Your Child with Special Needs is Entitled to a Free and Appropriate Education

September 9, 2011

But where do you start?

In the famous story, Rashoman, four blind men feel an elephant.  “Why, an elephant is like a tree,” says the one man feeling the animal’s leg.  “No, my friend, it’s like a snake,” claims the one feeling the beast’s trunk.  “You are both wrong,” says the third who is holding its tail. ”It is like a whip!”  “How can you be so ignorant?” says the one feeling the animal’s side, “It is like a rough wall.”

Parents of children with autism and other special needs may feel much like the blind men in the story when confronted with the prospect of educating their child with special needs.  In addition to coming to terms with the fact that their child is different, Read More >