November is National Epilepsy Awareness Month!

Before November is over, I thought I'd remind everyone that November is National Epilepsy Awareness Month. Usually when I announce that there is such an awareness month, many people tell me they had no idea such a month existed... Which proves there is a need for awareness.

We are all here because we have a loved one with special needs (or because we are someone with special needs.) As you can see, the disabilities here are very diverse, however, seizures are unfortunately very common in all types of special needs disabilities. So although some of us are different, we sometimes share the same problems. We need to find a cure for seizures and Epilepsy.

Rather than take away from this blog, and the wonderful posts that are written, please click here to read more about National Epilepsy Awareness Month - before the month is over! ;)

Burden of proof

CNN: High court rules against parents in special education case

I suppose I shouldn't be surprised, and I'm not. Also, I understand the argument that the schools are trying to make, about a flood of lawsuits flooding thair resources.

But I don't think as special needs parents, we are all just lying in wait for the opportunity to sue the pants off the schools at the first sign of non-compliance. It would have been nice to see the burden of proof put on the entities that have the resources to defend their academic choices, rather than on the parents, most of whom eventually get put in a position where they run out of options and simply accept whatever the schools give their child, appropriate or not.

The burden is on the parents. Thank you, Supreme Court. And don't worry your pretty little heads about us. Nothing's changed for us. We'll still fight for our kids as best as we can, because unlike the schools, we don't have a choice.