{"title":"Special Education Law and Services for Pediatricians.","authors":"Lauren Nolte, Gabriella Paskin","doi":"10.3928/19382359-20240811-01","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Rates of developmental screening have increased, and understanding how to discuss delays with families is imperative. Knowledge of federal and state law regarding special education is needed. Families often need support to understand the complexity of early intervention and school district-based services. The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act is the law that mandates services for children from birth to age 21 years who require them. Early intervention provides services for children age 0 to 3 years who have a delay or a condition with a high probability of delay. School-based services for children age 3 to 21 years provide children with disabilities with a free and appropriate public education in the least restrictive environment. While details of the laws are state and location specific, understanding the general principles of the law is important to support children and families navigate this very complex system and receive needed support. <b>[<i>Pediatr Ann</i>. 2024;53(10):e366-e371.]</b>.</p>","PeriodicalId":54633,"journal":{"name":"Pediatric Annals","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.1000,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Pediatric Annals","FirstCategoryId":"3","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.3928/19382359-20240811-01","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"PEDIATRICS","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Rates of developmental screening have increased, and understanding how to discuss delays with families is imperative. Knowledge of federal and state law regarding special education is needed. Families often need support to understand the complexity of early intervention and school district-based services. The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act is the law that mandates services for children from birth to age 21 years who require them. Early intervention provides services for children age 0 to 3 years who have a delay or a condition with a high probability of delay. School-based services for children age 3 to 21 years provide children with disabilities with a free and appropriate public education in the least restrictive environment. While details of the laws are state and location specific, understanding the general principles of the law is important to support children and families navigate this very complex system and receive needed support. [Pediatr Ann. 2024;53(10):e366-e371.].
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Published for more than 40 years, Pediatric Annals is an online-only, monthly medical review journal dedicated to providing pediatricians and other clinicians with the latest practical information on the diagnosis and treatment of pediatric diseases and disorders. Begin to explore the Journal and all of its great benefits such as:
-Single-topic summary reviews of important trends in pediatric medicine
-Access to current articles, as well as several years of archived content
-Columns including Healthy Baby/Healthy Child and Case Challenges