Finding educational support for special needs children 19 Articles

by Debbie Tam

Your child's best advocate is you. Parents need to understand their rights in special education as guaranteed under the federal law known as the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). This federal law ensures ...read more

by Tami Joia

Where are the Services and/or Supports? They are everywhere. I know that's hard to believe, but it's true. The problem is it is like looking for a needle in a haystack. I will show you several different steps to securi...read more

by Mary Lee Anderson

Preparing for an IEP Meeting Don't be intimidated by the "experts" gathered around a conference table during an IEP meeting. Generally the rest of the team have a sincere interest in helping your child achieve his or h...read more

by Vani Shiroor

Every child is special in his/her own way. But when these needs become dependence, the care givers need to analyze the options available to give their little ones as normal a childhood as possible. Even though home schooli...read more

by Angela S. Young

As a person in the education business, and a mother of three, I can see both sides of the coin when it comes to the parent/teacher face-off that sometimes happens in the classroom. In reality, parents and teachers should ...read more

by Susan Powell

Schools don't like to mention and not a lot of parents know about it. It is the IEP better known as the Individualized Education Plan. This plan allows qualified children to have modifications made to their education stud...read more

by Paul Lines

Educational support for special needs children can be found from a variety of sources. All it takes in the dedication of the parent and the determination of refusing to be sidetracked from the help they are entitled to. ...read more

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by J. Robin Whitley

Education for special needs children becomes more challenging for the ADHD child as she ages. Due to the lack of attention and the often present hyperactivity the ADHD student is often seen as a problem student if the teac...read more

by Edith Mataira

I work in the Education System for pre-school children with special needs. Our team is very supportive and caring and our main interest and concern is the care and well being of the child. To find out where you can get sup...read more

by Katie Lavallee

I have a friend who goes to a small school in a small town, there aren't very many other Special students so she and one other just go around our halls, they sweep, they wash the floors, they re-load the drink machines and...read more

by BlueDollFin

I have witness many ARD meetings first hand. From the invitation to scrambling around campus to find a "willing" staff participant. This population of students is basically the population that no one wants to bother with...read more

by Carol Noble

If you have a child with educational needs then you will find yourself struggling with the authorities to get the right sort of support. In the UK I had many problems, and had to "fight" my way through the system. I wa...read more

by Lesley Dyck

I am extremely supportive of the Aboriginal Students Program offered thru Aboriginal Family Services. I believe that these programs strengthen Aboriginal students, families and communities, and are extremely beneficial to ...read more

by Kenneth Stevens

I have an Autistic child at home, they have put her into a regular public school, in a class that is for all different types of disabilities. Sh has a hard time getting the education that she needs. I had wanted to sen...read more

by Honey Grace

My first child was extremely smart. I don't know if most people would have labeled him or considered him to be a "special needs" child because he didn't present with the typical "disabilities". His problem was more a com...read more

by Masha Pesikova

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder- OCD. OCD has nowadays got into the highlight after many centuries of ignorance about this subject and deliberate reluctance to recognize and address this problem in the Soviet and post So...read more

by Harriet Steinberg

A Safe Haven for Gay and Lesbian Students Like many people, I never understood how gays and lesbians became that way. I truly thought it was the way they were raised. I often questioned that theory because my mother...read more

by Rebecca Lahue

Time after time college students have spent sleepless nights cramming for tests to only end up barely passing. If you are interested in changing those C's, to A's, then this is a perfect solution for you. I am currently a ...read more

by Rb Holmes

If your child is in a mainstream school then the school should be helping by giving all the information the LEA has. The LEA is a good place to start as well, check to see what is available in your area, for instance are s...read more