Eligibility How Is It Determined?
Eligibility As you sit at the IEP Table, the Team is discussing your child and the school says that your child needs to be evaluated and then the Team will...
Transitions & Life
Group Homes: Can My Experience Help You?
How much can you do from the grave? In today’s podcast, I’m speaking with Louis Burman who has a son with multiple disabilities and requires full-time supervision. Four years ago, on the...
Sex Education for Special Needs Children
Sex Education for Special Needs Children In many school districts, Sexual Education begins in fifth grade. Parents find their nightly talks with their children punctuated by “ew’s,” “no ways,” “disgusting,”...
Persistence & Goal Setting in Children
Persistence & Goal Setting in Children When I ask students in my classroom to write down their personal goals for the school year, I often hear things like: “Get good...
A Review…What Is Special Education
From Early Intervention to Special Education Services As I sat at our first IEP meeting transitioning from Early Intervention to Part B for our daughter who is legally blind,...
Tip from a Speech Therapist: Social Thinking Skills for Children with Special Needs
The holiday season is often challenging for most of us. For our family members with special needs, it is even more stressful. We need to employ all of our “social...
‘Tis the Season’ How Do Parents Cope and What Can You Do to Help Your Child?
It’s that time of year again when we celebrate several holidays, some of which have long breaks from school for our children (Thanksgiving and Christmas). Their daily routines will be...
Apps for Supporting Independence: The Transition to Adulthood
Transition to Adulthood Apps and mobile devices like iPads, tablets and smartphones can make a tremendous difference in the lives of people with disabilities like ADHD and other difficulties with...
Transitions Your Child Will Need to Handle
Transitions Transition – a) a passage from one state, stage, subject, or place to another; b) a movement, development, or evolution from one form, stage, or style to another.1 The...
Getting Your Child Motivated for This School Year
Getting Your Child Motivated Getting back into the swing of things for another school year may feel like a drag for many kids. However, in order for kids to succeed...
