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7 days ago
2 min

ADHD Communication tips for parents of teenagers

Your child may have an ADHD diagnosis, but your gut tells you that it doesn't explain everything you are observing on a daily basis.

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Virginia Spencer

Jul 1
3 min

Exceptional kids: gifted education is like special education

Here's a couple of reasons why the instructional grass is never really greener, whether your child has an IEP or not- in Texas.

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Virginia Spencer

Jun 24
3 min

COVID19 has nothing to do with it! The Specific Learning Disability that the school overlooked.

Any unexplained problem leads to suspicions that the school team has missed an area of educational need.

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Virginia Spencer

Jun 17
3 min

Tips: ADHD & the Naughty Step

You may be more familiar with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder than the Naughty Step. However, many parents will associate ADHD w...

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Virginia Spencer

Jun 17
3 min

Why the Parent shouldn't be the Expert in the IEP meeting

I know you are already thinking that you ARE the expert in the meeting. This may be true, I don't doubt it, but here's why you don't want...

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Virginia Spencer

Sep 17, 2017
4 min

Individualized Education Plan, first; 504 plan, second

First of all, if your child has a disability mentioned or implied in the IDEA, he/she should be evaluated for special education eligibility.

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Virginia Spencer

Aug 26, 2017
3 min

Back to School Series: 3) Goals and the dynamic IEP

Wait, let's back up. All plans have starting points so that they aren't built on thin air. Before we can write any goals we need to know w...

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Virginia Spencer

Aug 13, 2017
3 min

Back to School Series: 2) Transition Planning, Is the ITP good enough?

When the ARD/IEP team talks about writing a transition plan, they are not referring to attending a new school or becoming a High School F...

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ADHD Communication tips for parents of teenagers

Exceptional kids: gifted education is like special education

COVID19 has nothing to do with it! The Specific Learning Disability that the school overlooked.

Tips: ADHD & the Naughty Step

Why the Parent shouldn't be the Expert in the IEP meeting

Individualized Education Plan, first; 504 plan, second

Back to School Series: 3) Goals and the dynamic IEP

Back to School Series: 2) Transition Planning, Is the ITP good enough?