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Special Education: 25 Power Moves to Make Your Child Seen and Known at School - Part 1 of 2

July 10, 2024

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SED 568: Never Get a Car from GM and Other True Stories
Dec 3, 2025
SED 568: Never Get a Car from GM and Other True Stories
Dec 3, 2025

This week, got a few fun stories for ya. Vignettes, if you will.

Dec 3, 2025
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Nov 26, 2025
SED 567: Thankful for Empatica and the Epimonitor
Nov 26, 2025

This week, a nifty tech device gets strapped to Tess's wrist.

Nov 26, 2025
SED 566: Riding the Waves of Life
Nov 19, 2025
SED 566: Riding the Waves of Life
Nov 19, 2025

This week, an emerging artist in Maine works with multiple media and begins an exhibition at a local gallery.

Nov 19, 2025
Nov 12, 2025
SED 565: Backseat Driver
Nov 12, 2025

This week, in the backseat of a car in Maine, someone had something to say.

Nov 12, 2025
SED 564: Sixteen
Nov 5, 2025
SED 564: Sixteen
Nov 5, 2025

This week, this very day in fact, Tess is celebrating a special birthday. This is sixteen.

Nov 5, 2025
SED 563: Tess the Freshman
Oct 29, 2025
SED 563: Tess the Freshman
Oct 29, 2025

This week, we're talking about Tess's high school experience. She's been a freshman for about 8 weeks now, so I'll tell you how it's been for her so far.

Oct 29, 2025
SED 562: The Big Four
Oct 22, 2025
SED 562: The Big Four
Oct 22, 2025

There are four little things you can do as a Hao-Fountain patient to move things forward in a huge way. I'm gonna tell you how these four went for Tess and why it matters.

Oct 22, 2025
SED 561: We Interrupt this Party to Bring You A Special Bulletin
Oct 15, 2025
SED 561: We Interrupt this Party to Bring You A Special Bulletin
Oct 15, 2025

Tess wanted something recently, and she used all her abilities to let me know what it was.

Oct 15, 2025
SED 560: Up the Hearts
Oct 8, 2025
SED 560: Up the Hearts
Oct 8, 2025

We took Tess on a special outing, somewhere she'd never been before.

Oct 8, 2025
SED 559: Nashville Part 2 of 2
Oct 1, 2025
SED 559: Nashville Part 2 of 2
Oct 1, 2025

It's that time of year, and we just held our annual Hao-Fountain conference.

Oct 1, 2025
SED 558: Nashville Part 1 of 2
Sep 24, 2025
SED 558: Nashville Part 1 of 2
Sep 24, 2025

It's that time of year, and we just held our annual Hao-Fountain conference.

Sep 24, 2025
SED 557: Social Eyes
Sep 17, 2025
SED 557: Social Eyes
Sep 17, 2025

Tess got invited to a birthday party and she was pleased as punch.

Sep 17, 2025
SED 556: Tess in the ER and ICU - Part 2 of 2
Sep 10, 2025
SED 556: Tess in the ER and ICU - Part 2 of 2
Sep 10, 2025

Recently Tess had a seizure and went to the ER, so I want to tell you more about it.

Sep 10, 2025
SED 555: Tess in the ER and ICU
Sep 3, 2025
SED 555: Tess in the ER and ICU
Sep 3, 2025

Recently Tess had a seizure and went to the ER, so I want to tell you about it.

Sep 3, 2025
SED 554: Coffee Break
Aug 27, 2025
SED 554: Coffee Break
Aug 27, 2025

Today I'll be telling you the second part of our recent trip to Syracuse.

Aug 27, 2025
SED 553: Find a Way to Entertain Yourself
Aug 20, 2025
SED 553: Find a Way to Entertain Yourself
Aug 20, 2025

Today I'll be telling you the first part of our recent trip to Syracuse.

Aug 20, 2025
SED 552: Where to Go
Aug 13, 2025
SED 552: Where to Go
Aug 13, 2025

Today I'll be telling you about some locations that Tess enjoys.

