Back to school time can be exciting, but for many of us with special needs students, it can also be stressful. Here is information that may make the transition easier.
Some parents like to start out the year with a letter to the teacher to explain their child’s diagnosis (and in particular if it’s it’s a rare disorder such as apraxia)
Sample Letters To Your Child’s New Teacher For Apraxia Autism Or Any Special Need
If your child has trouble communicating I recommend adding a communication book to your child’s IEP. Children with a communication impairment tend to depend on the parent they spend most of the time with (typically their mom) to be their translator, so this is a way to make that transition easier for all.
It is normal for you or your child to experience separation anxiety, in particular, if your child is just entering the preschool program for the first time. Here is information to help ease separation anxiety
Here is a wonderful document for planning your child’s transition to preschool
And last but not least some useful tips for helping with IEP advocacy if you have a child with a communication impairment.
And last but not least if this is the first time your child is going to be away from you with “strangers” consider getting an ID tag or GPS which may help your peace of mind
LISA GENG
Lisa Geng is an accomplished author, mother, founder, and president of the CHERAB Foundation. She is a patented inventor and creator in the fashion, toy, and film industries. After the early diagnosis of her two young children with severe apraxia, hypotonia, sensory processing disorder, ADHD, and CAPD, she dedicated her life to nonprofit work and pilot studies. Lisa is the co-author of the highly acclaimed book “The Late Talker” (St Martin’s Press 2003). She has hosted numerous conferences, including one overseen by a medical director from the NIH for her protocol using fish oils as a therapeutic intervention. Lisa currently holds four patents and patents pending on a nutritional composition. She is a co-author of a study that used her proprietary nutritional composition published in a National Institute of Health-based, peer-reviewed medical journal.
Additionally, Lisa has been serving as an AAN Immunization Panel parent advocate since 2015 and is a member of CUE through Cochrane US. Currently working on her second book, “The Late Talker Grows Up,” she also serves as an executive producer of “Late Talkers Silent Voices.” Lisa Geng lives on the Treasure Coast of Florida.
