by Sarah C. Wayland PhD. | May 1, 2016 | Advocacy, Special Needs Care Navigation
Have you ever had the experience of realizing that your child’s public school teacher doesn’t know the accommodations on your child’s 504 plan or IEP? It makes sense – thirteen percent of kids have IEPs, another five percent have 504 plans....
by Sarah C. Wayland PhD. | Jul 2, 2015 | Relationship Development Intervention (RDI), Special Needs Care Navigation
In a previous post, I talked about the importance of providing just the right amount of challenge. I made it sound so easy. It’s not. Kids respond in different ways to being challenged, and the ways they respond can drive a parent’s response. Below is...
by Sarah C. Wayland PhD. | May 8, 2015 | Special Needs Care Navigation
“He could do it yesterday, so I know he can do it!” Have you heard (or thought) this before? It can be hard to figure out why a child patently refuses to do something he did just the day (or hour) before. Ross Greene said it best: “Kids do well when...