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Parent Education, for Special Education Parents... On Demand.
Creating Parent Inclusive IEP Meetings.
We need you. You might not hear it enough but we need you. Parenting kids with a disability is lonely and we need to feel like someone is on our side. Sometimes it just takes 1 of you on the other side of the table to make a difference for us. So how can we create more parent inclusive IEP teams? Simple. Include them in the entire process. I’ll tell you how.
Autism Acceptance Begins with Breaking Down the Autism Myths and Misconceptions.
However you raise awareness, the misconceptions about Autism can be damaging and it is our job as advocates to eliminate the myths and increase ACCEPTANCE for Autistic individuals who experience the world differently, but are not less than the rest.
Who sits at the IEP table? And what is your role?
The most common thing I hear from parents is "I don't know what to expect at my next IEP meeting." And you know what? I've felt like that too! Most parents are not living in the world of special education. They have outside jobs, therapy appointments, doctors...
Nontraditional Calming Strategies for Kids Who Explode
(If you'd rather watch the video, scroll to the bottom for the youtube link!) This morning was hard. I mean, I knew it was coming, Mondays are traditionally difficult, but it was still hard. Last night, he went to bed in a good mood. He’s the sweetest guy ever and he...
Stay Calm IEP Phrases
I said the F word in an IEP meeting. Yep. I did it. Am I proud? no. Could I have handled things better? Yep. But I understand why it happened. And my potty mouth tendencies are only partially to blame. When we are sitting in meetings listening to all the things that...
Avoiding the Back to School SHOWDOWN after Winter Break
Don't have time to read, but want the details?? Watch it over at https://youtu.be/YOLLHcbwJZI Times up! Winter break is over and we are heading back to school. I’ll be honest and say, I needed winter break as much as my kids did this year. We have been remote learning...
