The Special Education Advocacy Blog

"I believe your comments are disrespectful to our teachers" said the principal. ... Though it may be a hard truth to swallow, most principals work for their teachers and staff, not for the parents and community they serve.  This often presents an issue many parents...

"I used to believe I was stupid and could not succeed at anything. In my early elementary school years, I was diagnosed with Autism and Epilepsy (along with a host of other learning disorders), and was subsequently put in classes for learning disabled students. During...

Helping our children make changes for their own good often feels like moving at a snails-pace and may resemble watching the Titanic for there are times when our kids need to literally sink before we see improvement. Adolescence by nature, presents a number of...

Canary in the Coal Mine Kids; extraordinary, often sensitive kids living in a highly insensitive world.  It's quite simple.  You see them everywhere: in your classroom and in your home.  Whether they have a ADHD/ADD diagnosis, placed on the Autism Spectrum, or...

      Seriously, what if our kids were actually more enlightened than we give them credit for and their inconvenient behaviors were natural responses to a relatively changing - evolving world? I swim in the disability pool every day as an education...

Since 1962, this is only the second time I have not experienced the Labor Day jitters associated with going back to school, and honestly, I miss the ritual of "the first day back".  Last year was my first year away from this experience. Since five years old, I have...

One of our true American traditions, Back to School, presents a new beginning for students and teachers. For every first day of school shines like no other during the school  year.  Maybe it's the new clothes, the polished halls, or a general belief that "this year...