Adriane|IEP Coach Podcast: Helping Parents Advocate Confidently in the IEP & Special Education Process
You Signed the IEP. Why Nothing Changed is a podcast for parents of children with special needs navigating the special education and IEP process.
If your child has an IEP but isn’t making meaningful progress, this show breaks down why—and what parents can do next. Each episode explains IEP meetings, special education laws, parent rights, evaluations, goals, services, accommodations, and progress monitoring in plain language parents can actually use.
We uncover why IEPs often fail to deliver real support, how schools use confusing language and delays, and what parents need to know to advocate effectively for their child’s education.
This podcast is honest, practical, and parent-focused—designed to help families stop feeling overwhelmed and start walking into IEP meetings informed, confident, and prepared.
If you’re tired of signing paperwork without results and want clarity, advocacy tools, and real guidance in special education, this podcast is for you.
Adriane|IEP Coach Podcast: Helping Parents Advocate Confidently in the IEP & Special Education Process
Latest Episodes
The Seven Special Education Myths Parents Believe
Seven beliefs quietly sabotage IEP meetings every day, and most of them sound reasonable until you put them next to the law and the data. We unpack the biggest special education myths parents are told, then we replace each one with clear, usabl...
What Parents Should Know Before A School Reevaluation
Your school says it’s time for the three year reevaluation and the next thing you see is a stack of forms to sign. That moment matters more than most parents realize, because a special education reevaluation can influence whether your child sta...
Walk Into Your Annual IEP Review Prepared With A Clear Parent Roadmap
You can feel it the second you sit down: the stack of paperwork, the rapid-fire talk about goals and services, and that creeping thought that you’re about to sign something you don’t fully understand. We built this conversation for parents who ...
When A School Evaluation Does Not Add Up
Something feels off when a school evaluation says “fine,” but your child is still struggling every day. I walk you through one of the most powerful and misunderstood protections in special education: the Independent Educational Evaluation (IEE)...
Least Restrictive Environment Explained For IEP Parents
“Least restrictive environment” can sound like a simple phrase until it gets used to end a conversation in your IEP meeting. We slow it down and translate what LRE actually means under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): you...