| RENEW Your Membership or Join NLDA Today ! |
| Monday, June 23, 2008 |
| Enjoy the benefits NLDA Membership offers. Get a discount on your 2008 Summer Workshops registration |
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| Be An Effective Advocate for your Child |
| Sunday, February 24, 2008 |
| SPED*NET in Wilton has released a new, free, 48 page handbook about advocacy for parents called "Bringing Knowledge to the Table: How to be an Effective Advocate for your Child". Download here |
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| HELP SUPPORT IDEA FAIRNESS RESTORATION ACT! |
| Sunday, February 17, 2008 |
Contact Congress and ask your Representative to co-sponsor the bipartisan IDEA Fairness Restoration Act. The bill, H.R. 4188, will allow parents who prevail in IDEA due process or court cases can recover their expert witness costs. Without the legislation, many parents cannot afford expert witness fees, which can run into the thousands of dollars. |
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| When Asperger's Syndrome and a Nonverbal Learning Disability Look Alike |
| Saturday, November 10, 2007 |
A case study and analysis by prominent pediatric physicians on the diagnostic similarities of Asperger's Syndrome and Nonverbal Learning Disabilities as published by the American Academy of pediatrics. |
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