In this episode, we discuss the importance of how a multidisciplinary evaluation can help to more fully inform your child's IEP placement and programming needs with guest speaker, Dr. Chris Bogart, owner and Co-Director of Sasco River Center LLC located in Fairfield County, CT. Dr. Bogart is licensed clinical psychologist who has worked in both the private and public sectors for the past twenty-five years, Dr. Bogart works with children, adolescents and parents, conducting comprehensive psyc...

Dr. John Molteni is the Director of Behavioral Health at Prism Autism Education and Consultation, located in Farmington, CT. Dr. Molteni is a clinician and educator with over 20 years of experience in the field of Autism and Developmental Disabilities as a Psychologist, Behavior Analyst, and Educator. He has have provided clinical and educational services from preschool to young adulthood in various settings. Throughout his career, Dr. Molteni has had the opportunity to establish unique progr...

Parents unit! The COPAA 2021 Annual Conference is virtual this year. What does that mean for you? Well, you can attend "virtually" for a fraction of the cost and become more fully informed about your child's education rights. In this episode we talk with the CEO of COPAA Denise Marshall. Denise Stile Marshall, M.S., Chief Executive Officer Denise has led the Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates (COPAA) since 2005. She graduated from Johns Hopkins University with a Master of Scienc...

In this episode leading clinical expert Dr. Elizabeth M. Krysak discussed conducting comprehensive remote evaluations during the COVID pandemic. Liz Kryszak, PhD, is a psychologist at the Nationwide Children’s Hospital Child Development Center (CDC) and a Clinical Assistant Professor at the Ohio State University. Liz’s clinical and research work focuses on the evaluation and assessment of children with neurodevelopmental disabilities including Autism, with a particular focus on assessment of ...

In this episode of Let's Talk Sped Law, we interview Sharri Lungarini! Shari is an amazing parent, advocate, and clinician within the Connecticut disability rights community. Her story both personally and professionally is so inspiring that it absolutely must be shared with fellow parents, clinicians and advocates. Sharri Lungarini is a Registered Behavior Technician working in the CCSN Behavioral Health ABA Clinic. Sharri received her master’s degree in Behavioral Education from the Univer...

Chris Abildgaard, LPC, NCC, NCSP is the owner and director of the Social Learning Center, LLC. located in Cheshire, CT. Chris has been in private practice for over 13 years. Chris is a Nationally Certified School Psychologist, a Board Certified national Counselor, & a Licensed Professional Counselor with a specialization in Autism Spectrum Disorders. In addition to a Masters and 6th Year degree in School Psychology, he has earned a Graduate Certificate from the University of Massachusetts...

Amanda Zecchin, M.S., OTR/L Amanda Zecchin, M.S., OTR/L, is a licensed Occupational Therapist with over a decade of experience. She recently founded A to Z Occupational Therapy LLC in Greenwich, CT. As the mother of a child with special needs she is uniquely qualified to serve the needs of other families in similar circumstances. To find out more information, visit www.atotherapy.net Support the show

Attorney Jack Robinson On March 22, 2017 the United States Supreme Court in the case of Endrew F. v Douglas County School District ruled that a school district's IEP must provide a child with a disability more than just a de minimis, or minimal, educational benefit. In a 16-page decision, Chief Justice John G. Roberts, wrote for a unanimous court ruling that School Districts must offer individualized education programs that are “reasonably calculated to enable a child to make progress appro...

Katie Curra SLP, Founder of Kids Language Center Speech and language pathologist, Katie Curra, is the founder and owner of Kids Language Center in Cos Cob, CT. In this episode, we talk about how speech and language services are assessed and evaluated as well as implemented within an IEP. We also talk about the importance of having your child's school SLP evaluator work closely with the rest of the school team. Lastly, we talk about when to recognize when an SLP evaluatio...

Special Education Attorney Ashley Barlow In this episode, we sit down with Kentucky Special Education Attorney Ashley Barlow to gain insight on how best to build an inclusion-based IEP for your child with the public school setting. Not only is Ashley a special education inclusion attorney, but is also a fellow parent of a child with an IEP. We go over and discuss what terms like inclusion, LRE, push-in, pull-out and continuum of placement mean, as well a building an IEP matrix. Ashley ...