Sunday Best is a collection of my favorite links from blogs I have read in the past week (or sometimes a bit more if I get behind!) Posts may range from thought-provoking or challenging to instructive or informational, with a dose of fun and light-heartedness thrown in occasionally for good measure.
Advocating 101: How to Write a Letter – Caitlin at Welcome to Normal shares some amazing tips on how to write an effective letter. As she says, “A masterfully crafted letter can be an incredibly powerful weapon in an advocate’s arsenal.” This post is a must read for anyone who wants to improve their advocacy skills.
Helping Teachers to Understand Your Aspergers Child at My Aspergers Child – This post addresses the question of what to do when your child has received a diagnosis but the school is still reluctant to provide an Evaluation/IEP/Special Education. It includes a template and an example letter that you can modify to officially request help from the school. This is a perfect follow-up to the first post I listed.
(This site was not coming up for a few days. If for some reason you can’t get to the link, I do have the article in my email and can forward it to anyone who would like it.)
Another great tool for advocates is this PDF entitled Anatomy of a Behavior Plan put together by Community Health Connections. The document walks you through the process of assessing behavior and putting together a plan.
I realize these are a bit heavy on the advocacy side today. I’ve got IEPs on the brain as we have a team meeting tomorrow to discuss a number of issues regarding implementation of the existing IEP, as well as possible modifications and additions to it. All positive thoughts and prayers are appreciated!
Please feel free to share your favorites from the week in the comments – I’ll be sure to check them out!
I'm a mom with Asperger's raising an amazing son with autism, which means I'm basically the case manager/advocate/cheerleader/chauffeur. The rest of the time, you can usually find me with my nose in a book!
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How did it go?
Monday was rough, but we had a follow up on Thursday that was amazing! I will post details soon.
The links for the post from My Aspergers Child do not work.
Thanks for the heads up – that is so strange!
Hi there! Just saw that you linked to my Advocacy 101 post, and wanted to say a big thanks
Caitlin
http://www.welcome-to-normal.com
You’re welcome – I greatly enjoy your blog, and advocacy is a topic near and dear to my heart!