is hard to do. I quit OT and speech therapy today! It is never easy to break up with your child’s therapist. I have sadly researched how to break up with therapists in the past. I have broken up with therapists in the past as well as currently. Various reasons can make you break up…
Category: advocate
does the teacher complain about ..?
Does the teacher complain about your special needs child’s behavior? Stories and advice on what to do when problems arise at school. We have had our share of terrible stories about school and sadly everyone has a story or knows someone with a story. My son was pretty much non-verbal in preschool. This seemed to…
How schools fail special needs children
Part 1 of a never-ending story! Some of the ways that schools fail special needs children: communication, training, allowing good teachers to teach, involving parents, doing the right thing, honesty, paying professionals with special education what they are worth, testing, lack of outside time, class size, providing resources to help parents at home…
FDLRS and Child Find: Finding Services through the public school system
Early Steps transitions to FDLRS or Child Find. FDLRS stands for Florida Diagnostic & Learning Resources System. FDLRS is a state-wide agency that provides various resources for children with developmental delays or special needs under the Federal law Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA). If you visit the home site you can find the county…
A journey of education, access, advocating and love! MAXimize your knowledge of autism through stories, tips and action.
Welcome! The blog has been changed, re-organized, and re-focused. I encourage you to also visit ruthbrunson.wordpress.com for academic coaching and tutoring related to all kids but especially to those on the spectrum.
Doing what’s best for your child….the teacher or the mom?
Update to a post first written 2 years ago! So, I gave some damn good advice there! And I even followed my own advice! In two years, we have completed the diagnosis process as well as the early intervention process to enter into an IEP and public schools. Now, we are fine tuning therapy and…
Ruthfulness 