CONTENTS

NOVEMBER 2022 VOLUME 52 ISSUE 11

FINANCIAL PLANNING 

COVER STORY

• 15 FIRST OF A 3-PART SERIES: YES, YOU DO NEED TO PLAN

By Joshua Fishkind, J.D., MBA

• 20 ESTATE PLANNING FOR FAMILIES WITH SPECIAL NEEDS

By Beth C. Manes, Esq.

• 23 WRITING IEP GOALS FOR FUNCTIONAL MONEY SKILLS AT ANY AGE

By Stephanie DeLussey

FEATURES

• 26 DIAGNOSTIC OVERSHADOWING

By Craig Escude, MD, FAAFP, FAADM

• 29 NAVIGATING INDIVIDUAL EDUCATION PLANS

By Raja Marhaba

• 34 ELECTRICAL STIMULATION AS A PHYSICAL THERAPY TREATMENT MODALITY FOR CHILDREN

By Jovial Lewis, PT, MPT, PCS and Yocheved Bensinger-Brody, PT, PhD, PCS

• 38 INCREASING ACCESS TO COLLEGE

By Andrew Mees

ON OUR COVER

Recent polls have shown that up to 80% of parents of children with special needs share the same biggest concern: “What will happen to my child when I am gone?” EP’s Annual Financial Issue can provide some answers, as our most experienced contributors offer solutions for comprehensive estate and care plans that include how to plan for daily living needs, medications, schedules, housing goals, and supplemental needs trusts. In our features section, we explore diagnostic overshadowing, IEP best practices and electrical stimulation therapy. Coverage begins on page 15.