News & Stories
We publish stories every week from parents, caregivers, self-advocates, teachers, administrators, occupational therapist, social workers, school counselors, psychologists and other related professionals.
Read some of our latest news and stories. We publish stories every week from parents, caregivers, self-advocates, teachers, administrators, occupational therapist, social workers, school counselors, psychologists and other related professionals.
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Urgent Call to Action: Support Bill H.245 to Stop the Shock in Massachusetts!
Massachusetts families and advocates urgently need your voice to end the use of abusive “therapy” — including electric shock, forced restraints, food deprivation, and more — on disabled children and adults. On Tuesday, November 18, 2025 (1–5pm), the Joint Committee on Children, Families, and Persons with Disabilities will hold a public hearing on Bill H.245,…
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Hacking School Discipline: A Short Book Review
Current research demonstrates that autistic learners face rates of school suspensions and expulsions at much higher rates than their non-autistic peers. It is likely that many of these punitive and exclusionary discipline practices are a direct result of unmet environmental needs within the school environment. While not specifically focusing on neurodivergent learners, Jeffrey Benson’s Hacking…
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What’s at Stake if Federal Special Education Protections Are Dismantled
Across the country, parents, educators, and advocates are sounding the alarm about recent moves to dismantle key parts of the federal system that protect students with disabilities. The potential elimination or weakening of federal special education offices and oversight doesn’t just change the system; it puts millions of children at risk. In recent federal policy…
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Call To Action Wisconsin: Take Action to Protect Vulnerable Students from Harmful Discipline Bills
Call to action! –In Wisconsin, AB613 and AB614 are two new education bills that are bad news for Wisconsin families and schools. They are discriminatory, promote the use of seclusion and physical restraint, and would do nothing to solve the root cause of problems in education. We need to stop this bill to help families…
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Being Twice-Exceptional: A Short Book Review
The book, Being Twice-Exceptional, by Dr. Melanie Hayes, is, in the author’s own words, a form of activism. While the book focuses on the lived experiences of the 2eA community (individuals who are considered both gifted and autistic), the author’s advice is relevant to the twice-exceptional community as a whole. A champion of the twice-exceptional,…
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