Welcome Parents! 

Thank you for visiting www.aboutspecialneeds.com! 

I hope the information listed below is helpful to you.

Please click the links below for more information about:

• Information about the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)

• Placement of students in special education

• Categories of disabilities listed under IDEA

• Information about Individualized Education Programs (IEPs)

• Glossary of terms often used in special education: From The Council for Disability Rights

• "What is response to intervention or RTI? (from nasponline.org)

• Tips on helping your child with homework (from www.ldonline.com)

• Articles about parenting children with disabilities (from www.ldonline.com)

• Discover how kids feel when they have difficulty with reading, writing, mathematics, or attention (www.pbs.org)

• Visit a forum about disabilities (www.ldonline.com)

• Advocacy website for parents (from www.pacer.org)