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Listed below are titles of articles that appeared in Special Insights, our bi-monthly newsletter. Click on the issue date to read any or all of the articles in that issue. To receive a copy of the newsletter, or to be added to our mailing list, contact us.

Mar. - Apr. 2008 - Vol. 6, Issue 4

• Success Story/Annual BOD Mtg...........pg 1
• Soc. Sec. Website/New Exec. Dir.........pg 2
• Gow School/DD Day...........................pg 3
• PN Information..................................pg 4

•  Success Story...page 1
• Max's Message...page 2
• Joyce Epstein/Transition Talk...page 3
• Transition/Success Story...page 4

•  Max's Message...page 1
• FSS Autism Grant/Year in Review...page 2
• Voice of PN/Congratulations Mary Jo...page 3
• BOD Changes/Transition (MTP) Grants...page 4

Success Story: FLAME/DD Day 2007...page 1
Max's Message/Success Story cont'd...page 2
Eye Care/Transition Talk: Doing Chores...page 3
DD Day 2007 cont'd./Transition Talk cont'd...page 4

March-April 2007 - Vol. 5, Issue 4

• Our Success Story: April and Tessa Breen/Transition Talk...page 1
• Max's Message/Success Story cont'd...page 2
• Parents' Rights/Alphabet Soup of Special Education...page 3
•  Alphabet Soup cont'd./Save the Date: DD Day...page 4

• Our Success Story: Christine and Ben Muller...page 1
• Max's Message/Transition Talk...page 2
• Buddy Walk/Assistive Technology (AT)...page 3
•  Assistive Technology cont'd./United Way...page 4

• Our Success Story: Patrick and Jennifer Zolnowski/Fall Fest...page 1
• Max's Message...page 2
• Transition Talk: Self-Determination...page 2,4
• NYS Performance Plan/A Winning Combination (Volunteers)...page 3
• Tool Kit for Hispanic Families...page 4

Sept-Oct 2006 - Vol. 5, Issue 1

• It's Back to School Time Again...page 1-2
• Max's Message...page 1-2
• "Parenting Today" Workshops are Back...page3
• All Aboard for the Harvest Honors Fall Fest...page 3
• Transition Talk/You Have Mail...page 4

•  Walking the Path to Success...page1
• Parent Network: Working for You!...page 2
• We'd Like You to Meet: Lori and Krystal Griffa...page3
• Congratulations Max!...page 3
• Hello and Goodbye...page 4
•  Annual Inserts: Financial and Donor Information, Year in Pictures, Survey Results

• Student - Led IEPs...page 1-2
• Max's Message...page 1-2
• Ask PN: Guardianship...page 3
• Yet Another Successful Conference...page 4

• Dr. Eric Hartwig Coming to Buffalo...page 1-2
• Max's Message...page 1-2
• Ask PN: CSE Meeting Tips...page 3
• IDEA Informational Sessions...page 4

• Max's Message
• The Myths About Mediation
• Ask the Parent Network

• Harvest Honors Event a Hit!
• Max's Message
• "Can't I Just Be a Parent?"
• Ask Parent Network

• Plans Are Our Safety Net
• Max's Message
• Meet the Parent: Ron Butcher
• Reader Forum

• Little Steps, Big Progress
• Parent Network in '04 - '05: What a Year!
• Meet Our New Staff: Karen, Nancy, & Larry
• Annual Inserts: Donor/Financial Information, Membership Form, Fact Sheet, About Our Workshops

• A Message from Max
• Preparing for Summer Fun!
• Mark Your Calendars: DDDay is Coming!
• Q & A: Board Chair Elizabeth Wright, Esq.

• A Message from Max
• Author Kranowitz to Speak
• Meet the Parent Educator: Maggie Hoeltke
• This Issue's Hot Topic:  Summary of IDEA (Part 2)

• A Message from Max
• Sensory Integration Disfunction
• A Look Behind the Scenes at Kim Walek
• This Issue's Hot Topic: Summary of IDEA
• Parent Workshop Survey

• A Message from Max
• The Parent Network at Work
• Meet the Parent Educator: Theresa Drum
• This Issue's Hot Topic: Success in Meetings

• A Message from Max: Working "Hand" -in- "Hand"
• Thank You, Parent Network!
• Financial Information
• Parent Network Facts Sheet

• A Message from Max
• DD Day 2004: Offering Important Information to All
• Meet the Parent Consultant: Stacie Ricioppo
• CSE/CPSE Preparation (Committee of Special Education or Preschool Sp. Education)