My Pennings

• Yesterday’s Child
• Advocacy Checklist
• Homeschooling Children with Special Needs
  A PDF version is available.
• A Pocket Manual for Advocates (Read praise for the Manual)
• Breaking the Barrier of Blame: When Values Collide
  Personal Notes on ADD originally published in Home Education Magazine
• The Gifts of Homeschooling
• The Ten Best Tactics for a Successful Due Process Hearing: A Primer for Advocates

Letters to a Stranger is a an important read from the files of Peter W. D. Wright, Esq. - A “tactics and strategies” article explaining what a “Letter to a Stranger” is, and how to write effective letters to school districts or other "strangers." This file includes the “Original Letter to the Stranger” written by Pete Wright and Janie Bowman which was originally posted on CompuServe’s ADD Forum in 1994. Later, this article and other memorabilia from the ADD Forum, including the book, Think Fast! The ADD Experience was permanently archived in the Smithsonian Institute.

Interviews

• The ADD Experience - Interview with author Thom Hartmann
• Bullyproof Your Child - Interview with Kathy Knoll, coauthor of Taking the Bully by the Horns
• Interview with author and learning specialist, Thomas Armstrong - originally published in Home Education Magazine.
• Case Preparation, and Disabilities and Human Rights. Interview with Ilise Feitshans, JD.

Guest Authors

• The ADD Sense of Time - Dave deBronkart (PDF file)
• Guidelines for Parenting your Attention Different Child - George Lynn
• Bully Advice for Kids - Kathy Noll
• Advice for Parents and Teachers - Kathy Noll
• Empowering Kids to Deal with Bullies and Low Self Esteem- Kathy Noll
• Child Violence -How to Prevent Your Child from Becoming a Statistic - Kathy Noll
• Walking Backwards to Undue Prejudice. Report from the U.S. Capitol Inclusion Conference on Students with Disabilities. Including Disabled Students: What Works, What Doesn’t. Sponsored by: Jay Levy Feitshans, Emalyn Feitshans, The Johns Hopkins University Center for Talented Youth (CTY) and The New Jersey Developmental Disabilities Council. Ilise L. Feitshans, JD & ScM (Coordinator) 102 Page PDF Document. © 2003 Emalyn Feitshans.

Book Reviews

• Driven to Distraction - Hallowell & Ratey
• Survival Strategies for Parenting your ADD Child - George Lynn
• Delivered from Distraction - Hallowell & Ratey
• The Special Education Battlefield - Andrew Cuddy, Esq.
• Law and Advocacy (Part of advocacy training series) - Pete and Pam Wright
• Additional book reviews on Amazon.com

ERIC Digests

• ERIC Digest E541. Know Your Legal Rights in Gifted Education
• ERIC ED458 753. The Involvement of Lay Advocates in Due Process Hearings.

NICHCY Briefing Papers

• Questions Often Asked by Parents About Special Education Services
• Pervasive Developmental Disorders
• Helping Students Develop Their IEPs
• A Student’s Guide to the IEP