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An IEP should connect the dots. Most do not.

Published: Mon, 04/20/26

Updated: Mon, 04/20/26

It was late at night.The house was finally quiet. You were not sleeping. You had not been, not since that meeting. So you got up, went downstairs, and…

It stayed in its box, Optional.

Published: Thu, 04/16/26

Updated: Thu, 04/16/26

You have told the school what works for your child.Maybe you wrote it in the "About Me" profile you sent in.Maybe you said it out loud at the last IEP…

I’m doing this differently

Published: Wed, 04/15/26

Updated: Wed, 04/15/26

You know that feeling when something sounds helpful… but also sounds like one more thing you do not have time for? That is e actly why I want to tell…

Why Isn't The IEP Being Followed???!

Published: Tue, 04/14/26

Updated: Tue, 04/14/26

The IEP Is Written. So Why Isn't It Happening?She fought for three years.Three years of meetings she wasn't sure she was allowed to push back in.

What you probably were never taught to do

Published: Thu, 04/09/26

Updated: Thu, 04/09/26

Join me at Noon ET Join me live and find out what you probably were never taught to do.Today we're going live to talk about What's Missing in the IEP?…

Today's the Day

Published: Thu, 04/09/26

Updated: Thu, 04/09/26

Join me at Noon ET What is missing in your child's IEP?Chances are there are many missing things in the IEP.Today we're going live to talk about…

The one thing most IEPs are missing

Published: Tue, 04/07/26

Updated: Tue, 04/07/26

You've been right all along. You just didn't have the words. You left the meeting with the folder in your hand and that feeling in your chest. Not…

Regression is not the whole ESY story

Published: Wed, 03/25/26

Updated: Wed, 03/25/26

You may hear the same line when ESY comes up:“It’s about regression and recoupment.”That may be part of the story.It is not always the whole story.

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