College Programs: Closer Than You Think
College Programs At a time when other parents of high school students are busy looking into college options for their students, some parents may worry what that means for their...
Sept/Oct 2019
IEP Meeting Overwhelm? How to Avoid It!
Video: IEP Meeting Overwhelm? How to Avoid It! https://www.parentingspecialneeds.org/article/politics-special-education-information/ You May Also Like The Politics of Special Education: The Information You Need Right Now Early Intervention: First...
Mommy’s Timeout: Koyoto Fall Colors
Take a time out and use visualization meditation to relax. Imagine yourself enjoying the fall colors in Koyoto, Japan. Take a couple of deep breaths and begin to let...
Family Chat: “Better Together: Family School-Collaboration in PBS”
Information covered in this Family Chat video includes roles family and school professionals play, tips for positive collaboration, and successful strategies. (Oct. 2019) Video https://vimeo.com/366638986/aae47007fa Related Article: Family School Collaboration...
Different Strokes: Using ABA to Teach Children Skills
Many years ago, professionals assumed that children with significant developmental disabilities were incapable of learning. As a result of extensive research and practical experience, we now understand that is not...
Proud Moments: Matthew Shifrin Inspiring Lego for the Blind
Matthew Shifrin Inspiring Lego for the Blind Today, thanks to Matthew LEGO® is making their play experience more accessible for kids who are blind or have vision impairment by announcing the...
Break It Down Tech Tools for Task Analysis
Tech Tools for Task Analysis How do we teach our children independence? How do we define “independence”? Independence is usually defined differently by each parent based on their child’s abilities...
Disabilities Shouldn’t Define Individuals Awareness and Dialogue Promote Acceptance
Disabilities Shouldn’t Define Individuals “That boy is scary!” proclaimed the hearing “tween” to her friends at the signing Santa Christmas party. She didn’t know I could hear her, and had...
Untruths My School District Told Me
Untruths My School District Told Me As a speech-language pathologist who has specialized in AAC for several decades there are some things that I hear over and over again; even...
Independence and Self-Advocacy
Independence and Self-Advocacy Many years ago there was a book that I read by Jennie McCarthy. It was about her son and his journey with autism. Throughout the book, she...