Month: April 2024

Month: April 2024

Making Space to Filter Out the Nonsense
April 23, 2024 Hello world stacey

What a month! I wish I could say that I had the time to write a post filled with tidbits of fabulous information this week, but yikes, this month being autism acceptance month has me running a bit ragged 😬 In case you didn’t happen to see it, Monday night I had the honor of

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Envisioning an Improved Continuum of Services
April 16, 2024 Advocacy stacey

As many parents are participating in their child’s matriculation meeting at this time of year – transition meeting from preschool to kindergarten, elementary to middle, middle to high – there are a few things to understand about what’s referred to as a “continuum of services”. What’s This All About? Those 3 words basically mean that

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Figuring Out What’s Worth Fighting for
April 9, 2024 Advocacy stacey

ad·vo·cate [v. ad-vuh-keyt] According to Webster’s Dictionary, the word advocate has been around since the 14th century. The definitions include: 1: one that pleads the cause of another; to plead in favor of 2: one that defends or maintains a cause or proposal 3: one that supports or promotes the interests of another. Advocating can

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Don’t Miss Asking these Questions at Your Matriculation Meeting
April 2, 2024 Advocacy stacey

As matriculation meetings will be starting soon (they typically begin after Spring Break), it’s important to know and understand your child’s rights to inclusive education. I find that most parents don’t know that the federal law (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act) requires that all IEP teams consider a regular education placement EVERY YEAR – not

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