Early Childhood Special Education Teachers: The Burnout Crisis
One of our goals here at La Comadre is to ensure parents know their rights and how to fight forRead More…
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How to Decide Treatment for our Children with ADD/ADHD
When your child is diagnosed with ADD/ADHD, many questions arise. Something you’ll need to research and make decisions about isRead More…
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How In-Person Learning Can Positively Impact Students with Special Needs
As the parent of a student with Special Needs, I have a lot of mixed feelings about my son attendingRead More…
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Setting up an IEP; It’s Okay To Ask For Help
I want to thank La Comadre, for letting me share my story. I am a mom of two boys: SaulRead More…
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My Son’s Kindergarten Teacher Guided Me in Getting My Son the Resources He Needed
Autism is such a complex word. I never thought it would be a part of my life. My first bornRead More…
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How I Fight For the Education I was Denied
I’m Marisol Guerra, a 36 year old Mexican American from the bay area. Growing up my family moved a lot,Read More…
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Some Resources for Children with “Hidden Disabilities”
Schools are meant to provide an educational foundation for students of all ages and backgrounds. This is the place whereRead More…
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Navigating the Special Education Process from Student Study Team Meetings to IEPs and 504 Plans
As a parent, it can be scary to have to face the daunting task of asking the school to evaluateRead More…
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Incorporating Universal Design for Learning: Educators Need to See the ABLE, Not the LABEL
I recently sat in a training focused on the need to increase access and equity in classrooms for students with visibleRead More…
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IEP 2017: (Building a 2017 Individual Education Plan)
The IEP, or Individual Education Plan meetings tend to happen in March, which marks the end of the school yearRead More…
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