Author: Overcoming Adversity | Buteau’s Odyssey

The Individualized Education Plan (IEP) and 504 process is confusing, emotionally draining, and frustrating. Even after you have a plan in place, teachers don’t always follow it. Here’s what I learned the hard way—and what you need to know before walking into that meeting room. 1. Schools Only Have to Provide ‘Adequate’ Education, Not Help Your Child Reach Their Potential When I learned this rule, I lost faith in the accommodations process as something I could trust the state to handle without me being hands-on. I pointed out that my intellectually gifted autistic child was managing only a C average—well…

We are getting a brand-new Bride of Frankenstein adaptation from Maggie Gyllenhaal. However, this edition is a little more punk rock than the previous Frankenstein projects we have seen in the past. Sorry, Guillermo del Toro, sometimes you just have to have fun. Set in 1930’s Chicago, The Bride! centers around a love story as a mad scientist creates a companion for Frankenstein. However, after bringing the murdered woman back to life, she sparks a change in the city and within Frankenstein. Gyllenhaal gave a press conference before the trailer release and explained that the classic James Whale’s story that…

“From Maggie Gyllenhaal (Academy Award-nominated writer/director of The Lost Daughter) and starring Academy Award nominee Jessie Buckley and Academy Award winner Christian Bale comes THE BRIDE! A bold, iconoclastic take on one of the world’s most compelling stories. A lonely Frankenstein (Bale) travels to 1930s Chicago to ask groundbreaking scientist Dr. Euphronious (five-time Oscar nominee Annette Bening) to create a companion for him. The two revive a murdered young woman and The Bride (Buckley) is born. What ensues is beyond what either of them imagined: Murder! Possession! A wild and radical cultural movement! And outlaw lovers in a wild and combustible romance! The…

I was recently speaking with someone who was reflecting on her career when she reminded me of a fundamental management truth. She had worked for many years for a solid insurance organization and had largely enjoyed her work. There was only one time in her career when she hadn’t liked it, and she remembered it well. She had normally worked quite independently, but then one manager chose to get much more involved in the details of her daily tasks and became surprisingly controlling. The effect was immediate. Frustration with the job increased, and enjoyment of it declined. It was a…

For the upcoming 2025-26 winter sports season we are pleased to bring back our Eagles Care program, a community outreach program aimed at providing non-profit community organizations, such as yours, the opportunity to attend a Boston College men’s or women’s basketball non-conference game at no cost!As a Jesuit institution, one of our core values is service and we strive to embody our motto, “men and women for others”. We deeply value the work you have done within your own community and want you to know that it has not gone unnoticed. Whether these tickets are used by you, your staff and their families,…

The new Exorcist film has been kept pretty tightly under wraps. However, we do have some exciting casting updates. Not only will the upcoming project feature the wonderful Scarlett Johansson, but it has also added newcomer Jacobi Jupe to the cast. While Johansson has worked on some horror adjacent titles in the past, this will mark her first strictly horror role. So far, we know that the film will star Johansson and that Mike Flanagan will be directing with support from Blumhouse. So far, this movie sounds awesome. Jupe is riding high following their critically acclaimed performance in Hamnet. The…

Emma stepped into her middle school cafeteria and spotted her two friends already settled at their usual table. She was a little late—but for a reason. She knew what was on the menu today, beyond the always-available pizza, bagels, and mac and cheese. The smell of fried fish and peeled oranges was already drifting through the room, rising from the kitchen and spilling onto other students’ plates. It turned her stomach. An hour earlier, she’d been hungry, but now her appetite vanished. Fish and oranges were among several smells that quietly shut down her desire to eat, transforming hunger into…

For many individuals, growing uncomfortable with mathematics often starts in early childhood when they receive a worksheet with numbers on it. At this point in life, there may be feelings of panic, such as “what do I do with these numbers?” or “I don’t know how to do this.” Many years later, these same feelings can come back, as when adults have to do simple things like divide a dinner bill or help their children with homework. There is a common phenomenon called math anxiety. It has nothing to do with the person’s intelligence; instead, it was developed due to…

The January curse continues with Killer Whale, a bafflingly unoriginal and wildly unconvincing tale of two women fighting for their lives against a murderous Orca. Creature features don’t necessarily have to feature realistic animals — the Sharknado series embraced purposely dodgy VFX, to huge success worldwide — but if the creature doesn’t sell us on the concept, then the characters and/or story must. The two lead performances in Killer Whale are strong, arguably too good for such an inept film, but there’s simply nowhere for these actors to go emotionally once their characters have been marooned on a rock together.…

In late October, “Adam,” a 43-year-old man, consulted me. “I don’t know what’s wrong,” he said. “It seems like every fall, I just don’t feel like myself.” He pulled out his list of symptoms: “I have less energy. My mood is lower and I’m more irritable. I sometimes procrastinate and avoid social activities. I’m distracted and it’s harder to focus. Things don’t seem to interest me very much and stuff that used to bring me a sense of pleasure just doesn’t. I feel sluggish even though I’m sleeping more than usual, and by the time winter sets in, I’m really…