A Family Guide to Next Steps
A Family Guide to Next Steps: When Your Child In Early Intervention Turns Three – Families Have a Choice. This publication informs families of children receiving services in early intervention…
Discipline, Restraint, and Seclusion
A Special Education Law Workshop Monday, April 28
Autism Insurance in Maryland
Autism Treatment Covered Under Maryland’s Habilitative Services Mandate
Considering Assistive Technology on the IEP
by Lisa Brodjieski, M.S., CCC-SLP The 1997 revision of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) included many new requirements for school districts. One of those requirements is the group…
When to Ask for a Functional Behavioral Assessment to Address Behaviors?
by Paul Livelli, Ph.D. Why Would He Want to Do That? As a behavioral and educational consultant, I am often asked to come into schools to look at programming for…
Early Signs of Autism Spectrum Disorders
Results from the High Risk Baby Siblings Research Consortium Younger siblings of children with and autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are at increased risk for developing ASD
HCPSS Special Education Update
March 20, 2014 AUSOM General Support Group Meeting with Patty Daley and Judy Pattik, HCPSS Department of Special Education and Student Services
Members of the IEP TEAM
Whether it’s your first IEP meeting, or you’re a seasoned veteran, we’ve all been at the IEP table, looked around the room and wondered: who are all these people, and…
Section 504: Accommodations and After-School Programs
Question: My 8-year-old son has been kicked out of an after-school program run by a non-profit agency in his elementary school building. He has ADD and some behavioral problems and…
Resources for Writing IEPs Aligned to Common-Core Standards
A few weeks ago, I hosted a chat on writing standards-based individualized education program goals aligned to common core reading and math standards.
