Somatic Intake (Annual Nervous System Map)

Because annual meetings re-trigger ALL the old trauma.

We map:

• school-triggered anxiety
  
  

• freeze/fawn cycles
  
  

• emotional load
  
  

• advocacy fatigue
  
  

• conflict history
  
  

• overwhelm signals
  
  

• sensory load
  
  

• decision-fatigue triggers
  
  

We regulate BEFORE the meeting not after the collapse.

Full IEP Review + Rewrite Plan

I analyze:

• goals
  
  

• services
  
  

• minutes
  
  

• accommodations
  
  

• progress monitoring
  
  

• team communication patterns
  
  

• discrepancies between home and school
  
  

• missing EF, sensory, or trauma-informed supports
  
  

This is your IEP Discrepancy Map.

Data Review + Reality Filtering

I examine:

• progress data
  
  

• missing data
  
  

• overly rosy narratives
  
  

• skill regression
  
  

• patterns of avoidance (school + child)
  
  

• evidence of unmet needs
  
  

Goal Rewrite + Service Recommendations

Schools often propose goals that are:

• vague
  
  

• unmeasurable
  
  

• recycled
  
  

• too easy
  
  

• too low
  
  

• or too vague to enforce
  
  

rewrite them to:

• be measurable
  
  

• specify criteria
  
  

• include supports
  
  

• include EF and sensory demands
  
  

• reflect the child’s actual needs
  
  

• hold the team accountable
  
  

I also identify service increases, new services, or service reductions you must reject.

Accommodation + Supports Audit

Parents walk away with:

• evidence-based accommodations
  
  

• EF supports
  
  

• sensory accommodations
  
  

• trauma-informed accommodations
  
  

• testing accommodations
  
  

• social/emotional supports
  
  

• OT/SLP/Executive Function alignment
  
  

This is your Accommodation Expansion Blueprint.

Parent Script Prep

I prepare:

• a parent statement
  

• three priorities
  

• non-negotiables
  

• translated ND/somatic language (NT-friendly)
  

• meeting-specific scripts
  

• questions for the team
  

• requests tied to data
  
  

Parents lose their voice in freeze/fawn. Scripts give it back.

Pre-Meeting Somatic Regulation Session

Before the meeting, I:

• downshift activation
  

• build emotional boundaries
  

• compress the parent’s advocacy load
  

• rehearse the scripts
  

• strengthen their window of tolerance
  

• anchor them into their strategy
  
  

The goal is regulated enough to think and advocate.

Live Meeting Support

Depending on package tier:

I either:

• attend live
  

• quietly support during the meeting
  

• live-script
  

• help regulate in real time
  

• intervene strategically
  

• prevent the district from railroading decisions
  

or:

• provide a meeting script
  
  

• accommodations plan
  
  

• “if they say this, you say this” responses
  
  

Parents NEVER have to walk into an annual alone again.

Post-Meeting Decode + Written Follow-Up

I provide:

• post-meeting nervous system decompression
  

• data review

• what went well
  
  

• what didn’t
  

• what must be fixed
  

• follow-up email templates
  

• documentation for clarity
  
  

• timeline for revisions
  
  

This step prevents the post-meeting shame spiral.