Javier Celaya uses an interactive board to spell with sound pictures during a dyslexia therapy exercise Monday, Feb. 11, 2025 at Dyslexia School of Houston.

Practitioner Jessica Cedillo, right, guides Javier Celaya through a dyslexia therapy exercise Monday, Feb. 11, 2025 at Dyslexia School of Houston.

A student uses the “gotta move” classroom at Chisholm Trail Elementary School, Tuesday, March 8, 2022, in Sanger. Sanger Independent School District has taken a holistic approach, beefing up its own resources and partnering with the community, creating one of the best-resourced districts in Texas.

Two years ago, I was in the thick of learning about special education and available resources for my children.

I recently wrote about how Houston ISD assessed my children to be autistic when they were not. It was a stressful time, and I thought if I did my homework, asked pertinent questions and expressed my deep concern for my children, everything would be fine.

That's not what happened.

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