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Riverview School Two Years Hence: 6-27-13

Riverview School Two Years Hence: 6-27-13

By Jill Edelman M.S.W., L.C.S.W . 06/27/2013

A Place Where Everyone Knows Your Name: June 14 our daughter and her parents sallied up to Cape Cod to attend Riverview School’s Fifteenth Annual Gala under the castle-like shimmering white tent on the campus in East Sandwich. Except for one sad and brief visit in September of 2011 to attend a memorial for a […]

The Busy Life Of A Special Needs Adult: 6-25-12

The Busy Life Of A Special Needs Adult: 6-25-12

By Jill Edelman M.S.W., L.C.S.W . 06/25/2012

Swimmingly: In the last six weeks our daughter’s special needs adult life has been going along swimmingly, pun intended. She participated in Connecticut’s Special Olympics aquatic state finals, including spending two nights in a Southern Connecticut State University dormitory. She received a medal for her excellent riding (her “seat” as they call it) at the […]

Social Graces and Seven Months: 2-27-12

Social Graces and Seven Months: 2-27-12

By Jill Edelman M.S.W., L.C.S.W . 02/27/2012

Demo Day: Saturday our family attended “Demo Day” at the Pegasus Equestrian Center in Brewster, New York, where our daughter, along with other students, demonstrated her equine knowledge and skill acquired in their “Horse & Me” winter “unmounted” program. At the stable, each student in her class stood by a horse while they and their […]

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