Podcast featuring one of our recent Milestones graduates

January 27, 2023

A recent "Autism Goes to College" podcast episode features both a recent Milestones graduate who now attends Bridgewater State University and is hosted by a former Milestones teacher who is now advancing her training by pursuing her PhD.  The "Autism Goes to College" podcast is for students on the spectrum and everyone that supports them.

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Special Education Advocates

April 25, 2017

Every child deserves a rich and meaningful educational experience. When a child has special needs, however, the experience may be very different from his/her peers. How can parents find out their rights and their child’s...

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Connecting through Blogging

April 18, 2017

Being a parent of a child with special needs can be stressful, overwhelming and down-right hard at times. It can extremely painful to watch as neurotypically developing peers advance and evolve through milestone after milestone...

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The Initial IEP Meeting

April 11, 2017

Last month we discussed the IEP evaluation process as well as common Special Needs lingo that you would need to understand your initial IEP meeting.  An initial IEP (the first one) must be in place within...

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Depresion and Special Needs

April 4, 2017

It is pretty normal for students to have occasional times in their lives when they feel sad and/or moody. Life events such as a death, illness, being bullied, family arguments, or school stress can bring...

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Deciphering your IEP

March 22, 2017

Individualized Education Plans are meant to bring teachers, specialists, therapists, and parents together to develop an educational program for the student. This plan – IEP –  will support progress in the general curriculum and meet...

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