Posts Tagged ADHD
Managing Paper Flow and Time
Posted by Helene Walisever in ADHD, Organization on January 25, 2011
Executive Dysfunction is a set of skills seated in the frontal lobe of the brain. It includes skills such as sequencing, planning, and organizing. Read the rest of this entry »
ROADMAP TO RESILIENCE will be published soon. Register to be notified when it’s available!ROADMAP TO RESILIENCE: How Your Child’s Special Needs Can Make Your Family Stronger prepares parents for the practical and emotional challenges they confront. This book dispels the myth that raising a special needs child necessarily distresses families and provides a roadmap for managing and potentially even growing from these challenges.
Learn about the “Buddy Program”, the only Peer Mentoring Program of its Kind in the U.S.
founded and developed by Dr. H. Walisever
Dr. Walisever's Parent Support group featured in “Different is the New Normal” | THIRTEEN Specials | PBS Video
A New Documentary About Tourette Syndrome
In The News
A Mom Talks with the Director of Special Education
A satirical and slightly sarcastic look at a typical conversation between the parent of a child with special needs and an official from the school district who isn't quite getting it.
Josh Won! Compensatory Services and an IEP
Josh is a seventeen year old with Tourette Syndrome, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, and learning disabilities. The school district refused to provide an IEP or a 504 plan. Josh and his family used reports, evaluations, observations, research reports, and independent experts from the private sector as proof and evidence when they filed a due process complaint against the school.
They prevailed! Josh Won Compensatory Education and an IEP. Read about his story:
http://www.fetaweb.com/success/dp.comp.ed.koch.htmRead his Due Process Complaint Letter: http://www.fetaweb.com/success/koch.dp.letter.pdf
Read The Hearing Officer’s Decision: http://www.fetaweb.com/success/koch.dp.hearing.dec.pdf
Victory! A Successful Appeal:
http://www.fetaweb.com/success/koch.appeal.pdfRecommended Reading
