Milestones Day School welcomes “Recycled Percussion” for a special performance of their “Chaos and Kindness” act

November 29, 2023

Watch the video of the Chaos and Kindness act performed at Milestones Day School. WALTHAM–Milestones Day School was thrilled to welcome the internationally acclaimed band Recycled Percussion, a former top-10 act on “America’s Got Talent” that went on to perform in Las Vegas and at the Super Bowl, for a special surprise performance at the special education school on November…

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Reluctant Readers and Autism

May 11, 2017

Reading can be such a joyous and special time to escape into another world and learn about so many things around us. Sharing reading with a child can be a great way to connect and...

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Autism and Pop Culture

May 4, 2017

Not too many years ago, autism and all autism spectrum disorders were fairly taboo to speak of, especially on television shows and in movies geared toward children and teens.  Thankfully, in the past few years, prime...

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Special Education Advocates

April 25, 2017

Every child deserves a rich and meaningful educational experience. When a child has special needs, however, the experience may be very different from his/her peers. How can parents find out their rights and their child’s...

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Connecting through Blogging

April 18, 2017

Being a parent of a child with special needs can be stressful, overwhelming and down-right hard at times. It can extremely painful to watch as neurotypically developing peers advance and evolve through milestone after milestone...

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The Initial IEP Meeting

April 11, 2017

Last month we discussed the IEP evaluation process as well as common Special Needs lingo that you would need to understand your initial IEP meeting.  An initial IEP (the first one) must be in place within...

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