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Let’s Join Hands and Hearts to Celebrate:
December 3rd is United Nations’ International Day of Persons with Disabilities By Jayne M. Wesler, Esq December celebrates multiple happy holidays, Kwanzaa,...
Children with Diabetes are Children with Special Needs
November is National Diabetes Awareness Month, and at Sussan, Greenwald & Wesler we want to focus attention on the many children and adolescents who have...
A Special Month for Awareness
The month of October commemorates important issues for students with special needs. Included among those issues are dyslexia and ADHD. For parents and...
LONG COVID: What it is, and how to help your student who has it.
by Jayne Wesler. Esq. Since February 2020, families have been struggling with the increasing complexity of their children’s education. You’ve had to upend...
Is your IEP “in place” for September?
By Theresa Sullivan, B.S., A.A.S Many children with IEPs struggle when trying to adjust to the changes a new school year brings. A common complaint among...
Controlling the Uncontrollable: Helping Children with Tourette Syndrome Thrive
By Theresa Sullivan, B.S, A.A.S. Tourette syndrome (TS) is a neurological disorder characterized by sudden, repetitive, rapid, and unwanted movements or vocal...
Hearing, Speech & Language Impairment – Getting Help for the Struggling Child
By Theresa Sullivan, B.S, A.A.S May is “Better Hearing and Speech Month,” and we at SGW know how fundamental speech and hearing functioning are to a student’s...
Promoting Independence and Inclusion
In 1987 President Ronald Reagan proclaimed March to be observed as “Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month.” This milestone proclamation called upon...
Anxiety’s Spiking: Here’s How to Help Our Students
BY GUEST BLOGGER: HOWARD MARGOLIS COVID-19 has caused untold numbers of America’s students (and family members, teachers, and school support staff) to suffer...
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