General Education IEP Process

Shaming

I was a teenager.  My nephew was a child.  He had autism and intellectual disability and we were waiting with our whole …

IEP Process

The Right Battle

“What do you really want?” I asked. She was confused. “What is the one thing that you hope to get from this …

Self Reflection

Saying Sorry

I messed up big time. The advocate at the meeting presented herself as an expert to parents, but all of us around …

Self Reflection

Sacred Space

She sat on her couch, cradled her three-year-old in her arms, and stroked his hair and cheek.  She only glanced at me …

Grief Process

Positive Anxiety

I could see the panic in her eyes. “I didn’t plan for this. I don’t know what to do. Who is going …

IEP Process

They didn’t teach me…

They didn’t teach me in graduate school. They didn’t teach me during my internship. They didn’t even teach me during my first …

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Mi Inspiración

Soy Vickie Fairchild. Soy psicóloga escolar. Decidí ser psicóloga escolar porque me encantan los niños especiales. Son maravillosos y me motivan. Si me …

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¿Quién es el experto?

Uno de los debates que veo que suceden continuamente en las juntas de IEP es, el debate de la experiencia. ¿Quién es …

Self Reflection

The To-Do List

At the end of the day, I wondered if I had accomplished anything at all. I would look at my “to-do” list …