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Ashley Hinkle M.Ed

Special Education Advocate

Navigating the special education system and parenting neurodivergent kids is hard! There's so much to learn and so little time. At the Parent's Guide to Advocacy, we distill the latest research and neurodivergent affirming resources to equip and empower you to be your child's best advocate. You are the expert on your child and how their specific brain wiring impacts them uniquely. We will also walk you through the IEP process and how to assert yourself as a confident, capable, advocate at the IEP table. If this sounds good to you, take a listen!

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