We are very proud to announce our guest for Tuesday May 15 at noon EST — Dr. Lucy Jane Miller, Ph.D, OTR, Founder and Director of the Sensory Processing Disorder Foundation. Dr. Miller is the founder of the first comprehensive Sensory Processing Disorder research program nationwide and author of [...]
Today on the Mary & Melissa Show – airing live at noon EST on BlogTalk Radio – is a continued conversation on the removal of special education coordinators (SEC’s) from DC public schools and transferring their responsibilities to school psychologists. Last week, Dr Nathaniel Beers, Chief of the Office [...]
Congressman Jim Moran (D-VA) speaks about his introduction on Friday April 27 of the AUTISM Educators Act to establish a pilot program to train teachers who work with children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Also joining us is parent advocate and Arlington, VA resident Alex Arriaga who is [...]
Listen to the Mary & Melissa Show Today April 24 at Noon EST. District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) has proposed to eliminate Special Education Coordinators and have their responsibilities assumed by School Psychologists. This is a change – proposed to commence in the upcoming school year – that [...]
Tomorrow DC City Council will vote on the proposed budget changes for our public schools. This includes the controversial removal of Special Education Coordinators and having their responsibilities transferred to School Psychologists. Join us as we recap what we know and especially what we still don’t know about this very [...]
Join us today as we speak with Washington Teacher Union President Nathan Saunders about DC Public Schools (DCPS) elimination of the position of special ed coordinators. The job is to be turned over to school pyschologists. Is this good or bad? Today, we will also address the cuts in funding of [...]
Have you ever felt that you are out on your own dealing with the challenges of raising your special child. When you have an IEP — is that all you need. Can you then schedule that spa day? Probably not. Join us and gripe about the lack of holistic approaches [...]
Join us today as we discuss how to advocate and how to hold “the powers that be” accountable. We also have a guest who is a special education teacher who will speak to us about how to advocate to teachers. Join us to discuss the reprogramming of special education funds [...]
Getting kids to eat is tough. I know there are many views on this issue. Some say kids will eat when they are hungry. Others say kids need to be surrounded by food all throughout the day. Everyone has an opinion and if you are foolish to ask people, then [...]
The sooner you know the better. So listen up moms and dads and I am going to share a story that will make you believe that your kids are spies. Your children may seem harmless and innocent, but that is what they want you to think. With Valentine’s [...]
