by Erin Croyle | Jun 4, 2018 | Advocacy, Career, College, High School, IEP, Individuals, Job Training, KIDS, Parents, Self-Advocacy, TRANSITION, Uncategorized, YOU
Self determination is the core of the human experience. Our lives, our all too fast trips around the sun are OURS to do with what we want. Self determination is controlling your own destiny, calling the shots in your life. Having a say in the decisions that impact...
by Guest Author | May 17, 2018 | BABY, Elementary School, Extended Family, Friends and Acquaintances, Grandparents, Help, High School, IEP, In-laws, KIDS, Marriage, Middle School, New Mom/Dad, Parents, Puberty, RELATIONSHIPS, Uncategorized, YOU
By Anonymous *Author chose to withhold her name to protect the privacy of all involved. For months I have been trying to make sense of the crisis that struck our family last fall. My husband and I have two children. Our oldest is right on the edge of officially...
by Erin Croyle | Apr 19, 2018 | BABY, Early Intervention, IEP, KIDS, Medical Team, New Mom/Dad, RELATIONSHIPS
We all know occupational therapy (OT) is important, but how many of us really understand what it is? What it’s meant to achieve? Some of us know we need to advocate for it but can’t really explain why it’s needed. The simple answer: Occupational therapists help people...
by Erin Croyle | Jun 15, 2017 | Advocacy, Elementary School, IEP, KIDS, Parents, YOU
Us versus Them. That’s the attitude many of us have about our child’s school if an IEP is involved. We’re taught from more seasoned parents to come in with our gloves on, ready to fight. But what if I told you it doesn’t always have to be that way? What if I told you...
by Erin Croyle | Oct 17, 2016 | Child Find, Elementary School, High School, IEP, KIDS, Middle School, Preschool, Uncategorized
A few years ago an older woman spotted me with my toddler at our farmers market. She had a grown son who had Down syndrome, just like my little one. Randomly striking up a conversation is what we do when we see another member of our tribe, after all. Even though we...
by Erin Croyle | Jun 20, 2016 | Advocacy, Elementary School, High School, IEP, KIDS, Middle School, Parents, Uncategorized, YOU
What do you do when a professional or educator uses a term referring to disability in a disrespectful way? Not maliciously, but inappropriately. It happens all the time. Even the most seasoned advocates are often left speechless. Kymberly DeLoatche found herself in...
