Hosted by Melanie Lieber · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 26 episodes
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The Next Step Advocacy Podcast is your go-to resource for parents of children and young adults with special needs. Each episode provides valuable insights through expert interviews, real-life stories, and practical advice, helping families discover new opportunities and resources available for their students. Whether you're looking for educational support, community services, or guidance on navigating the complexities of transitioning after graduation, this podcast offers a supportive space to learn, grow, and take the next step forward.
Melanie Lieber hosts Next Step Advocacy, a education show with 26 episodes published.
In this episode of the Next Step Advocacy Podcast, host Melanie Lieber sits down with Rima Kliore-Frederickson from Kyo ABA to unpack the role parents play in helping their children thrive with autism. From the importanc
After a break, I’m back with big updates! In this episode, I share why I stepped away from the classroom after 12 years as a special education teacher and launched Next Step Advocacy. I’ll talk about why IEP advocacy is
In this episode of the Celebrating Autism Podcast we are chatting with David Rivera from Mentoring Autistic Minds! David shares all about his nonprofit organization that he started and dives into his own challenges growi
In this episode Melanie interviews guest Meera from Super Speech Solutions based out of Houston, Texas. Meera explains the difference between speech, language, and pragmatic skills and gives so many tips and strategies f
Teachers all around the country are reminded that this week marks one full year of teaching virtually from home. What better way to celebrate than to have Fiona from Adulting Made Easy on the podcast this week! Fiona has
Happy New Year! In this episode Melanie is breaking down how she has consistently maintained 100% student attendance on zoom during virtual learning. Melanie is also sharing virtual tips and tricks that have been success
Check out part 2 of Melanie's interview with Tracey MacDonald from Autism Speaks. If you haven't listened to part 1 yet, go back and give it a listen! In this episode Tracey explains how Autism Speaks came to be and she
In this episode Melanie is sharing a fun, heartfelt interview with Tracey MacDonald. Tracey is a wonderful mom to her son Griffin and in this episode she will be sharing moments of celebration, challenges they are still
In today's episode, Melanie talks all about how to talk to your child about Autism. Melanie will be sharing a story of a family she has worked with and their experience with telling their child about having Autism. This
In this episode Melanie is sharing all of the new and exciting things that have been happening. Melanie discusses her new job, future episode ideas, and the weird world of starting a new job virtually during Covid-19. En
Today, Melanie is going to cover part 2 of trauma informed approaches, and why is it important to educate ourselves about the impacts of trauma on our students. If you haven't listened to Part 1 of this series about trau
In this episode Melanie is going to be talking about trauma and how it impacts a student’s behavior at school. She is going to be talking about how trauma affects the brain and how educators can be more aware and informe
In this episode Melanie is going to be sharing some lessons learned from her first virtual IEP meeting. If you are a teacher or a parent there are tips and strategies for both groups! Melanie will be sharing what is cruc
In this episode Melanie is sharing how distance learning has been going for her and some of the emotions that have come up over these past couple of weeks. She is opening up to you all in hopes that if you are feeling ho
Today's episode is from the Extraordinary Moms Podcast hosted by my beautiful sister in-law! Jessica is so talented at connecting with people and that is something that I admire about her. She has been hosting her podcas
Today episode is Distance Learning Part 2, with a lot of schools across the country are moving into distance learning until further notice so I wanted to go into detail on a couple of strategies to get your started. This
In today's episode we are celebrating my friend Christopher! Christopher has Autism and today we are chatting with his mom Cynthia about their family's journey with Autism. Cynthia also gives some great advice on what ki
In this episode Melanie shares a couple of strategies to make distance learning easier for parents of students with Autism. She talks about the importance of a daily visual schedule and how to add reinforcement into your
In today’s episode Melanie will be talking about how to handle chaos and uncertainty around your children. Melanie shares about her experience at school when she had to tell her students that school will be closed for a
In this episode we are going to be focusing on how to provide voice and choice to your students. Providing choice to your students or children at home can avoid potential power struggles. This is an easy strategy to add
David Rivera
professor of applied management · Mentoring Autistic Minds
1 appearance on this show
Meera
Ishaya Monk · Super Speech Solutions
1 appearance on this show
Fiona
physiotherapist · Little Beaks Sanctuary
1 appearance on this show
Melanie
teacher · How To Harp
3 appearances on this show
Cynthia
Wellness Coach · Chingonas Talk About It
1 appearance on this show
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