Should My Child Attend the IEP Meeting?
Should My Child Attend the IEP Meeting Many parents attend their child’s IEP meeting and advocate for their child. But, when should your child attend the meeting? Now that the...
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Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD) Know the Signs, Characteristics & How to Help
SPD Know the Signs, Characteristics & How to Help What do you think when you see the following? A child crying in the corner hiding behind a chair. A child...
The Politics of Special Education: The Information You Need Right Now
Special Education Disclaimer: The information herein comes from currently employed educators and administrators who wish to remain annonymous. How can you protect your child’s education and future? Whether you are...
Five Ways to Cultivate Friendships
Five Ways to Cultivate Friendships As I drove my daughter, who has been diagnosed with autism, to six parties on the last week of school, I realized that being intentional...
Mate Crime Spotting the Signs of Fake Friendship
Mate Crime Spotting the Signs of Fake Friendship Sadly, we live in a society where cruelty towards vulnerable people takes place. This can be easily recognized in the form of...
10 Board Games for a Great Special Needs Game Night
I love a good game. To a fault. I love Scrabble and Pictionary and chess and checkers and poker. I will play to the death, which is why I usually...
A Father Finds Comfort In The Following Words
PSN Special Fathers, adapted from Erma Bombeck; have you ever seen the attached? Years ago, when I was just learning how to be a single parent, someone sent this to...
Super Dadvocates: Super Dads Making a Difference
Stephen E. Beck, Jr. It is said that some of the best solutions originate and come from the people; real people with great ideas. Stephen saw a way to make...
What Are Pre-Employment Skills and How Does My Child Get Them?
The pre-employment skills are the basic building blocks of being a solid employee. They are the foundation or corner stone of job readiness. Without a solid foundation, the building of...
Debbie Phelps Shares Some of Her Life Lessons
Debbie Phelps Shares with Us I recently heard Debbie Phelps speak; she was sharing “her story” with other women. She shared some life lessons that she has learned through the...
