If your student hit every IEP goal this year but still can't ask for help, order food, or navigate a transition independently - did the goals do their job? In this episode, we're getting into the compliance trap in IEP writing, why teachers write goals they know students can hit, and what truly functional and ambitious goal-writing actually looks like. This one is for anyone who's ever felt like their IEP goals were more about paperwork than progress.

Ruble et al. (2010). Examination of IEP goals for children with autism. Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities.

Kurth & Mastergeorge (2010). Academic and cognitive profiles of students with autism. Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities.

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