We've been searching and searching online, but have not found anything that does this. My just graduated ds (Aspie) started his first CC class yesterday. It's a pre-college math class, but then he'll be taking College Alg. in the fall. He's waiting for approval from the Disability Services board for a buddy-note taker. He may have class 3 more times before he gets the approval. The class is small and the students all chatted yesterday during a short break. He thinks he'll tell this one girl it the class his situation (waiting for the approval) and ask her for a copy of her notes. BUT, he really wants a computer program that he can use to type math notes himself. Any ideas?

Anyone use this Onenote for taking math notes, especially Algebra?

Have any of you ever worn these? http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000I6549S/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A182LYXIRI4QA9 I own 3 pair of Birks and am thinking of getting these. Are they just as comfy as other Birk sandles?

Keds are back in style and comfy. They look cute with the "no show" socks. They are just sold in you basic colors like they were back in the day in the late '80s and early '90s when I wore them all the time. There are some really pretty styles.

Thank you all so much! I'm leaning towards Exploration Education Advanced. It looks perfect for him.

Have you considered have her read along with the audio version of the book if it's available?

I'm searching for a science program for my 15yo dyslexic son. I think something like TT would work well. Teaching via dvd with some book work/reading also. Also, not math heavy. Probably more middle school level (earth science, general science, physical science). Not interested in overtly young earth programs. Thanks for any info.

I'm 46. My parents are always daddy and momma. Same for my sister. My brother calls them mom and dad when he's speaking about them, but daddy and momma when he speaks TO them. Same with my dh.

When mine were that age, they wouldn't have. BUT we have never eaten lots of sweets, especially cakes & pies, so they were pretty much only familiar with plain on sheet cakes when they were younger. I think a lot of younger kids (even older kids and some adults I know:) won't even try foods that look different from what they were expecting (like expecting a plain ole sheet cake style b/day cake). One of my son's doesn't like chocolate, so he very often skipped the cake at b/day parties. By the way, your cakes sounds DELICIOUS!

When mine were that age, they wouldn't have. BUT we have never eaten lots of sweets, especially cakes & pies, so they were pretty much only familiar with plain on sheet cakes when they were younger. I think a lot of younger kids (even older kids and some adults I know:) won't even try foods that look different from what they were expecting (like expecting a plain ole sheet cake style b/day cake). One of my son's doesn't like chocolate, so he very often skipped the cake at b/day parties. By the way, your cakes sounds DELICIOUS!

I recommend School Proof by Mary Pride.

I'd appreciate any classics that you can remember reading or that your own dc read that were written on a middle-school reading level, but with mature topics that would interest a high school boy. This year he's read AND enjoyed The Outsiders, The Boy in the Stripped Pajamas to name just two. He recently started Lord of the Flies, but was hating it, so I put it aside for now. (That one is on of his older brother's favorites and that alone might be why he really doesn't want to like it). Last year he read (with audio) Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn. He says no book will ever top Tom Sawyer. He doesn't like reading fantasy, although he did enjoy the Giver (read that too this year...wasn't a fav. but liked it). He's not read a biography this year. I'm looking for that also. I think he'll enjoy bios. Thanks~

I'd appreciate any classics that you can remember reading or that your own dc read that were written on a middle-school reading level, but with mature topics that would interest a high school boy. This year he's read AND enjoyed The Outsiders, The Boy in the Stripped Pajamas to name just two. He recently started Lord of the Flies, but was hating it, so I put it aside for now. (That one is on of his older brother's favorites and that alone might be why he really doesn't want to like it). Last year he read (with audio) Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn. He says no book will ever top Tom Sawyer. He doesn't like reading fantasy, although he did enjoy the Giver (read that too this year...wasn't a fav. but liked it). He's not read a biography this year. I'm looking for that also. I think he'll enjoy bios. Thanks~

