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Stop Accepting What Schools Hand You: IEP Advocacy with Allison Lloyd | EP129

Stop Accepting What Schools Hand You: IEP Advocacy with Allison Lloyd | EP129

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IEP advocacy for parents — how to fight for your special needs child without feeling lost or steamrolled. Your child's IEP meeting is tomorrow, and you're already sweating — the jargon, the binders, the professionals in that room who seem to hold all the cards. You sit down, they talk, you nod, and somewhere between "RTI" and "scaled score," you sign a paper you didn't fully understand. If that gut-punch feeling is familiar, this episode is for you. Allison Lloyd spent years as a special education teacher before her own son — a stroke survivor since infancy — taught her that knowing the system isn't enough. You have to fight it, too. WHAT'S INSIDE THIS EPISODE: Why accepting what you're handed is the most common — and most costly — mistake parents of special needs kids makeHow Allison's son's infantile stroke launched her from classroom teacher to fearless advocate (and what she did when an OT quietly cut his therapy in half)What executive functioning actually means in plain English — and the game-based tools you can use at home tonightThe 3 things every parent can do right now: show up, ask every question, and never agree to "wait and see"Why US employers are legally required to give you time off for your child's school meetings — and why that changes everything WHY THIS MATTERS TO YOU: You love your kid fiercely — but those school meetings make you feel like you accidentally wandered into someone else's job interview. Everyone else in the room has a title, a clipboard, and a decade of acronyms. You have a mother's instinct and a pit in your stomach. That's not a disadvantage. That's fuel. The system isn't designed to be cruel — but it IS designed to move fast, stay vague, and assume you won't notice when 60 minutes of therapy becomes 30. Most parents don't notice. Allison did. And she's going to teach you how to notice too. After this episode, you won't feel less confused by the system — you'll feel less alone in fighting it. And that? That shifts everything. KEY TAKEAWAYS: Question everything — numbers, diagnoses, agreed-on minutes. If it changed between the meeting and the paperwork, you are allowed (and responsible) to push back.Get to know the teacher before you need the teacher. Walking in as a familiar, collaborative face means you get phone calls instead of escalations.Never "wait and see" past one quarter. Early intervention works because young brains are still moldable — the clock matters.Executive functioning skills like planning, impulse control, and focus can be strengthened through play — Allison has a full resource list on her website.You are your child's biggest advocate. The school nurse, the secretary, the administrator sighing when you walk in — none of that is your problem. Your kid is your problem. In the best possible way. ABOUT ALLISON LLOYD: Allison Lloyd is a parenting coach, special needs education advocate, and former special education teacher who helps parents navigate IEPs and 504 plans (called Accommodation Tiers 1–3 in Canada) without feeling overwhelmed or bulldozed by the system. She brings both professional training and lived experience — as a parent of children with learning differences and disabilities — to her work. Allison is also the founder of the Go Advocate Foundation, a non-profit dedicated to supporting under-resourced families in securing appropriate educational services for their children. Connect with Allison: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/goparentcoaching/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100089857221512 Website: https://www.goparentcoaching.com/ Resources mentioned: https://stan.store/AllisonParentCoach READY TO GO DEEPER? >> FREE COACHING CALL — Not sure where to start? Book a free 30-minute call with Natalie. No strings. Just real support: nataliemccabe.com >> FREE COMMUNITY — Join the Mom Life Uncomplicated community of moms who get it. Share, support, breathe: nataliemccabe.com (select Community tab) >> SINK OR SWIM PARENTING — Natalie's book, packed with real stories and research-backed strategies for parents of toddlers to teens: nataliemccabe.com >> 5-MINUTE MOM CALM DOWN KIT — Grab Natalie's free toolkit for the moments you're about to lose it: nataliemccabe.com DID THIS EPISODE HELP YOU? Share it with a mom who needs it today. And if you're loving the podcast, a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts means the world — it helps other overwhelmed moms find us. Tag Natalie on Instagram: @natalie_mccabe_official
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