Navigating Your Child's Unique Mental & Physical Needs
A concise, step-by-step blueprint for parents and caregivers to understand and maximize special education services, and the accommodations children need for full inclusion in the classroom.
"As a parent of a child with special needs, I’m quite familiar with feeling ‘misunderstood, uncertain, overwhelmed, or alone,’ as Dr. McGrady describes in this unique and beneficial guide for forming school and parental partnerships. Putting the parents at the helm, this book serves as a map for navigating partnerships with a child’s school system to ensure the best possible educational outcomes. Between therapists, administrators, assessments, and other appointments, parents are inundated with acronyms, such IEP, IFSP, and IDEA. However, Dr. McGrady offers easily understood, comprehensive definitions while walking you through the entire educational process; therefore, empowering parents with a sense of control in an otherwise uncontrollable diagnosis. Whether your child has a physical, mental, or learning disability (or a combination of these), the book begins with the data gathering step via your child’s teacher, school psychologist, pediatrician, and extended family caregivers, then moves on to the evaluation process. The discussion then moves to accepting and embracing a diagnosis and building a blueprint for treatment. Dr. McGrady includes important questions for parents to ask during school meetings and how to create a long-lasting, positive relationship with the entire school staff. Once again, this guide is for supporting you: the most important person in your child’s life." ~ Jacqueline Renfrow, Education Commissioner and Mother of Three
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