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  • Assistive Technology (AT): Many Possibilities to Consider

    Wilton Library 137 Old Ridgefield Rd., Wilton, CT

    Assistive Technology (AT) encompasses many possibilities when you look beyond AAC/communication. Wilton Library hosts Alescia Ford, MS, OTR/L, ATP, while she breaks down the three critical components of educational design: Universal Design for Learning, Educational Technology, and Assistive Technology. She discusses assistive technologies to enable participation, improve curricular access (math, reading, writing, executive functioning), and support […]

    Free

  • WEBINAR: What You Need to Know About Extended School Year (ESY)

    online webinar

    In order to maintain learned or emerging skills, a child may need IEP services in addition to those that are provided during the regular school year. Each child's PPT must determine which, if any, “extended school year” (ESY) services will be included in the child’s IEP and when those services will be provided. In this […]

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  • Parenting in Partnership: Blending Perspectives and Perceptions for More Strategic Parenting

    Wilton Library 137 Old Ridgefield Rd., Wilton, CT

    Being the parent of a child with special needs is often a confusing, frustrating and deflating experience. The different experiences each parent has with their children can contribute to quite different perspectives on how best to guide them. It’s a struggle to parent from the same page when we sometimes question if we’re even in […]

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  • Challenges and Legal Issues for Students with ADHD and/or Learning Disabilities who are Transitioning to College

    Wilton Library 137 Old Ridgefield Road, Wilton, CT, United States

    Despite their intelligence and enormous potential, students diagnosed with ADHD and learning disabilities face continual difficulty addressing transitions. None prove more difficult than the transition from high school to college. What makes this transition difficult is a variety of social and legal changes that many students and parents are not equipped to address. This puts […]

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  • SPED*NET Presentation: Helping Your Child Understand Their Autism — RESCHEDULED to MAY 7

    Wilton Library 137 Old Ridgefield Rd., Wilton, CT

    This event was originally scheduled for April, but it will now take place on Wednesday, May 7. When parents get an autism diagnosis for their child, they might be relieved to know what’s happening, but, most likely, they will also be fearful. What does this mean for the future? When and how do I tell […]

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  • A View from the Inside: Attorneys with ADHD, Dyslexia and ASD

    Webinar Zoom Meeting

    Three practicing attorneys will share what it’s like to have ADHD, dyslexia and Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), disabilities commonly seen in special education students. They will reflect on their experiences […]

  • Why Are Kids So Complicated? Autism, ADHD, and LD

    Wilton Library 137 Old Ridgefield Rd., Wilton, CT

    Presented by SPED*NET in partnership with Wilton Library, Wilton Public Schools, Eastern CT SEPTA, and Newtown Sped PTA. Register at wiltonlibrary.org Clinical psychologist Marcia Eckerd, PhD, leads a talk to help make sense of the complexities of learning differences and share how you can support your unique child. Located at Wilton Library (137 Old Ridgefield […]

  • Teaching Autistic Children: A Way That Works for Parents

    Wilton Library 137 Old Ridgefield Rd., Wilton, CT

    Please join us for another important SPED*NET presentation on Wednesday, Apr. 29, at 10:30 a.m. at the Wilton Library. Robert J. Bernstein, an educational and behavioral therapist, will discuss ways to help your child engage, assimilate new information, and develop new thoughts and behaviors. We want our autistic children to live happy and successful lives. Many […]

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