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Welcome to my Interview with Mary Mazzoni from Life After IEPs

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Yes, there is life after IEPs! And navigating those waters can be tricky. Trickier even than the world of IEPs because the services and who can provide them are not as clear cut as they are in the educational system. So when Mary Mazzoni Mary Mazzoni - Life After IEPscontacted me I was delighted to learn about her website, Life After IEPs.

Mary has put together some wonderful tools and resources to help us navigate these waters. Earlier this week we talked about how Special Needs Families can plan for the transition so that it will be as smooth as possible for everyone and the best possible services are provided.

 

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To find the resources Mary shared, check out A Maze of Agencies: Where to Start on Life After IEPs.

As a bonus, Mary sent this Problem Solving Chart. Mary says, “It’s simple – but with practice – it works! It guides kids’ thinking, until – after a while – this is how they think about a problem even without the graphic organizer.”

Please let us know your thoughts and any questions you may have. You can just leave a comment or if you want to keep it private, go to out Contact Page and fill out the form. You can also contact Mary directly through Life After IEPs. Just click on the mail icon in the right sidebar.

Enjoy!

Sandra

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Welcome to an Interview with Sandra Pearson, Virtual Assistant

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In this interview, my friend Sherrie and I talk about the business of being a Virtual Assistant.

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Matthew after the Bull Canyon Run

I’m blessed to work at home so that I can care for Matthew, my Son with Autism, and still bring in a very good income to support my Family (I’m a single Mom, too). I’ve had many, many, many women tell me that they would love to do this too. So, I wrote an eBook about starting your own Virtual Assistance Business. There are some very good resources available to help you get the skills you need and I share them here and here. But I never found anything that really addressed the foundation stuff – starting a business and working from home. So I wrote The VA Biz 101.

I think every Mom who wants to stay home and raise her children, whether or not they have Special Needs, should be able to. The reality is however, that sometimes Families need another income. Here is a way to have your cake and eat it too. What could be better than that!?!

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Click here to find all of the resources we discussed in the interview, including The VA Biz 101 eBook (it’s free, you don’t even have to enter your email address!).

Please let us know your thoughts and any questions you may have. You can just leave a comment or if you want to keep it private, go to out Contact Page and fill out the form.

Enjoy!

Sandra

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Welcome to my Interview with Doug Baker

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Doug Baker - Special Needs Financial AdvisorDoug is Father to a Son with Autism and a Financial Advisor so he has unique insight into the Special Needs planning challenges Our Families face. And it’s not all about financial planning either.

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There are several areas you need to consider:

• Special Needs Trusts

• Government Services & Healthcare

• Trustee – Conservator – Care giving

• Protection & Survivorship

• Education & IEP advocacy

Here is the Letter of Intent that Doug mentioned in the interview.

Visit Doug’s Website form more information.

Please let us know your thoughts and any questions you may have. You can just leave a comment or if you want to keep it private, go to out Contact Page and fill out the form.

Enjoy!

Sandra

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