Stacey Hoaglund
ADVOCATE, LIFE COACH, CONSULTANT, SPEAKER, AUTHOR
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Articles of Stuff You NEED to know
Procedural Safeguards – Don’t Just Sign Them, Know Them
The Procedural Safeguards related to special education is a document that outlines parent’s rights and comes in a book format in most states. This book contains information that the states are required to give to parents of children with disabilities. Each state is permitted to set up this document based upon their state regulations, but
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Training Schedule
Due to Covid-19, all in-person trainings have been postponed. Watch this site for new information as we come back “on-line”. We provide workshops, collaboratives, speaking engagements and trainings on topics such as: For Parents: ★ Meeting Your Infant’s Developmental Needs★ Recognizing the Early Signs of Disability in Young Children ★ First Steps After Diagnosis of
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Online Learning
This page is in the works of being completed. But, in the meantime, please watch this interview with Pete and Pam Wright, from Wrightslaw, as they discuss FAPE and returning to school during Covid.
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Parent Coaching
Who couldn’t benefit from a coach? That’s why there are life coaches, fitness coaches, business coaches, etc. Just because you have a child with a special need DO NOT mean that you’re meant to walk along this journey on your own – DON’T be a martyr! It’s not good for your health and well-being. As
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Dealing with the Screen Time Blues
Is your kid struggling to give up Mind Craft, Angry Birds or PBS kids? School is back in session and for some kids who spend their summers with free access to online gaming, going back to school can be more than an arduous task. Many kids with autism have an obsessive nature in general, but
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Make It a Successful School Year From Day ONE
There’s an Einstein quote that’s used quite often that basically says that the definition of insanity is to do the same thing over and over again and expect a different result. While this doesn’t hold true with everything, it certainly seems to hold true for special education. As you come into another school year faced
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Is Your Child’s IEP Ready for the New School Year?
Disability Training and Support Specialists is offering a special Back-to-School IEP review and report of recommendations of your child’s IEP for only $100. Parents submit their child’s IEP, and or psychological evaluation, and an educational advocate with more than a decade of experience will review the documents and provide you with a written report. This
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Finding A Way Through Autism
As evidenced by the recent findings from a study conducted by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), autism continues to be on the rise. The 2014 survey concluded that the rate of autism in children in the United States is 1 in 50. We are certainly in a time of extreme growth and continued uncertainty
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November Epilepsy Awareness
November is Epilepsy Awareness Month. The current statistics tell us that 20-40% of those living with autism will develop seizures at some point in their life, with the highest rate among those who are more significantly impacted by ASD. As parents of kids with autism we spend so much time and energy pushing our kids
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October Is National Anti-Bullying Month
October is National Anti-Bullying Month. It’s actually sad that there is a need for such a thing. Children with autism and other disabilities are not immune to mistreatment by bullies. In fact, the “hidden” disability of autism makes them even more prone to be a target since, especially for the high functioning child with autism,
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