Navigating Your Child’s Unique Mental & Physical Needs

A Parent’s Guide to School Supports

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Pub Date 4 Mar 2025 | Archive Date 22 Mar 2025
Boys Town Press | Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA), Members' Titles

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Description

A concise, step-by-step blueprint for parents and caregivers to understand and maximize special education services, and the accommodations children need for full inclusion in the classroom.

Using simple, straightforward language, author Kat McGrady walks readers through every stage of the special education process. From the types of disorders that qualify for specialized services, including options for testing and evaluation, to the roles and responsibilities of everyone involved in a child’s educational treatment plan, this guide outlines how to ensure every child enjoys a rewarding and successful schoolyear.

Each chapter addresses key elements of the special education process, including the most common types of interventions, such as 504 and individualized education plans. Insights into how to collect relevant data, share information, and collaborate with school staff so appropriate accommodations can be made are highlighted, along with strategies to enhance the treatment planning process. The author also explores cultural factors that can influence treatment planning and offers guidance on what parents can do if a treatment plan is not being followed or their child is not receiving the supports, modifications, and access they are entitled to by law.

Special emphasis is given to helping parents acknowledge and accept their child’s diagnosis, understand their responsibilities on the treatment planning team, and advocate forcefully but fairly on their child’s behalf.

The book’s appendix features a helpful glossary of commonly used terms, as well as at-a-glance summaries of key legal cases, agencies, departments, and organizations responsible for special education programs and services.

In a tone that is encouraging and reassuring, parents are given the information, tools, and confidence they need to actively participate in their child’s learning while also helping them reach their full potential. 

A concise, step-by-step blueprint for parents and caregivers to understand and maximize special education services, and the accommodations children need for full inclusion in the classroom.

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Advance Praise

This parent’s guide to navigating the unique mental and physical needs of children takes the mystery out of supporting children who need extra support, so they can thrive within their educational environments. I recommend this book to any parent who needs guidance on how to best advocate for their child’s unique educational needs.

~ Dr. Camille Bryant, professor and mother of two 

This parent’s guide to navigating the unique mental and physical needs of children takes the mystery out of supporting children who need extra support, so they can thrive within their educational...


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· Special emphasis on helping parents

acknowledge and accept their child's

diagnosis, understand their responsibilities,

and be an effective advocate

· Author is an experienced educator, schoolcounselor,

and mental health therapist

· Includes glossary of key terms and

concepts, and at-a-glance summaries of

important legal cases

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· Author offered for interviews to national

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· Book prominently displayed in publisher

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SELLING POINTS

· Special emphasis on helping parents

acknowledge and accept their child's

diagnosis, understand their responsibilities,

and be an effective advocate

· Author is an experienced educator...


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ISBN 9798889070221
PRICE US$15.95 (USD)
PAGES 164

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