Special Needs

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...about..." The insurance denial you're appealing for the third time. The IEP meeting where you're the only one who's read the entire report. The therapy...It is not laziness, weakness, or bad time management. The World Health Organization recognizes it as an occupational phenomenon, and caregiving, especially...

...been waiting for the right moment to raise a concern with your child's IEP team, or if you've been sitting on a question that somehow never gets answered,...and includes events at state capitols, school districts, and community organizations across the country. The conditions it covers are wide-ranging: autism,...

...overwhelmed, and the day-to-day activities of doctor's visits, therapies, school, IEP meetings, on top of other typical parental duties can be stressful and...special needs is a challenge, and since fewer and fewer government-supported organizations are available for the growing adult special needs population,...

...administration regarding his condition? Is he on some type of medication (traditional, homeopathic, etc.)? Have you asked for an Individual Education Plan (IEP) where your son could be assessed and perhaps have some of his academic program modified to best support his strengths as well as his challenges? When...

...Esposito and her remarkable organization. Although Ms. Esposito is...important than that has been the organization's uncompromising advocacy...a believer in the "local organization." DARC is an example of one...service to its community. Organizations such as this are among this...heroes. Attending countless IEP's and public meetings, and...

Organization can be challenging for families living with a special needs child. As the...the special needs child because of important doctor's appointments and IEP meetings you do not want to miss. It does not matter if it is an electronic...

...child is not succeeding in school, even after an IEP and several accommodations from the school. There...Achievement Center? Achievement centers are organizations that help children and young adults with disabilities....Learning Center? Learning centers are similar organizations that are usually focused on school-age children....

You've heard the term dozens of times. It's in your child's IEP. It's on the therapy center's website. Your pediatrician mentions it when...recommendation, choosing between treatment options, or reviewing your child's IEP, understanding what kind of evidence you're looking at changes the questions...

When you're three hours into an IEP meeting arguing over whether your child needs a full-time...Negotiations. Finland, Sweden, and Norway don't have IEP equivalents in the way U.S. parents recognize them....real-time support. What U.S. parents fight for at IEP meetings (smaller class sizes, co-teaching models,...

Your child's IEP says "general education classroom with co-teaching support." You agreed to it at the meeting. Now you're wondering what that means in practice: what...

You learn "person-first language" at your first IEP meeting. A child with autism. A person with Down syndrome. A student with a learning disability. The logic is clear: the person comes first, the disability...

The acronyms arrive early in your special education journey: FAPE and LRE. You'll see them in IEP documents, hear them in meetings, watch attorneys reference them when disputes arise. They sound bureaucratic, but they're the foundation of your child's...