The thought of special education can be scary. I get it! The assessments, the acronyms, the professionals staring at you from across the...

Is an IEP or 504 better for your child? Both have their benefits and drawbacks. Interestingly, IEP’s actually have a 504 plan “embedded”...

Think IEP’s are only for academic skills? Think again! IEP’s can also be used to help students learn valuable social skills and coping...

Happy Independence Day! Independence is something many of us take for granted. Did you know there is a section of the transition plan in...

I hope all the dads out there felt loved and appreciated this past weekend! Special needs dads in particular have an incredibly important...

What is it that I do? Good question! I support you and your family in pretty much any way you need me to. I want to help YOU help your...

How do you know when your child has met their IEP goals? Are they observable and measurable? Have you been able to see the data? Does it...

These ladies right here (plus quite a few others over the years) are the reason I do what I do! At the age of 16 I was introduced to the...

The saga of summer is one of the joys of parenthood! Kids may have all the toys in the world, but there’s still “nothing to do.” Even my...

When it comes to supports and services, the earlier you start them, the better! Children can be assessed and served by the school...

ALL IEP goals should be “smart.” As a special education teacher, my district took extra care to emphasize that concept with other...

Adaptive and Augmented Communication Devices (AAC) can be as low tech as a pencil and paper, or as high tech as a computer system...

While many of these self regulation coping strategies may seem like second nature to us, our kids need our help to learn strategies of...

This is a shout out to the Target off of Sports Arena for having a Caroline's Cart! When I was teaching moderate/severe special...

Is your child acting out in school? Throwing tantrums at home? Withdrawing from social experiences? No matter how your child is behaving,...

Dear Special Needs Parent, You may have hard days. You may feel discouraged. You may feel like progress is slow moving or non existent....

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