Parents are often told that a child qualifies for special education under a specific disability category, but rarely are they told what that label actually means in practice. The box gets checked, the ...

Looking for an activity on Thanksgiving that don’t require a trip to the craft store, 45 minutes of preparation, or a printer full of colored ink? I’ve got you covered. Thanksgiving week can be a ...

Thanksgiving Day can involve a lot of waiting. Waiting for dinner. Waiting for relatives to arrive. Waiting for someone to finish cooking. Waiting for the grown-ups to stop talking about things kids ...

Thanksgiving week is one of those times when you need activities that don’t require a complicated lesson plan. The kids are excited. The schedule is probably changing every five minutes. And you’re ...

Your child’s teacher sees a completed worksheet. What they may not see is the 90 minutes, repeated directions, tears, and adult help it took to finish it. Completed homework can make it look as though ...

IEP guidance and resources, and advocacy-informed tools to support stronger IEPs and better outcomes for students. Created from years of real-world experience in IEP and 504 meetings.

If you’ve ever spent a school morning searching for a missing shoe, reminding your child to brush their teeth for the fifth time, or wondering how everyone is supposed to get out the door on time, you ...

Many parents of children with disabilities, including autism, wonder: can I stay home and get paid for caring for my child? The answer is: “sometimes, under very specific programs.” It depends on your ...

Advocating for your child shouldn’t feel like you’re drowning in a sea of confusing charts and numbers. Yet, for so many parents, the IEP progress monitoring reports they receive feel overwhelming.

When your child struggles with ADHD, dyslexia, dysgraphia, or executive functioning, the simple act of taking notes in class can become overwhelming. However, note-taking is an essential academic ...

When a child is not attending school, the conversation often shifts quickly to attendance—how many days have been missed, what policies apply, and what steps come next. What is less often discussed is ...

For years, readers have asked me for IEP goals specifically for students with autism. And for just as many years, I’ve been hesitant to publish a big list. Not because the goals don’t exist. But ...