The Undivided Blog

Lindsay Crain, head of content and community at Undivided, sits down with Jessica Patay, founder of We Are Brave Together, to talk honestly about the exhaustion, overwhelm, and isolation that so many caregivers carry, and the grief that can come with an altered motherhood journey. Grab your favorite fall drink and tune in! Now streaming …

Ever heard of dynamic testing? If not, you should! School evaluations often churn out reports filled with test scores, standard deviations, and bell curves — numbers that don’t reflect the full, complex picture of our kids and what they need. In order to develop truly individualized school supports, IEP teams have to meet our kids …

What’s everyone talking about this week? Our phones, inboxes, and FB parent group have been busy keeping up with IEPs, watching the Being Heumann movie, RSVPing to our brand-new “Let’s Talk About…” series, and more. Here are the hot topics and conversations happening in the Undivided community this week — including a few Dear Undivided …

Season 3 of Undivided Voices is back and better than ever! We’re kicking off with a big one as Lindsay Crain sits down with Dr. Diana Fannon, former special ed director and founder of Disability Ed Pros, to talk about standards-based IEPs. What are they? Why do they matter? And how can every kid get …

The back-to-school rush may be behind us, but you might still have that nagging feeling: is my child actually getting everything they need? Here’s what to check — plus what’s coming up at Undivided. Weekly read: Is your child getting everything in their IEP? Four to six weeks into school is a good time to …

What if your child could have had extra time to finish assignments all along? Or what if those 30 minutes of speech a week aren’t actually enough — and nobody noticed or said anything? What if it went on that way year after year? That’s the hard part about IEPs: sometimes you don’t know what …

Does my child need typically developing friends? What if no one asks them for a playdate? How can I encourage friendships and social opportunities? What if they need an aide for the school dance or sporting event? How can I write socialization into their IEP? And what if their interests are very different from those …

Does your child have a 1:1 aide at school? Maybe their teacher partners with an occupational therapist to help build stronger handwriting or motor skills. Or perhaps a bus with extra support gets them safely to and from school each day. These are all examples of related services — but they’re just the beginning. IDEA …

Accommodation or modification? Wait… aren’t they basically the same thing? Not quite! When used well, both are meant to remove barriers so every child can access the curriculum. But accommodations and modifications aren’t the same — and that difference matters more than you might think, even when the lines get blurry in how schools apply …

A new school year means a lot of new and challenging things for our kids to navigate. What looks small from the outside can feel very big to our kids. A child who looks “fine” at school can actually be working hard to fit in, hold it together, or manage all the sensory input coming …