I am GF, Soy free, MSG free and dairy free. Gotta watch the MSG. It's even on lots of salads/salad bars (Ruby Tuesday's to name one and then pretty much everything on Chick-fil-A's menu has MSG...large scarey amounts too on the nuggets!) Anyway, my two main chains are McAlister's Deli. I get the Savannah Chicken Salad with no cheese. The Sherry Shallot dressing that comes on it is "clean" for me too. My other favorite from there is the grilled chicken spud with no cheese, but extra chives and tomatoes. Oh, and their veggie chili is OK for me too. I sometimes get it in a bowl and sometimes on the spud with no cheese. Another regular place for me is Jason's Deli. They have GF bread (Udi's bread that we eat at home too) that you can request. I get the Annie-O's turkey sandwich on GF bread with a fruit cup. I get the salad bar eating just the fresh veggies (well, I can have the olives and the beets too). No safe dressing, so I use their oil and balsamic vinegar. I also have them make a unique spud for me there. I have grilled chicken on it and their roasted tomatoes (those roasted tomatoes are also good on a plain turkey sandwich there too). There's a place here that I think has a few places in the mid-WEst called Biaggi's. It's an Italian place that has a GF menu and then most things are also soy free. I can have a LOT of stuff on their 2 page GF menu! They even have GF, soy free bread they bring to the table while we are waiting. YUMMY! Sometimes local "hole-in-the-wall" places are better choices. They are often cooking from scratch and can do something special for me. Oh and Wendy's chili is a good choice for me to (well...lately I'm reacting to a some beans, like pintos, which are in their chili:(

"I don't mean to be bossy, but..." My dad says this ALL THE TIME and not just to his grown dc and his grandchildren. My mother says that people at church talk about his saying this! UGH. Anything he says after this phrase is unsolicited advice on something that he should have kept to himself! Since I'm complaining about something one of my parents says, I have to mention what both my teen sons hate that say. "I'm just sayin'." and "That's just life."(this follows me telling them something they didn't want to hear about the tough parts of life). They report that this drives them nuts. I've tried to stop saying it, but it pops out without me even thinking! UGH.

Test test test It works! Thanks, klmama!

I can't either on my new computer. Wondering if it's something about my new computer. Hmmmm....

Oh, my! Sounds like my now 15yo ds. Stay calm and don't react with anger or attitude. It worked well when I could calmly ask my ds, "Am I yelling and speaking disrespectful to you? I need you to talk to me with respect as I'm talking to you." Often I would also have him repeat something he just said to me in a respectful and calm way. I'd just tell him, "Say that again in a calm and respectful way." Another thing I realized is that my ds is like me in that he hates to NOT have choices. Honestly, not having choices gives ME anxiety. My son is the same way. So, with your spelling words issue with dad, I would have asked her if she wanted to start at the beginning of the list or with the words she missed. If she still is hard to deal with, I'd ask her if she'd rather write the words instead of oral spelling. Of course, she will need to learn that we don't always have choices, but it will help her deal with that fact if you can give her a bit of warning ahead of time (even if it's just a few minutes, but give her time to think about this fact before imposing the no choice issue on her). Also, let her know that you know it's hard for her to not have choices and that you want to help her learn to deal with the anxiety she has in moments when she has no choice. "I understand how you feel." I say this a LOT. My ds has gotten SO much better. Part of the reason he's better with this is because he is now on the other side of the HUGE puberty hormone swings. Your dd is still there. Also, he has learned to control himself and how to cope when things aren't going his way. (Want to mention that I know this is one big ole long paragraph. For some reason, I can't make paragraphs by hitting enter:(

We moved in Nov. and now have a 6 hour drive to my sister's house, 8 hours to our friends in our previous town and 9 hours to the grandparents. NPR is what keeps me alert. All the different story segments keep me thinking, which keeps me fully alert. At first, my teens didn't like NPR, now they love it too. If they get tired of NPR, they have their ipod.

I *hate* flying alone. Hate it, hate it, hate it. SO, I would never have a child (meaning 18ish and under). My 19yo ds has Asperger's syndrome (extremely high functioning, but still AS). He's never flown at all, so I wouldn't let him fly alone yet. If he had already flown with us before, I'd let him. He would do GREAT flying alone, if no surprises happened. I also have a 15yo ds (no issues). He's flown before. I'd feel comfortable letting him fly and he'd be they type to LOVE doing something like that totally alone. NOT me. Hate flying alone.

Sheparding a Child's Heart by Tedd Tripp totally changed me as a person and a parent. It was a life changing read.

I'm from North MS, which is an area known for Slugburgers. http://whatscookingamerica.net/History/Sandwiches/Slugburger.htm DELISH!

You will need to teacher's guide. An example of an activity where the TG is needed would be when the workbook has one syllable of a word given. The teacher reads the entire word from the TG, then student writes the missing syllable.

Activated Charcoal has worked well for me.

We moved to a new area in November. My 15 yo's only good friend here is one of the adults who volunteers with the youth group. His best friend from back home is 3 years older than him. When he was 5-8yo, his best buddies were the elderly couple across the street. Good memories there:) He never really has truly enjoyed a lot of time spent with same aged peers (or younger aged peers...always older at least a bit).