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4 Steps for Transitioning Out of Early Intervention

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Early Intervention (EI) is a program through which children who qualify can receive services until their third birthday. Once your child turns three, the local school system will become your child’s service provider if they still qualify. The process of moving from EI to the school system is often called transition.

5 Tips for Family Members: How to Avoid Unnecessary Stress at Family Gatherings

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Holidays are a time for family and gratitude. For family members who we see only a few times a year, it can be hard for them to understand our unique experiences as parents of children with disabilities – and it can be easy for them to make judgment on us, our relationships with our children, […]

Top 10 ways my son’s diagnosis has affected our lives.

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Learning about and understanding my son’s diagnosis has changed who we are as individuals, as parents, and as a family. I’m sure it has for you, too. Above all, it has allowed us to strengthen our relationships with each other and with the world in ways that we wouldn’t change.

Exceptional Lives’ Top 10 IEP Blogs: Everything You Need to Know

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Whether your child is just finishing up the school year or beginning to anticipate the start of a new grade, the IEP has likely crossed your mind.  As one of our Exceptional Lives’ users shared with us, entering an IEP meeting can be very intimidating to say the least.  Whether are just learning about what […]

Disability Dispatch: What You Need to Know

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Are you on the go but still want to be in the know? Take a look at these highlights for your guide to special education and disability news over the past few weeks.