CONTENTS

ANNUAL EDUCATION ISSUE

• 14 HOW THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN FUNDS CAN HELP STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES By Tatsiana DaGrosa and Lauren Agoratus, M.A.
• 18 READING MAKES MY BRAIN HURT: ONE FAMILY'S PATH TO A READING SOLUTION By Dr. Maria Finaro Cleary
• 22 ENGAGING LEARNERS WITH DIVERSE NEEDS THROUGH IEP SUPPORTS By Angela Shaw

EP LOOKS BACK: SEPT 2002

• 26 TWINS TRANSITION AND LEAVE BEHIND A CHANGED SCHOOL SYSTEM IN THEIR WAKE By Laura Apel

FEATURES

• 31 MY CHILD'S NAME IS NOT LIABILITY By Laura George, EMDL
• 34 ADULTHOOD By Kimberlee McCafferty
• 36 THE POWER OF A HEALTHY SMILE From the Global Smile Foundation
• 40 I CAN'T BREATHE: SHINING A LIGHT ON AUTISM AND XENOPHOBIA By Amanda Harrinauth

EP MAGAZINE SLEEP SERIES

• 43 INSOMNIA IN AUTISM AND RELATED DISABILITIES By Beth Malow, MD, MS

50 FOR 50 • PART IV

• 46 CONGRATULATIONS AND THANK YOU, EP MAGAZINE ADVOCATE HEROES!

ON OUR COVER

EP's Annual Education Issue explores scaffolding supports in IEPs, innovative reading solutions, and the effect of the American Rescue Plan on students with disabilities, plus Part IV of our Advocate Hero Honorees and much more. Coverage begins on page 14.