# @theconnectedparentsite on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DUWDWWtkYkb
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/61883863-theconnectedparentsite-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/d258a454be.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-02-04T17:37:00.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Julie Walters | The Connected Parent (@theconnectedparentsite) — https://gondola.cc/theconnectedparentsite

## Caption

Life. Changing. ⤵️

This is a throwback video of V from last year, but I can't help but smile every time I watch it. 

This girl loves her school. She loves her teachers. She loves her peers (for the most part 😂 she's still a teenager).

And I just can't help but think how different her education (heck, her whole life!) would be if we hadn't found and advocated for this school placement over 5 years ago.

For those of you who are new here, Violet attends a Non Public School for autistic students.

And I will shout it from the rooftops until I'm blue in the face: Inclusion is not right for every kid. Public School is not right for every kid. And it's OKAY if a separate school setting is what your child needs to thrive.

So don't be afraid to advocate for what you know is best for your child. They deserve that. 🫶

Have you found an educational placement that's working for your kid?? 👇

#neurodivergent #autism #disability #autistic #iep

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## Tags

autism, disability, iep, neurodivergent, autistic

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