A really excellent book on this subject is available through www.wrightslaw.com It's called From Emotions to Advocacy. The difference between a child who gets everything he or she needs and a child who slips through the cracks is often the advocacy skills of the PARENT. Yes, it's possible to hire a professional advocate, but an advocate is never at your side 100% of the time and our kids need to be advocated for in situations outside the IEP meeting, too. This is not a book that I'm reading for my current advocacy course. It's more for parents and since I'm a parent, too, I'm reading it. I've found it to be EXCELLENT and would like to recommend it.Thank you for the book name ,which is going to be for utillity for myself and help my 9 year old autistic son to get better services from School in the mean time I'm paying to Advocate to go with me to the ARD mettings and search any topic you are in need of info on. There is a WEALTH of excellent, valid info there. If you want a copy of the reauthroized IDEA (the law that the whole special ed system in this country is based and which puts your child's rights in black and white) you can buy a hard copy there, too.I also ordered this, thanks.
"From Emotions To Advocacy" is one of the books we should all have on the shelf...Or at least something similar.
I have a book shelf of books so that when a question comes up, or the ___ hits the fan, I can look it up and educate myself. Then I get on the phone, then online, then on the word processor, and before you know it there's a plan, documentation, letters, meetings scheduled, etc. For me this is empowering!!!
Thanks for the tip!Thank you, tzoya! I (so far, anyway) feel good about the services my son is getting in Kindergarten, but I'm glad to know about this good so that I can use it in the future if needed. I definitely intend to advocate for him as much as I can and as much as he needs. Thanks again!