Lindner Educational Consultants in Atlanta, Georgia

Parents of high school students, please join me this Sunday evening.

Please share with parents of high school students.

The 2023-2024 Georgia Special Needs Scholarship Calculator is available!

This is making the news this morning, but don't be fooled if you think this isn't happening in Georgia. Corporal Punishment is legal here and students with disabilities are often at the end of the paddle!

Missouri school district brings back spanking Corporal punishment is legal in 19 states.

Looking for Social Thinking Outings and weekly groups for kids and young adults? Check out Sharon E Sokolik and Associates’ summer schedule. Their first outing is this week on Wednesday to Odyssey Escape Rooms! These activities are for those with High Functioning Autism, Anxiety, ADHD, NVLD and other social challenges.

Presume Competence, Don’t Give Up!!!

2 UC Berkeley students make history as 1st nonspeaking autistic graduates Both graduates hope to inspire others with nonspeaking autism and say those with disabilities can achieve a lot if they are able to participate.

A nonspeaking valedictorian with autism gives her college's commencement speech A computer keyboard "unlocked my mind from its silent cage," Elizabeth Bonker told her fellow graduates. She urged them to serve others, citing Rollins College's most famous alum: Fred Rogers.

I'm always looking for better ways to communicate with my own kids as well as help my clients reframe how they communicate with theirs. I love these alternative responses.

Great coping tools for children . . . and adults!

What better time than right now to re-share our Avoid a Lemon infographic?

EDIT: Here's the link to the page with the downloadable graphic, accessible text, and a link to the video: https://improvingliteracy.org/brief/route-reading-avoid-lemon

This is terrific news for Cobb County families with children on the spectrum - more training is always a good thing! Hope the impact will be felt across the district.

State finds Cobb Schools violated state code for autism protocol first exposed by CBS46 MARIETTA, Ga. (CBS46) — The Cobb County School System must go through additional special needs training after the state says the district mishandled a student with autism.

The US Department of Education just released its Return To School Roadmap. It addresses everything having to do with FAPE, including addressing new Emotional/Social/Behavior issues, Compensatory Services (including delay of evaluation for services) and More. Take a look and if you need support in advocating for you child, please be in touch!
https://sites.ed.gov/idea/idea-files/return-to-school-roadmap-development-and-implementation-of-ieps/?
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Return to School Roadmap: Development and Implementation of Individualized Education Programs (Sept. 30, 2021) - Individuals with Disabilities Education Act AAAHome » Policy Documents » Return to School Roadmap: Development and Implementation of Individualized Education Programs (Sept. 30, 2021)Topic Areas: COVID-19, Individualized Education Programs, Least Restrictive EnvironmentReturn to School Roadmap: Development and Implementation of IEPs (Sept. ...