Why Your Child Should Attend their IEP Meeting Should my child attend their IEP meeting? In a word? Ab-so-freaking-lutely! Self-advocacy and self-determination is always the ultimate goal! I am genuinely surprised at how many parents struggle with this question. There are many reasons you want your child to attend the IEP meeting. IDEA requires that […]
5 Ways to Support and Advocate for People with Mental Illness.
5 Ways to Support and Advocate for People with Mental Illness Mental health, depression and suicide are all the chatter following Kate Spade’s death. In honor of that, I am updating a post from 2012 that talks about assisting friends and loved ones with a mental illness. It doesn’t have to be complicated or time […]
The Ultimate IEP Goal Bank~1000s of Measurable IEP Goals.
IEP Goal Bank A well written IEP goal is essential to the IEP and special education. How can you monitor progress if you don’t know what you are aiming at? This is another post being done by popular request. So often I get asked, “Can you put together an IEP goal bank?” The number of […]