Special education things that shouldn't be hot takes.
A short thread.
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If your social validity assessments for ABA interventions/research are not driven by the #ActuallyAutistic folks you are trying to support, you're not assessing social validity.

Special education things that shouldn't be hot takes.
A short thread.
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If present levels sections of IEPs don't include meaningful student input, you don't value student voices nearly as much as you say you do.

Special education things that shouldn't be hot takes.
A short thread.
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If enclave janitorial tasks are your work-based learning for high school students, you might as well be signing their paperwork to transition from HS to a sheltered workshop or day program

Special education things that shouldn't be hot takes.
A short thread.
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Having 20 students that want to play in the NBA/NFL even though they don't play on the HS team is not a disability issue. It is a faulty transition programming issue.

Special education things that shouldn't be hot takes.
A short thread.
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If you believe, as parents are often told, that the self-contained classroom will help students safely prepare for more inclusive environments, you may need to pay more attention.

Special education things that shouldn't be hot takes.
A short thread.
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Visits to a day program, group home, and sheltered workshop should be mandatory trips for all professionals that support youth with disabilities.

Special education things that shouldn't be hot takes.
A short thread.
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If you think decisions about guardianship/conservatorship are a private, family affair and that's why you're not providing insight about alternative supports...
Snap out of it!