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Step One: Getting an evaluation

Step Two: Pre-school and school

• Early Intervention – up to age 2
• Preschool – ages 3-5 (CPSE)
• IEP
• The Impartial Hearing
• School – ages 5-18 (CSE)
• Public Schools – Inclusion or District 75?
• The RSA Letter
• Special Ed Itinerant Teacher (SEIT)
• Non-Public Schools – Private, Residential, Hospital
• The Nickerson Letters
• Home Schooling
• Important Education Documents you should read
• Acronyms of Special Education

Step Three: The HCBS Medicaid waiver

• What is the HCBS Medicaid waiver
• What does the waiver do for your child
• The Process: How to apply
• Impartial hearing

Step Four: Planning ahead and additional services

• Advocacy
• Afterschool programs
• Assistive technology
• Behavior management
• Crisis intervention
• Day camps/summer programs
• Environmental modifications
• Future needs planning: Financial planning, the special needs trust
• Group (Residential) homes
• Guardianship
• Health insurance for your child
• Job placement and training
• Parent/sibling support groups
• Recreation/socialization programs
• Reimbursement programs
• Respite, Community Hab, Day Hab programs
• Special classifications
• Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI)
• Transportation

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