Feeling lost, frustrated and at your wits’ end regarding parenting issues? Or are you anticipating a season of challenges and wondering how you can better prepare yourself There are various parenting workshops, courses, programs – virtual and face-to-face ones parents can look to for some guidance. Different organizations and coaches offer programs for various life […]
The first mockups for the new Lafayette High School were unveiled to the community during a Tuesday town hall in the school’s auditorium, garnering interest and concern from the parents of student athletes, frustrated by the projected loss of two sports fields. The designs featured the planned campus footprint, including where the academic building would […]
By Katie Wright A long-time criticism of IACC is the inadequate representation of people with severe autism. Instead of listening to these voices, Dr. Gordon has created a committee that is almost entirely composed of High Function Autistic (HFA) individuals. Ironically, there is a LOT of talk at IACC about “equity in representation,” “intersectionality” and […]
Shed that guilt, parents! Other people’s homes also look like they just barfed out a toy store. Despite all the wonders of being a parent, it’s never been said that it’s the most glamorous of jobs. One minute you’ve managed to tidy your living room and stash all the clutter into bins—and literally 10 seconds […]
Parents from all over York County have come forward about issues they faced seeking special education for their children, but many were unaware of available resources. Margie Wakelin, senior attorney for the Education Law Center of Pennsylvania, said families with special needs students often feel isolated and don’t know where to begin their search for […]
Those of us with ADHD are good at many things — but finding and sustaining a definite long-term career path, not so much. Telling us that “we can be anything we want if we put our minds to it” is akin to dropping us in the middle of the sea and telling us to swim […]
Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of reports on special education in public schools in the Killeen-Copperas Cove area. When Autumn and Christian Thomas moved back to their hometown of Killeen with their daughter, the couple said they looked forward to watching her grow up in the same school system they attended […]
Credit Colerain Police Department Tough question. Do today’s parents have the coping skills, the resources, the drive to launch into 5th gear when they have a child diagnosed with autism? Was the 1990s birth cohort of parents a different breed? Or did we have fewer obstacles like a Covid lockdown? When I had three children […]
Now that the COVID-19 vaccines are available for most children over 5 years of age, separated parents are facing many unprecedented challenges, including whether to vaccinate their children. This poses a novel challenge to courts when the parents remain in disagreement. Navigating any disagreement regarding minor children, whether the parents are in an intact family/relationship […]
A Loudoun Circuit Court judge on Wednesday granted a temporary injunction brought by three parents demanding masks become optional in county schools immediately. The suit – started by parents Kristen Barnett, Heather Yescavage and Colin Doniger and joined by Gov. Glenn Youngkin – demanded “immediate relief” for parents who feel their children were harmed by […]
DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — Channel 2 Action News has learned that DeKalb school officials enrolled hundreds of special ed students in an online study program that requires students to work almost entirely on their own. Channel 2 investigative reporter Richard Belcher broke the story in January that the district’s FLEX Academy was plagued by mismanagement […]
To the editor — My son, 14 years old and severely autistic, will be put under to have his G-tube replaced. Whenever we do this, we try to include any and all doctors who need work, ie teeth cleaning and bloodwork. This go-around, his psychiatrist who orders blood work informed my wife that he would […]
