Spring is more than flowers blooming when your child is struggling and school has become a nightmare. This is the time of year when many children are in "crash & burn mode" and it isn't pretty...for them or for you. Many kids have simply run out of gas. They've compensated -- actually, over-compensated -- for areas where they may be struggling to the point where they have nothing left. Maybe it's been difficulty with reading or work completion. Or they're having issues with

April. Autism Awareness Month...30 days of focus on autism spectrum disorders. A good thing for those who need to learn more about it. Yet for parents who are living it every day, there's another need. Planning. 1. School The need for parents to effectively advocate for their children in school cannot be overstated. Understanding the diagnosis is a given, yet the real need is correlating it to their child's individual needs. Key word = individual. ASD (autism spectrum