Wickedly Smart Women with Valerie Aprahamian
Wickedly Smart Women Podcast with Valerie Aprahamian Advocating for Your Neurodiverse Child Every child has the potential to live a fulfilling life, IF they get the education they deserve. But for...
How will student’s on IEPs be served during the Covid-19 pandemic?
As schools continue to be shut down due to Covid-19, many parents of students in special education are frustrated, overwhelmed and angry because their local school district has failed to provide the...
Valerie’s Meant for More Journey
Listen to Lisa Sasevich and Valerie Aprahamian chat about Valerie's Journey and how she knew her daughter was meant for more! "Ever notice that many of our biggest gifts come wrapped in very...
How Parents Can Learn to Become the Coach of Their IEP Team
When parents begin to work with me, one of the first things I teach them is how to begin to step into their role as an equal IEP team participant. Most parents don’t know that IDEA endows them the...
Tape Record Your IEP Meeting
Tape Record Your IEP Meeting Parents always have the right to tape record your IEP meeting. To do so, parents are required to provide a “Notice to Tape” 24 hours prior to the IEP. The notice simply...
Dress for a Business Meeting
Dress For a Business Meeting There are many things you can do to prepare for your IEP meeting to ensure a successful outcome. The tips I am going to share with you are things you won’t learn in an...
What is your Child’s Eligibility?
Become An Expert On Your Child’s Disability Do you know your child’s educational eligibility for your child’s IEP (Individual Education Plan)? When parents come to me for help with their child’s...
Advocating For Your Child
"My Job as an Advocate is to teach the Parent how to do my Job" As an advocate, my ideal clients are the parents who are invested to learn how to do my job so they eventually don’t need me anymore....
Did you know that you are not required to sign your IEP at your IEP meeting?
Many parents believe that they must sign the IEP at the conclusion of your IEP meeting. This is simply not true. It is a parents right to take home the IEP and read it when you are not pressured by...
Be the “coach” of your IEP team
Would you like to be the “coach” of your IEP team? This is the most important role a parent can step into as an advocate for their child. Parents are responsible to drive their child’s IEP team. I...