Advocating for your child can feel overwhelming—even when you know a lot. In this episode, I come back to the roots of The Collaborative IEP and refocus on the advocacy side of special education.
Have you ever walked into an IEP meeting and felt completely outnumbered?
Have you ever walked into an IEP meeting and felt like the room was stacked against you?
Have you ever brought up something at an IEP meeting — and the team simply didn’t know what you were talking about?
Do you ever leave an IEP meeting thinking, “That one test score does not tell the whole story”?
Do you ever leave an IEP meeting feeling frustrated, unheard, or completely misunderstood?
Have you ever walked into an IEP meeting and immediately felt it? The tension.