Navigate and Advocate: A Parent's Guide to the Special Education Process from a Mom and a Professional

When You Understand the Process, You Achieve Progress

Do you think your child might have a disability and needs a school evaluation, but you don't know where to start? Do you find the special education process with all the meetings and excessive terminology to be overwhelming? This guide can help.

The power tools needed to help build and execute a successful plan for your child are all included in this manual.

These include understanding:

• how the process works,
• your rights as a parent,
• basic federal and state laws,
• the value of teamwork,
• how to maintain high but realistic expectations,
• understanding documents,
• and IEP meeting tips.

The author's unique perspective has been shaped by both personal and professional experiences, and in collaborating with school personnel through both roles.

Her passion for helping other parents through the complexities of special education and supporting students of all abilities shines through in Navigate and Advocate.

Author: Tisha Eisenhuth
Publisher: Future Horizons
Published: 12/02/2025
Pages: 50
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.26lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.16d
ISBN: 9781963367416

About the Author
Eisenhuth, Tisha: - Tisha Eisenhuth, M.S.Ed., has navigated special education in a public school for twelve years as a parent of a child with autism, and for more than eight years supporting other parents through the special education process as an Ohio Parent Mentor. It's what inspired her to get a graduate degree in special education with a focus on autism. Tisha's unique perspective has been shaped by these personal and professional experiences, and in collaborating with school personnel through both of these roles. She is passionate about helping other parents through the complexities of special education and supporting students of all abilities to help them reach their potential. Tisha lives with her husband Joe and son Zachary near Cleveland, Ohio.Grandin, Temple: - Temple Grandin earned her PhD in Animal Science from the University of Illinois and is currently a Professor at Colorado State University. Dr. Grandin is one of the most respected individuals with autism in the world. She presents at conferences nationwide, helping thousands of parents and professionals understand how to help individuals with autism, Asperger's syndrome, and PDD. She is the author of Emergence: Labeled Autistic, Thinking in Pictures, Animals in Translation (which spent many weeks on The New York Times Best-Seller List), The Autistic Brain, and The Loving Push, co-written with Debra Moore, PhD One of the most celebrated -- and effective -- animal advocates on the planet, Dr. Grandin revolutionized animal movement systems and spearheaded reform of the quality of life for the world's agricultural animals. She lives in Fort Collins, Colorado.