We lose 1 child out of 150 to autism. Billions of dollars are spent each year to millions of students who receive special education services. Families are overwhelmed by the many options that are now available to them. Yet, because learners with autism present with unique challenges, their educational needs continue to elude the most caring parent and experienced teacher. Students are not learning and parents are concerned about not doing enough or about making the right decisions.
Aspiring Minds helps you gather the essential pieces of the educational puzzle. Our team of educational advocates helps you secure the right educational programs for your child by helping you work with your district. We attend IEP meetings, help you understand your child's evaluations, observe your child in the classroom and make recommendations. We help you ensure that his placement is appropriate and that the supports he needs to succeed are in place. Our experience has spanned both research and clinical practice and has garnered the trust of parents and the respect of professionals and educators with whom we continue to work closely and collaboratively.
We help you advocate for your child's instructional needs. Our role is to make sure that the educational decisions you make for your child are informed and not driven by a random search for answers.
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| Autism New Jersey - 27th Annual Conference
Autism New Jersey, 's 27th Annual Conference will be held October 8-10, 2009 in Atlantic City.
Autism New Jersey's Annual Conference is one of the nation's largest autism-related conferences, drawing record crowds of parents and professionals. Last year the conference attracted more than 1,400 attendees. Read more
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| Moms of children with autism show higher stress than moms of children with developmental delay.
Researchers at the University of Washington’s Autism Center asked mothers about their experiences and found that moms of children with autism had higher levels of parenting-related stress and psychological distress than mothers of children with developmental delay. Children’s problem behavior was associated with increases in both parenting-related stress and distress in both groups, but this relationship was stronger in mothers of children with autism. ... More
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LANDMARK special education case. Supreme court upholds right to reimbursement for child placed in private school. A court ruling makes it possible for families of students with special needs to be reimbursed for a private school education if their public schools fails to provide an "appropriate education. "Schools always took the position that parents should give districts' special education programs a chance before enrolling a child in a private placement while advocacy groups and parents, on the other hand, argued that forcing children to attend inappropriate placements served no purpose. Justice John Paul Stevens ruled that the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) requires a school district to pay for private special education services if the public program is not appropriate, without having to try it first. Read more.
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