concept of...

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Team Dubbers: Medical

Team Dubbers: Medical

Posted by | Jun 19, 2017 | |

When raising a child with special needs or a disability, it becomes quite evident early on that you will one, be very busy and two, meet a LOT of new people.  These people range from doctors and nurses, to therapists, teachers, and other parents sitting in the countless same waiting rooms as you.  These people become part of your TEAM. I believe there are three teams that are necessary in managing life while raising a non-typical child: a Medical team, a Therapy team and a Support team.  These teams can be hard to assemble, but when you do figure...

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NY Transit Museum

NY Transit Museum

Posted by | Jun 12, 2017 | , |

We finally took Dubbers to the NY Transit Museum located in Brooklyn over his birthday weekend. While Dubbers has actually never been on a real subway, he is very familiar with them thanks to the book, Subway, and his motorized toy subway trains. It was a quick 20-minute car ride from midtown and we found a parking lot just a few blocks from the museum. The entrance to the museum is very clever, but we missed it the first time we walked by!  It is as if you were going down to a real subway entrance and you purchase tickets...

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Inclusion

Inclusion

Posted by | Jun 8, 2017 | |

With just one week left for Dubbers’ first year in preschool, I reflect on the questions and emotions we had nine months ago in his first days. Like any parent, I worried if he would “fit in”, make friends, and be accepted.  More so, I wondered if we made the right decision.  We had spent the previous nine months researching options, designing a program, and challenging the system.  While we knew his therapy sessions were priority; socialization, exposure and role models were a close second.  This came to be known as “mainstream preschool.” We found a right mainstream preschool that was...

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