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OSERS Has Been Dismantled: What This Means for Disabled Adults and Their Families.

The Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) has been gutted in recent federal cuts. Learn what this ...
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OSEP Is Gone: What It Means for Your Child’s IEP and What Parents Must Do Now.

The Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) has been dismantled in a wave of federal cuts. Here's what this means for IEP ...
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Autism Eloped: What It Means and What You Can Do.

What does “autism eloped” mean? Here’s what causes elopement in autistic kids, how it differs from wandering, and how to get ...
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Understanding Fight or Flight and Autism: It’s Not Just ‘Bad Behavior’

Click Here to Share or Save. If you’ve ever been told your autistic child is “just doing it for attention” or that their elopement is a behavior problem… this one’s for you. Because what if it’s not ...
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Parents’ Rights in Special Education: What They Are and How to Actually Use Them

You’ve been told you have rights in the IEP process—but do you know what they are or how to use them? Learn where they come ...
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Cognitive Impairment vs Intellectual Disability vs TBI on an IEP + What You Need for MDS

Let’s break down three terms that show up a lot in special education: Cognitive Impairment, Intellectual Disability, and ...
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Day IEP Action Kit for ParentsJumpstart your IEPIn just one week, you’ll have seven simple, practical tools to make IEP advocacy less overwhelming. Each day, a new worksheet or template arrives in ...
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Halloween Sensory Play: 10 Non-Food Ideas

Click Here to Share or Save. Halloween brings a world of textures, colors, and sounds that are perfect for sensory exploration. These non-food Halloween sensory play ideas tap into the magic of the ...
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Your IEP Playbook

In Your IEP Playbook: A Parent’s Guide to Confident Advocacy, disability parent and special education advocate Lisa Lightner delivers a practical guide for parents and caregivers of children with ...
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Paraprofessionals in Special Ed: What They Really Do.

Click Here to Share or Save. Let’s just say it: special education wouldn’t function without paraprofessionals. Paras, aides, instructional assistants, whatever your district calls them, these folks ...
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What is Explicit Instruction? What does it Look Like on an IEP? (examples)

Click Here to Share or Save. You know that moment when you realize your kid has been “getting support” for months (or years), and still can’t decode a simple word or solve a basic math problem? Yeah.