Navigating IEPs and 504s With Older Kids
The dance of special education gets a lot more complicated as kids hit the teen years; the challenge is to balance support with increased responsibility.
The dance of special education gets a lot more complicated as kids hit the teen years; the challenge is to balance support with increased responsibility.
When you’re parenting kids with special needs, finding another family who gets it is invaluable, for both kids and parents.
When back-to-school means different things for different teens in the same family, the name of the game is making sure that everyone gets what they need.
A disorganized teen can make for an unhappy family. A few good coping strategies for improving executive functioning, everyone ends up happier, more productive.
Team youth sports are a fantastic way to nurture multiple avenues of personal growth, but what about when your teen isn’t into them? Relax, it’s okay.
When your teen (who is on the autism spectrum) is still a poor sport, game time can be tricky. Sometimes there’s a pleasant surprise in store, though.
I have a special-needs child and a typically-developing toddler. Do I dare risk playing the genetic lottery again?
My neurotypical teenager has had a cellphone for years; deciding to get a cellphone for my autistic teenager was a very different proposition.
I never thought I’d homeschool my kid, but somehow this is where we ended up. Spoiler: We both kind of love it.
Can a “cooperative kid” be made of a troubled teen? With a lot of parental changes (and tongue-biting), signs point to yes.
You know the old adage, the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree? Well, sometimes it does. Andrew Solomon explores in his new book what happens in families when the apple doesn’t just fall from the tree, it rolls far, far away.
My prenatal testing has revealed a very high likelihood that my baby has Down Syndrome, but I won’t find out for sure for a couple more weeks. How do I keep from driving myself crazy in the meantime?
I’m worried something isn’t quite “right” with my daughter, but her school keeps finding excuses for not evaluating our concerns. Where do I turn for help?
At what point — when special education and speech therapy and other services are the norm in your child’s life — do you explain to them that they’re different? And how?
I know that many kids these days struggle from the alphabet soup of disorders. Why aren’t we talking about it more openly?
How to prepare yourself for another ride on the Early Intervention roller coaster.
I’ve just returned from the Special Olympics World Summer Games in Athens (as a guest of longtime sponsor P&G) and as expected it was a learning experience. We can all learn from Special Olympics athletes and their families.
My child has just been diagnosed with a condition my in-laws don’t even believe exists. Now what?
An interview with my son who was involved in a program in which general education students are brought into a special education setting to work as role models, and advocates for the students with disabilities.
I had never heard about unified sports teams. I think they will help teach kids about others and themselves.