Is the School Required to Provide Social Skills Training?
My daughter with autism needs help with social skills. Her peers avoid and tease her so she has stopped trying to approach them. She gets 90 minutes of social skills Continue Reading →
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Free Wrightslaw From Emotions to Advocacy Conference in Sarasota, FL
Space is available! Do not miss out on this FREE Wrightslaw conference! Co-Sponsors Manasota B.U.D.S and Family Network on Disabilities of Manatee/Sarasota, Inc. invite you to join them and Patricia Continue Reading →
Equal Time for PE: 1 x 30 = 3 x 45. Can You Do the Math?
Although our son is blind and autistic, physically he is able and he is compliant. The school agreed to APE on his IEP – but only 30 minutes a week. Continue Reading →
Can the School “Out Vote” Me at IEP Meetings?
My son’s speech services have been discontinued. The principal of my school says I was “out voted” because there are more school staff than me as one parent. I’m sure Continue Reading →
It’s IEP Season! Get 25% OFF Wrightslaw Products
Here’s an IEP special offer for you. Take 25% off your next Wrightslaw purchase. All Wrightslaw books, CD’s and Advocacy Supplies are included. SALE Tuesday, April 24 – Wednesday, May Continue Reading →
Registration Ends Monday, April 23! – Visit the Beautiful Campus of UNC Charlotte
Registration Ends Monday, April 23! Register Online Today! The Down Syndrome Association of Charlotte is sponsoring this one-day Wrightslaw Special Education Law and Advocacy Training on May 3, 2012. Hosted Continue Reading →
Navigating College – a Handbook for Students with Autism
Headed to college? Worried about: getting accommodations, getting places on time, dealing with sensory issues in a new environment. Need advice on: staying healthy at school, good eating and sleeping Continue Reading →
Teachers Weigh-In: Do We Over Accommodate? Join the Debate…
Read more as teachers debate accommodations for students. Pete & Pam Wright and Advocate Pat Howey join the discussion. Take the poll – then click “read more” to add your Continue Reading →
Accommodations on the Bar Exam: Federal Judge Rules
In 2009 when Stephanie Enyart, a blind law school graduate, requested assistive tech to take the bar exam, the National Conference of Bar Examiners (NCBE) refused to give her the Continue Reading →
You Can Still Register for the Wrightslaw Jonesboro, Arkansas Conference
Don’t Miss Out! The Autism Association of Northeast Arkansas is hosting a Wrightslaw Special Education and Advocacy conference on Friday, April 13, 2012. Join Pete Wright at the Valley View Continue Reading →
