Special-Needs Parenting

Sending a written request is what starts the clock. Under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), a school is not required to act on your child’s evaluation request until it receives one in writing, so a verbal ask to a teacher leaves you with no deadline and no record. The whole job takes about … Read more

If you are working out how to choose between a speech device and an app for a child who is nonverbal or minimally speaking, the deciding factor is access method, not price or screen size. A dedicated speech-generating device earns its extra weight when someone needs eye gaze, switch scanning or hardware that survives a … Read more