As the grandmother of a grandson who has a "childhood apraxia of speech" diagnosis and whose parents have begun the journey of IEP-enabled education, I found this book extremely helpful and plan to give it to my daughter and son-in-law the next time I'm with them. I also am a substitute teacher at a public middle school and often find myself working with students who have IEPs or 504s as part of their school experience. I love the way Ms. Fishman-Weaver emphasizes the importance of approaching each child's learning from a strengths-based perspective rather than a disability-based perspective. This is one of the most valuable things I see in this book. It will help families navigate all the special language and alphabet-soup world of services for special needs kids. But I also believe it should be read by every teacher out there as it joyfully encourages all of us to look at each individual child in new and different ways.