The Wrightslaw Way

My child receives speech therapy services from an SLP. The SLP feels my child’s behavior has an adverse affect on his learning (more so than his speech impairment). His SLP wants to conduct an FBA to determine the underlying conditions?  Can he do this? Some students who have speech problems may also have behavior problems […]

I loved your training conference, but… I’m quite depressed, ready to leave my job, maybe even my profession.  I am a school district  Speech-Language Pathologist with an unbearably large caseload. I just don’t know how we service providers can provide a higher level of service to everyone who needs it. I see no real solution. […]

What is the difference between a medical model and an educational model? I was asked a question recently that intrigued me, so I did a little research. When school personnel say they cannot provide services because they follow an educational model, what does that mean?

If your child receives speech language therapy, you need to pay attention to how the service provider is described in the IEP. If the IEP includes acronyms, you need to ask questions so you know what they mean. Why?