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Special Needs January 26, 2015

Special Education Records Part 2: How to Organize

[NOTE: Feel free to ask questions about this or any article on the Ask an Advocate Forum where Brice Palmer will answer your questions.] In education Records Part I, we talked about the

Special Needs January 13, 2015

FERPA & Special Education Advocacy

[NOTE: Feel free to ask questions about this or any article on the Ask an Advocate Forum where Brice Palmer will answer your questions.]During the second millennium BC, the king of

Special Needs August 18, 2014

The Unrestrained Danger Report – Virginia Schools May be Hurting Children

For Immediate Release: Contact: Colleen MillerAugust 11, 2014 disAbility law Center of Virginia(804) 225-2042 Virginia Schools May be Hurting Children Children in Virginia’s public schools may be subjected to long

Special Needs August 10, 2014

Brice Palmer Special Education Advocate

One spring day in 1995 a mother knocked on the door and asked for some help with a special education problem.Special Education? Never heard of it. .She asked me to

Special Needs August 8, 2014

OT for Children with Early Trauma Histories

Occupational Therapy for Children with an Early Trauma History including Medical Trauma,Post-Institutionalized Children or Children Experiencing Attachment Disorder Children who have a complicated history of separation, loss, early institutional care,

Special Needs March 16, 2013

Special Needs Acronyms

AC : Augmentative CommunicationAC : Alternative Communication or augmentative communicationASD : Autistic Spectrum DisorderAT : Assistive TechnologyASL : American Sign LanguageADHD : Attention Deficit Hyper Disorder definition and symptoms.ADD

Special Needs March 16, 2013

Resources for Parenting Special Needs Children

Books and Recommended Reading Nutritional Concerns Nature’s Mighty Bites Ice Cream offers all the benefits of a balanced healthy meal in your favorite ice cream flavors.Nature’s Mighty Bites™ Ice Cream

Special Needs March 16, 2013

Parenting Special Needs: Recommended Reading

Adoption Recommended ReadingSee the list above for other books specifically geared toward adoption IEP’s Individual Educational Programs From Emotions to Advocacy by Pam and Pete Wright. A must have for

Adoption March 13, 2013

Children First: Making the Paradigm Shift from Infertility to Adoption By Patricia Irwin Johnston, MS

Moving from infertility to adoptive parenting is a complicated emotional process. In transferring from the process and the culture of infertility and its treatment to the process and culture of

Special Needs March 13, 2013

Children First: Making the Paradigm Shift from Infertility to Adoption By Patricia Irwin Johnston, MS

Moving from infertility to adoptive parenting is a complicated emotional process. In transferring from the process and the culture of infertility and its treatment to the process and culture of