Special Education Matters

Oct 11 2024 53 ep. 17 mins 36

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Special Education Matters interviews experts, attorneys, advocates, parents and more. The show brings helpful information to parents or guardians navigating the world of special education. Michael Boll, the host, is an experienced podcaster and father of a teenage boy with profound autism.

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Special Education Advocate Sarah Baum

Today, we're diving into the critical role of special education advocates with our guest, Sarah Baum. Sarah transitioned from being an educational specialist in public schools to becoming a non-attorney advocate for families navigating the special education system.

Behavioral Therapist Kirstie Gillespie Helps Us Understand the Functional Behavioral Assessment

May 04 2020 18 mins

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Lynne Merrill Education and Reading Specialist

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Let Me Carry The Burden On My Shoulders

Dec 06 2019 22 mins

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There Is a Lot More to Learning Than Just Hearing by: Dr. Cydney Fox

Sep 15 2019 30 mins

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Pediatric Neuropsycholoist Dr. Dana Chidekel

May 24 2019 22 mins

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Education and Clinical Psychologist Dr. Marta M. Shinn

Feb 23 2019 20 mins

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Advocate Meg Flanagan Discusses Special Education Services for Children In Military Families

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As we all know, having a child with special needs may require a lot of effort at home and a ton of effort working with schools to ensure your son or daughter is receiving the services they need.

Special Education Advocate Peter Attwood

Nov 21 2018 16 mins

Peter was hazed into the special education world in 2007, and has been working for others since 2010, and full time since 2014 when he was laid off from his systems maintenance programming job. He is still debugging, but special ed problems now instead of computer code.