The Special Education Advocacy Blog

"Can parents withdraw their child for one specific service from their child's IEP or is it an all or nothing proposition?" ... I hear this question every year though the federal laws guiding this ruling have been enforced since December 2008 [Sec. 300.300 Parental...

You are not alone. Have you been thinking about your kid’s education lately; maybe wanting the very best for them and you’re not for sure if your child’s school is really making the difference you hoped for?  Maybe you have a child with special needs; do you ever get...

The notion of “gifted” - highly capable has expanded through the years to the point where it is almost impossible to nail down an absolute definition or create an identification process for Gifted students especially when we see so many gifts within ALL kids. But the...

Do you ever feel there is a veil between school and parents when it comes to the Special Education process?  So often the experience feels like the scene in Wizard of Oz when Toto pulls back the curtain and reveals the truth behind the great Oz.  Surprisingly, some...

Before I was an Education Advocate, I was an Elementary Principal.  And I loved the job.  In addition to all the adminstrivia and related supervision work, I was paid to go to recess everyday, celebrate birthdays on a daily basis, and generally, never really grow up....

I go from one IEP to the next, all across the country, and what I see more than anything are common themes addressing  "sensory diets, "sensory intergration", and "sensory profiles".  No matter what diagnosis presents itself within the evaluation, whether Autism,...