Comments on Stimeyland: My Autism Ottoman

Best story about an ottoman EVAH! Good luck!

2010-03-16T16:01:10.226-04:00

Best story about an ottoman EVAH!
Good luck!

That is without a doubt the best ottoman post I ha...

2010-03-11T10:42:28.478-05:00

That is without a doubt the best ottoman post I have ever read.

The autism ottoman rocks!

I really do think we might be related...you know t...

2010-03-09T20:07:28.782-05:00

I really do think we might be related...you know that right?!

Instead of an ottoman I have a huge plastic bin with BOTH of the boys IEP's, medical records, therapy notes, and even some classroom artwork sorted and arranged by child.

I also have that coloring book in your photo. I gave a copy to our church to help other kids understand autism and the boys (mostly because I am SICK of having to explain the same things over and over again to parents in hopes they will help their children understand and stop asking me why my boys are "weird" or "stupid")

Noah's IEP is Thursday and due to the 2 blizzards we had it is actually a reschedule of a reschedule so I will only be able to attend via phone. I am sooo not happy but they couldn't reschedule it to an earlier time in the day.

Thankfully Saturday will be here before we know it and we can chill out, eat fattening food and have a nice hard drink.

it sounds to me like you are ready to upgrade to t...

2010-03-08T21:23:35.877-05:00

it sounds to me like you are ready to upgrade to the autism couch, with a full size file cabinet under the cushions. who wants a hide-a-bed, when you could have a hide-a-file cabinet.

Your cool ottoman beats my two ugly plastic autism...

2010-03-08T18:06:38.201-05:00

Your cool ottoman beats my two ugly plastic autism and ADHD filing boxes. One night during husband's last week-long business trip, I sat down in the floor with the piles of paper and the boxes and got them organized. Amazing how getting all that stuff in order helps my sanity.

So I find yet another thing I am lacking! I have ...

2010-03-08T14:33:30.470-05:00

So I find yet another thing I am lacking! I have multiple binders and a largish satchel as well as a complete library of books but the ottoman is missing.

We had our first IEP meeting a few months ago, and I was so thankful to have all my materials organized...thanks to all your IEP lessons and warnings!

Now I'm off to find an ottoman--and it must be soft and wipable just like yours!

Wow - can I ever relate to your ottoman!! I have ...

2010-03-08T12:46:30.247-05:00

Wow - can I ever relate to your ottoman!! I have an ASD/SPD desk. On it are folders and folders of evals, IEPs, therapy invoices, books, etc, etc, etc. And I also mistrust the system - had to FIGHT for an IEP and now I need to make sure we don't lose it. Maybe I need to get an ottoman....or a rolltop desk.

You are one GREAT mom. my husband was shocked at a...

2010-03-08T11:18:48.250-05:00

You are one GREAT mom. my husband was shocked at all the paperwork i had when we went to our first meeting and it was ONLY to get the school to evaluate if our daughter will need a 504 or an iep

Love the auttoman comment! I feel so very blessed...

2010-03-08T10:59:21.244-05:00

Love the auttoman comment!

I feel so very blessed that we haven't had to 'fight with' the school system yet. Adam goes to a small school, that we've been with for over 16 years (my oldest went there and my 10yo goes there now), so we know all the teachers and vice principal (who does the IEP). I guess with him being dx'd so early (18 months old), we know exactly what he needs, who to ask, and where to get it.

Also, because we've been dealing with Autism for so long now, I feel like I am a certified speech therapy, occupational therapist, and special educator!! I know how to do everything, so I pick up at home, what he doesn't get in school. I should really take stock in Lakeshore Learning and Boardmaker...I think I own everything either of them has ever made!

If you EVER have any questions at all or just want to talk, please email me! I have so many ideas and so many resources that I can share with you :)

Hope you have a great week!

~Shelley

An autism ottoman: brilliant. But it does sound as...

2010-03-08T10:37:26.400-05:00

An autism ottoman: brilliant. But it does sound as if you need another one, I'm sorry to say. It really makes my day to hear about school teams like yours - hooray!

Ah, yes, 'tis the season -- IEP season. I hav...

2010-03-08T09:04:13.897-05:00

Ah, yes, 'tis the season -- IEP season. I have a cabinet filled with humongous binders of autism info -- but I too have been remiss in filing. So this morning I will be printing a whole lotta emails for the archives.

Hope your meeting goes well. I am frankly dreading mine, as the clueless administrator at my son's school seems to think that autism is magically cured by middle school.

I have a teacher friend who is so frustrated at th...

2010-03-08T08:39:55.556-05:00

I have a teacher friend who is so frustrated at these meetings with parents who are in denial that services are needed or don't bother to attend. Jack and the other parents with their ottomans and files and piles are blessed.

So you are investing in a second ottoman? I mean, ...

2010-03-08T08:02:56.432-05:00

So you are investing in a second ottoman? I mean, we got 12 more years ahead of us, just of school...

We scan stuff in.So not only do I have books and notebooks of dead trees, I also take up valuable disk space.

Yes, the picture of Quinn says it all. And I love...

2010-03-08T01:08:27.679-05:00

Yes, the picture of Quinn says it all. And I love the auttoman suggestion. YM

You can't store anything in my ottoman so it d...

2010-03-07T23:19:05.596-05:00

You can't store anything in my ottoman so it doesn't have anything cool inside it, tied to anything cool like a kid. So I guess your ottoman wins.

My IEP related papers are really piling up... I th...

2010-03-07T22:53:13.970-05:00

My IEP related papers are really piling up... I think I need an ottoman.

I also had a very surreal experience with the team being very "on the same page" about evaluations I want done before Oliver starts Kindergarten. I went into the meeting with a letter basically "demanding" these tests, and they were all in agreement about who, what, where, when... I was definitely waiting for the alarm clock to start buzzing and wake up from the dream I must be having...

Doesn't that make it an auttoman?

2010-03-07T22:32:03.580-05:00

Doesn't that make it an auttoman?

I think you are wise to have an autism ottoman but...

2010-03-07T22:29:56.148-05:00

I think you are wise to have an autism ottoman but it definitely looks like you might need a second one soon!