Autism Spectrum Disorders...
ADD/ADHD...
Learning Disabilities...
Hidden Differences.
Diagnoses ... clinicians ... evaluations ...
therapists ... interventions.
Academic, social, and behavioral concerns.
School issues and challenges.
Family stress.
A diagnosis changes life
for parents and their children.
School becomes the
primary issue and focus.
Special Education...
IEP meetings ... 504 accommodations ... terminology ... procedures ... laws.
Team members ... data collection ... aides.
School-based services and supports.
Placement options.
Special Education is an entirely new way of looking at education and one that requires
parents to be educated and effective
advocates for their children.
The complexities of a diagnosis
combined with special education
require parents to mobilize and
become "experts" on their individual needs,
how to access services and support, and
how to navigate through
the special education arena.
Our approach is quite simple...
"To ensure that parents have the
'competence and confidence' to advocate for
their children in school using
collaborative and business-sound strategies
so that success in school can be a reality."
School is the path to college, employment,
independent living, and life.
There is no time to waste.
Schafer Education Consulting
Helping Parents Navigate the Special Education Arena
