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Concussions: Proper Attention to Recovery Protocols is Essential in Return to Learning, not just Return to Playing Sports
By Sandi Rosenbaum, Educational Advocate, Littman Krooks LLP Hundreds of thousands of students each year sustain concussions, a form of mild traumatic brain injury not detectable by scanning or imaging. After an individual experiences a jolt or blow to the head, a physician or health practitioner must assess the student for physical or cognitive impairment…
Specialized Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Programs in NYC
The New York City Department of Education (DOE) makes specialized programs available to children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Specialized programs are not expected to exist in every school, and not every student with special needs requires a specialized program. The school team, together with the special needs families will determine whether a particular student…
Raising Children with Autism
Bernard A Krooks, Esq., and guest Liane Kupferberg Carter discuss raising children with autism on this podcast. Liane is a nationally-known writer and advocate for the autism community. She is the author of the new memoir, Ketchup is My Favorite Vegetable: A Family Grows Up with Autism (Jessica Kingsley Publishers).
Parenting a Disabled Adult Child
Listen to our podcast “Raising Children with Autism,” by clicking here. To download this podcast from iTunes, click here. Our guest blogger this week is Liane Kupferberg Carter. Recently I spent an entire day in an exhibitor’s booth at Mt. Sinai Medical Center in New York. It was their annual Advances in Autism Conference, and…
New Proposed Regulations: The Use of 1:1 Aides in Pre-School and School-Aged Settings
By Sandi Rosenbaum, Special Education Advocate, Littman Krooks LLP The New York State Department of Education has issued new proposed regulations regarding the use of 1:1 aides in preschool and school aged settings. The regulations, which also address other areas of preschool special education, are expected to be considered by the Board of Regents at…
How To Make A Holiday Road Trip Fun For A Child With Special Needs
By Angela Tollersons Any parent who has ever taken a road trip with young children can tell you that several hours stuck in a car is no picnic for anyone and for families with a child with special needs, additional complexities are thrown into the mix and can make long road trips more taxing for…
USDOE Endorses Specific Interventions For Dyslexia, Dyscalculia, and Dysgraphia
The United States Department of Education has taken a positive step toward recognition of dyslexia, dyscalculia and dysgraphia. Many parents of students with dyslexia or with specific learning disabilities in math and writing know the difficulty of obtaining individualized services for their children– particularly if the children have average or above-average cognitive abilities. Some districts…
Neighbors Sue Family with Autism for Creating Public Nuisance
By Sandi Rosenbaum, Educational Advocate Families with a child with autism often face severe difficulties with misunderstandings in the community. A Sunnyvale, CA family is facing a lawsuit by their next-door neighbor families, which charges that the family’s 11 year old son with autism is a “public nuisance” and seeks unspecified monetary damages and a…
Spread The Word To End the Word
By Giulia Frasca, Esq. Spread the Word to End the Word is a movement started in February 2009 in conjunction with the World Winter Games to stop the use of the word “retarded” and its variants. Now, as the 2015 Special Olympics World Games are under way, Spread the Word to End the Word has…
Important Differences between 504 Plans in Public Schools and Colleges
It is important for students with disabilities who plan to attend college, and their parents, to understand how their legal rights related to their disability will change in a post-secondary education environment. In public elementary and secondary schools, students with disabilities may receive services under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) or the Rehabilitation…