Aug 13, 2025
SED 551: The Tess Schedule
Aug 6, 2025
SED 551: The Tess Schedule
Aug 6, 2025

Today I'll be telling you about Tess's schedule on a typical day.

Aug 6, 2025
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Jul 30, 2025
SED 550: Radar
Jul 30, 2025

Today I'll be sharing about a certain radar that Tess likes to use.

Jul 30, 2025
SED 549: What's Working So Far This Summer
Jul 23, 2025
SED 549: What's Working So Far This Summer
Jul 23, 2025

Today I'll be sharing about summer and what's working for me so far.

Jul 23, 2025
SED 548: Helping Tess with MRELD
Jul 16, 2025
SED 548: Helping Tess with MRELD
Jul 16, 2025

Today I'll be sharing a bit about Tess's progress when it comes to spoken language. 

She has a language deficit called Mixed Receptive-Expressive Language Disorder. 

Jul 16, 2025
SED 547: Tess Tunes In
Jul 9, 2025
SED 547: Tess Tunes In
Jul 9, 2025

Today I'll be sharing a bit about Tess's favorite thing to watch.

Jul 9, 2025
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Jul 2, 2025
SED 546: Melatonin, or Travels Around Iceland
Jul 2, 2025
Jul 2, 2025
SED 545: Sensory Issues Deep Dive - Part 2 of 2
Jun 25, 2025
SED 545: Sensory Issues Deep Dive - Part 2 of 2
Jun 25, 2025

Today we're doing part two of our deep dive about Tess's sensory issues.

Jun 25, 2025
SED 544: Sensory Issues Deep Dive - Part 1 of 2
Jun 18, 2025
SED 544: Sensory Issues Deep Dive - Part 1 of 2
Jun 18, 2025

Today we're doing a deep dive about Tess's sensory issues.

Jun 18, 2025
SED 543: Sensory Issues and Things that Go Bump in the Night
Jun 11, 2025
SED 543: Sensory Issues and Things that Go Bump in the Night
Jun 11, 2025

Today we're talking about something that's been keeping Tess up at night. Literally.

Jun 11, 2025
SED 542: What Tess Carries with Her
Jun 4, 2025
SED 542: What Tess Carries with Her
Jun 4, 2025

Today we're talking about a few of Tess's favorite objects.

Jun 4, 2025
SED 541: I Will Not Behave and I Will Not Be Nice
May 28, 2025
SED 541: I Will Not Behave and I Will Not Be Nice
May 28, 2025

Today we're talking about unhappy Tess. Annoyed Tess. And the mysteries of it all.

May 28, 2025
SED 540: A New Kind of IEP
May 21, 2025
SED 540: A New Kind of IEP
May 21, 2025

Today I'm gonna tell you about Tess's most recent IEP meeting and something we talked about for the first time in her education.

May 21, 2025
SED 539: Growth in Slo-Mo
May 14, 2025
SED 539: Growth in Slo-Mo
May 14, 2025

Today I'm gonna tell you about Tess's growth and some new clothes.

May 14, 2025

About

You're a parent or caretaker of someone with disabilities. It's crazy hard, but you can handle all the challenges that come your way, and Bo Bigelow will show you how. 

Bo Bigelow is the father and primary caretaker of Tess, age 14, who has a rare genetic disorder that causes nonverbal autism, communication disorders, and epilepsy. Bo is an award-winning speaker, writer, filmmaker, and advocate for people with disabilities. He is also a practicing disability-rights attorney. Whether speaking up for Tess's education, navigating appointments and insurance coverage, or simply making Tess seen and known, he's developed tons of actionable tools to help you crush it and get it all done, without losing your own sanity and identity.  

Bo is a co-founder of DISORDER: The Rare Disease Film Festival and The Disorder Channel.

Over the years, he's told Tess's story to NPR, NBC News, ABC News, The Washington Post, and The Atlantic.