Stories of Hope

When families come to the Washington Autism Alliance for special education advocacy services, they are often in the midst of navigating the overwhelming and complex systems within their school district. These parents/caregivers have been working tirelessly to advocate for their child’s needs, but have reached a point where they need additional support. This is why […]

Our Special Education Advocate, Lisa, recently worked with a family who was facing obstacles within their child’s IEP team. She received a beautifully written email from the parent, who generously allowed us to share her words with our community!

We had the privilege of supporting Leslie, Scott, and their son Trevor. Leslie initially reached out to WAA when Trevor was in middle school, as his educational program was failing to address his complex support needs. With the assistance and coaching of WAA, Leslie filed a citizen’s complaint with the state, advocating on behalf of […]

Kathy (our Special Education Senior Legal Assistant) helped the family by coaching them to advocate effectively for the appropriate services and support.

Doug and his wife had been trying to help their daughter Rosemary for years. They didn’t understand why she was so anxious, struggled so much to relate to other people, and found the world to be such a scary and overwhelming place. Neither did her teachers and doctors.  Eventually, things became so bad that at […]

With obstacles and surprises thrown in along the way, the Boyce family story spans 2 continents and 4 nations.  Jim Boyce and his wife Denny met and married in the Dominican Republic, moved to Qatar, and then moved to Abu Dhabi, where their twins, Robert and Aisha, were born. Jim retired when the twins were […]