One of the greatest things to come out of the internet and social media is memes. And the IEP process gives us no shortage of ways to laugh at ourselves. I mean, we must have a sense of humor about ...

Play Dough is such a great thing for kids and adults. There are many ways to use it to foster development in mutliple skill areas–sensory, fine motor, language and more. And this homemade playdough ...

“$2000?!?!” my husband exclaimed. “Do we really need this for him?” “Become an IEP/Special Education Advocate!” the flyer said. We were looking at a brochure that my son’s preschool had sent home to ...

It’s exhausting. This comes up so often in the group and it’s exhausting. Every few weeks, a teacher will say something, or an IEP will be mistakenly sent home with the wrong kid, and so the parent ...

Philadelphia Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie announced a $50 million donation for the creation of the Lurie Autism Institute in ...

Hey there, pumpkin spice lovers! Are you one of those moms who just can’t get enough of pumpkin spice this time of year? (I see you, clutching your PSL like a lifeline while navigating the chaos of ...

So your kid can recite every dinosaur that ever lived... but can't microwave popcorn or tie their shoes. Or maybe they’re ...

An abstract sentence is a sentence that expresses an idea, concept, or quality rather than something you can see, touch, or ...

Listen, I know, I know. If you've been on my site or socials a while, you know I'm not a fan of attaching ages to things.

Remember that feeling the first time you really understood how overwhelming hte IEP process was? Now multiply that by ten and ...

Get proven tips from advocate Lisa Lightner, who has attended hundreds of IEP meetings, to make your meetings more effective, collaborative, and child-centered.

Do you have a worrier? I am a worrier and I have a worrier. So far we’ve been able to manage his anxiety without too much intervention or a 504 plan. This one is requested so often in our IEP parent ...