Are Your Therapy Staffing Resources Ready for More Remote Schooling?
Are Your Therapy Staffing Resources Ready for More Remote Schooling? In much of the U.S., this school year is starting the same way the last one ended—at home. In states…
How to Support a Child With Autism in the Classroom
How to Support a Child With Autism in the Classroom Today’s emphasis on inclusive special education means nearly 40% of students on the autism spectrum spend at least 80% of…
How Tier 2 Interventions Help Students By Keeping Them Off Caseload
A teacher sends a frantic email or urgently flags you down in the hallway to say, “So-and-so can’t”—write their letters, stay at their desk, keep their hands to themselves… the…
Finding Effective School-Based Therapy Staffing Solutions
When your special education and related services program is short-staffed (as many are), it may be tempting to “make do” with whoever the closest therapy staffing company can send. After…
Why Corporate Values Matter (Part 2): Serving Students with Disabilities in Schools More Effectively
In an earlier blog, I told you how transformative the corporate team here at Pediatric Therapeutic Services (PTS) found defining our true values to be. We discovered our company is…
Part One: Adopting A Holistic Approach to Therapy
If you’re a special education administrator who wants to see related services in schools delivered in line with a more holistic approach to therapy, clarifying your program’s true values is…
Base Your Special Ed Budget and Staffing Decisions on Data
Running a special education program can feel overwhelming. When you’re busy filling staff vacancies, staying on top of individual case details, completing grant applications, and more, it’s difficult to find…
Helping Low Incidence Students Go Back to School in the “New Normal”
Adjusting to change can be difficult for everyone. For students with autism, change is often especially hard. It can cause high anxiety levels, as well as behavioral and engagement issues. …
Transforming Field Trips for Children With Autism and SPD
They may not be in most students’ immediate future because of the COVID-19 pandemic, but someday field trips will again be exciting ways for teachers to enrich kids’ education. As…
What is the Future of Virtual Special Education?
The COVID-19 pandemic rages on. What we thought might be a temporary speed bump is now a protracted mountain climb! Last spring’s flexibility in meeting students’ individualized education program (IEP)…