This is a great series of articles at Wrightslaw about the common mistakes parents, advocates, evaluators, and school districts make in advocating and creating a plan for our children. This link leads to parents' mistakes, and if you scroll down that page, you'll see links to the other articles. Very helpful! This is intended for US residents, since it's based on US laws; however, there are overall themes of wisdom that could be applied throughout the world in advocating for our children's educational and therapeutic needs:
http://www.fetaweb.com/02/mistakes.parents.crabtree.htm
Sandra Sinclair