The most important thing is to start early and be proactive in keeping your Regional Center or SELPA and your school district to the timelines.

IPP meetings can be over Zoom, but the Regional Center will want to schedule an in-home visit every so often.

Parent providers do not pay into the state unemployment insurance tax system, so they cannot collect unemployment benefits.

If you file for conservatorship, services should not be affected. If you have power of attorney, give Regional Center a copy.

Requesting "aid paid pending" ensures your funding remains at the current level during the fair hearing process.

If a stimming behavior is not impeding learning or quality of life, then it may not need an intervention. If so, a BIP can focus on skill building and regulation.

Stimming isn’t a legitimate reason to have a child removed from a gen ed classroom. Schools can implement support strategies and help them self-regulate.

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Advocates encourage parents to seek out therapies that can help a child build up skills in communication, relationship-building, and self-regulation.

One way to stay well-regulated as parents and for other children in the household is to carve out time to decompress and self-regulate.

Mitigate harm in the short-term, and work with your child’s pediatrician and IEP team to determine the origin of the stim and appropriate alternatives.

Stimming tends to appear more noticeably in people with autism, but stimming can also manifest in children with other disabilities.

Most often, stimming serves as a self-soothing method and a means of emotional and sensory self-regulation in the demands of daily life.

Stimming is short for self-stimulatory behavior and refers to the repetition of certain movements or sensory actions, like making sounds or chewing.

Tell your service coordinator your IF isn’t working, and ask them for help figuring out how much work the IF has already done and charged for.

Some Undivided families in California incorporate a nutrition consultant, dietitian, or nutritional coach into their SDP plans.

Even if your child receives SSI, keeping them on the Medi-Cal waiver allows them to continue access home and community-based supports.

Parents can choose not to send their child to the school district transition program, but they wouldn’t get additional Regional Center support until age 22.

DOR has many contacts and opportunities for training that you might not even know exist, such as help with technology and skills to navigate public benefits.

Your first step should be to contact their supervisor for help. Another resource for DOR issues is the Client Assistance Program.

Supporting 2e kids can include providing accommodations, mental health services, teaching self-advocacy skills, and facilitating friendship building.

Depending on their profile, their school, and their district, some students may easily get an IEP while others may more easily get 504 accommodations.

2e identification often comes from a parent or an educational advocate rather than the teacher recognizing the student’s potential.