I Stood Up for My Kid When He Couldn’t Read, Now I Help Other Parents Do the Same
Advocating for your own kid, or teaching other people—doctors, dentists, teachers, etc.—about your kid, is something you learn as you go along. Even if you don’t work with any single barrier for long, your overall advocacy skills build with experience. I learned this the hard way. I successfully advocated for my illiterate, suicidal fourth-grader to…