The Special Education Advocacy Blog

Building success upon "what already works" is the way to go when it comes to motivation, reward systems, and inspiring the best from our children.  They are no different than the larger, older forms of humanity; we all like positive feedback and respond accordingly....

What I am trying to do here is share a perspective: Autism is part of the human experience. We all share similar behaviors and responses, especially, when stress, anxiety, or the general feeling of being over-whelmed is at the core. From my point of view, the...

Simply, behavior is a form of communication.  Unfortunately, when behavior escalates to the point of causing a distraction to learning, often, schools  forget about this important premise and handle the situation through cease & desist or containment.   As an...

Are our kids really a bunch of snowflakes, buttercups, and simply too sensitive?  It's a relavant question when you take a look at children today and see so many impacted by anxiety, depression, or a general sense of being over-whelmed. It's epidemic!  Just today,...

Many of our younger children struggle with learning to read at epidemic levels..  According to a recent study,  "A majority of fourth graders in the United States are still not reading proficiently, according to a “Kids Count” report from the Annie E. Casey...

And Common Core is the culprit: Have you ever looked up the definition of "common" as in Common Core?  According to Merriam-Webster, common serves a number of meanings including "occurring and appearing frequently" and "relating the community at large". But the one...

You better watch out, you better not cry, better not pout, I'm telling you why, Santa Claus is coming to town.  And for this reason, many of our public schools are not putting up with this kind of holiday shenanigans.  Once again, it appears that the...