Peninsula Pediatric Therapies

10/13/2025

03/21/2025

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ASHA is actively reviewing the latest executive order “Improving Education Outcomes by Empowering Parents, States, and Communities” that directs the closure of the U.S. Department of Education and is analyzing the impact on school-based members and the students and families you serve.

ASHA strongly supports an independent, cabinet-level U.S. Department of Education. We oppose this executive order and the other actions occurring to cut the department’s staff, cancel grants and contracts, and other changes that may hurt student achievement and access to the essential services ASHA’s school-based members provide.

Only Congress has the legal authority to formally abolish the department as a cabinet-level agency. The executive order apparently recognizes this, while directing the Secretary of Education to “take all necessary steps to facilitate the closure of the department” to the maximum extent permitted by law.

We are dedicated to protecting our professions and the people you serve, and we will continue to fight efforts to eliminate the department and other efforts to reduce its role. Help elevate our message by urging your members of Congress to protect the U.S. Department of Education and its critical role ensuring access to services and supports necessary for student achievement and success: https://at.asha.org/zR.

Check our executive order page (https://at.asha.org/zS) for future updates. We will also share updates in the ASHA Advocate (https://at.asha.org/zT) and ASHA Now.

03/20/2025

This is greatly concerning as protections for IEPs and 504 plans under IDEA are housed in the Department of Education. This post functions simply to spread awareness.

The Trump administration has already moved to cut the department’s staff by half.

02/05/2025

01/29/2025

https://apple.news/Ab6xw9ZPhSYSwaNEt68sDOw

From zipping coats to turning book pages, simple tasks are becoming challenges for a generation raised on tablets. Here’s what parents need to know to help.

12/06/2024

https://adayinourshoes.com/the-extraordinary-burden-of-ieps-on-moms/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR3K5EjG3_P8VKnzCOKKyFsuk4me7JB19jV5IohSo8HmPkcVjePYuPINzKc_aem_8NJ24USYj_cb4uwd4N9UoQ

Imagine this, parents. Imagine you are envisioning your child's future, and the different pieces of his/her future are trading cards. And you say, "Ok, I will give you this card for safety, and in exchange, I get to keep all the cards for food."

11/22/2024

https://www.wavy.com/news/local-news/newport-news/thrive-peninsula-surpasses-1-5m-capital-campaign-goal-on-1-year-anniversary/?utm_campaign=socialflow&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=facebook.com&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR3Be_-5k9Z2M3hUls79iQYh1puNe8s-UbBdVxprsxuuWSdKhLQ6JjMX0OA_aem_cQ-gauRZyFsDBDQ1liuHCA

A free grocery store on the peninsula is celebrating a major milestone on their one year anniversary.

10/22/2024

What an incredible and surreal experience to meet Dr. Temple Grandin this fall at the Autism Movement Method Symposium! Such an honor!! ❤️ I continue to do what I can to learn about neurodiverse brains and how I can improve my therapy 🧠