Elementary School Graduation
In our town, we call this a ‘stepping up’ ceremony. Kids are acknowledged for their hard work in elementary school, and they get excited for the start of their middle school experience.
Since Michael usually used his journal to share home events with the kids at school, he didn’t have a journal entry for this special day. Here is the Facebook post I shared at the time.
The ceremony was followed by a classroom party. Here is a photo from the day of Mikey posing with some of his friends.
It was a truly special day for our family!
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Erica Mauro is a mom to two teenage boys, Will who is neurotypical and Michael with Autism and cognitive delays. She holds a BA in Psychology from Colgate University and a Masters of Psychology in Education from Columbia Teacher’s College. Before staying home with her children, she worked as an elementary school teacher. For five years, she served on the Board of Directors of the Molly Ann Tango Memorial Foundation, a charity dedicated to enriching the lives of children with special needs. In partnership with her husband Dave, she aspires to parent by using daily life as an opportunity for therapeutic intervention, seizing on real experiences as opportunities to build skills and strategies for Michael in a joyful, loving home environment. On the tougher early days, she just tried to get everyone safely to bedtime and start fresh in the morning. *wink* 
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