A Story of Inspiration: How Vernon Changed My Perception of Disability
How Vernon Changed My Perception of Disability It was the summer after my freshman year of high school and I had decided that I wanted to volunteer for the Special...
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Big Picture of Parent Participation in an IEP Meeting
Parent Participation in an IEP Meeting As you walk into your IEP meeting, you see 6, 8, or 10 school/district personnel already seated at the table. Yes, you “expected” that...
When Conflict Arises What Steps Can You Take?
Conflict, according to Merriam Webster, is a competitive or opposing action of incompatibles: antagonistic state or action (as of divergent ideas, interests, or persons). I am sure some of us...
The Power of Focus for Helping Children Fulfill Their Potential
The Power of Focus for Helping Children Fulfill Their Potential With anything and everything available at our disposal these days, we can easily be influenced or pulled in a million...
Social Security Benefits: Understanding How To Work?
Social Security Benefits It Works to Work Work provides them a lot of benefits: a way to use one’s talents and contribute, a place to build peer relationships and even...
What Is the Purpose of Least Restrictive Environment?
Navigating the Least Restrictive Environment (LRE) in the IEP Process As parents sit at the IEP table, the team comes to the part of the meeting where they discuss the...
Routine Is King For Getting Back In The Groove
Routine Getting back into the swing of things is never easy, but is essential for a healthy, well-balanced approach to having a great school year. It’s been a month or...
How to Run the Special Needs Marathon with no Training
Lessons Learned | How to win the special needs marathon with no training Raising a child with special needs is very much like running a marathon. [Click to Listen to...
Parent’s Perspective: Lindy Lee
Lindy Lee Public vs Private: Our Experience We are the Lee’s, an intercultural family with two special needs children living with Autism and Anxiety in Ann Arbor, Michigan. When our...
Parent’s Perspective: Schyla Crown
Schyla Crown Public vs Private: Our Experience Our 12-year-old attended a public head start program at age four. Her teacher was able to reach her and even had her ahead...