Special Education Law and Advocacy
Bottom line: Eligibility decisions must be based on comprehensive evaluations. Terminating your child’s eligibility from special ed is not a unilateral decision the school alone can make. The school is Continue Reading →
On November 17, 2015 in Q.W. v. Board of Education of Fayette County, Kentucky the Sixth Circuit upheld a District Court decision which concluded that a child with autism lost Continue Reading →
Are you following the investigation in Texas, where unelected state officials devised a system that kept thousands of disabled kids out of special education? This 2004 “monitoring system” is under Continue Reading →
My 6 year old son has had an IEP since last year. Now the school wants to meet for an RTI. Is this correct – or should we be meeting Continue Reading →
I have an 8 year-old on the spectrum with fairly severe sensory and anxiety issues. He needs support with executive functioning and coping with anxiety. He now has speech, OT, Continue Reading →
In December 2015, The American Academy of Pediatrics has published a Report that highlighted the role pediatricians have in identifying children who need early intervention (EI) or special education services. Continue Reading →
The evaluation report from our school says my 3 year old (with high functioning autism) is not eligible for services when he transitions from Early Intervention. The evaluation report says Continue Reading →
My 12 yr old daughter has had an IEP for 5 years for deficits in written communication skills. A year before we were scheduled for a triennial evaluation, the school Continue Reading →
My child entered special ed with autism / ADHD classifications. Now the school wants to remove the primary diagnosis of autism from the IEP – to focus on the ADHD. Continue Reading →
I have a client who has had some serious discipline problems. He has problems relating to other kids. His test scores are extremely high, but he is failing classes because Continue Reading →
