Danielle Williams is a mom on a mission. She started S.T.I.G.M.A. (Student Timely IEP Growth Modifications Advocates) to assist parents in all aspects of working with their children with disabilities. They assist parents in navigating school systems to ensure children receive their proper mandated services to succeed academically, socially, and emotionally.  

S.T.I.G.M.A. provides IEP analysis, preparation, and recommendations for IEP meetings in school, community resources, parent workshops, and 1:1 consultations. S.T.I.G.M.A. will push you and your children to their highest potential, give you and your children the power, and create endless possibilities.

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Website: https://www.stigmaconsultinggroup.com/

Phone: (917) 780-2530 

Email: [email protected]  

Having children with disabilities is tough. There is no instruction book, we do the best we can. Many of us wonder if we're doing the right thing and are hesitant to speak up to professionals like teachers. We sit quietly in our children's IEP meetings, maybe not even asking for clarification if we don't understand something.   

Danielle shares what she does. She gives concrete and actionable examples. She tells us she takes the day off from work whenever one of her sons has an IEP meeting because she knows she needs the time to process everything. She talks about setting aside the same day of the week to work on things.   Danielle recommends taking someone with you to every meeting. They don't have to be "advocates" or lawyers, just someone who is not as emotionally invested to take notes.   

And she tells us about the simple one-page sheet she gives her son's teachers every year. it talks about who her sons are because they are so much more than IEP codes or their diagnoses. Simple steps most of us can adopt. She offers consulting services to parents around the country because she recognizes it can often be too much. Especially if you're a single parent.   

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