The Wrightslaw Way

That’s what Loni Allen decided to do after reading Wrightslaw: From Emotions to Advocacy (FETA). Loni is an educational resource specialist at Parents Helping Parents (PHP), the Parent Training and Information Center in San Jose, California. Loni says, “When I read  From Emotions to Advocacy, I knew it would be a wonderful tool for parents […]

My son is 18.  He suffers from anxiety and bi-polar. He just had his first IEP. He is very bright and scored above average on all his academic testing. Emotionally he cannot function in his current school setting. The school determined that he needed an outside placement. They gave me two options – both seem […]

Check out the bedside table of a parent of a child with a disability and chances are you’ll see it stacked high with books about that child’s issue. Great Schools asked some amateur experts (parent advocates and people with disabilities) for their favorite reads. Darla Hatton, the mother of a child with dyslexia and founder […]