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The Connection between ADHD, Incarceration, and Recidivism is Real.

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Untreated ADHD in Adolescent Inmates and Recidivism The following is a guest post. In my career, almost every teenage client that I’ve had was already involved in the juvenile justice system when I met them. This is an issue that I am passionate about. ~LL I recently had the opportunity to learn from noted criminal […]

The Ultimate List of IEP/504 Accommodations and Strategies for ADHD.

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ADHD Accommodations for a 504 or IEP It is estimated that 5-12% of all American kids have some type of ADHD. If you found this Accommodations Guide, chances are you have a child or student with ADHD. So I’m not going to go into the different types of ADHD and all that. This is going […]

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5 Things ALL Schools need to STOP doing, right now.

Public Education Reform I call myself a Public Education supporter. I advocate, I lobby, I educate myself on the issues. Public education benefits our society, well beyond our own kids. I truly want it to succeed. I hear these same stories, day in, day out. My guess is that this post will generate some angry […]

Why Zero Tolerance School Policies are Bad for Special Education.

Effects of Zero Tolerance Policies in Schools I will never forget that mom’s face. Never before have I seen a woman be carrying so much stress and worry in her face. I was walking out of a meeting. It was a manifestation determination review hearing for a client. This particular district held them often and […]

How to Prevent your School from Removing IEP Supports and Services.

Can the School Remove Supports and Services from the IEP? This is probably the number one reason that parents dread IEP meetings. Right? For the most part, we expect to be told “No” when we ask for something to be added, even if we have the data. But the school removing items…yikes! It’s a major […]

15 Winter Handprint Art and Craft Ideas

Handprint Crafts Handprint and fingerprint crafts for kids can be a wonderful way to work on any number of skills. With winter and the holidays coming, I thought I would round up a bunch of different ideas for doing handprint, fingerprint and footprint crafts with kids. There are so many winter and Christmas themed crafts […]

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