Advocacy is a crucial skill for parents of exceptional children to learn.  The best way to ensure your child gets them the support they need in life is to advocate for them and to teach them how to self-advocate.  Here is a link to the first of a series of three guest post I am doing for Mama in the Mix.  This one discusses general concepts about advocacy.  The next one will discuss the steps you need to take to be a successful parent advocate and the final post will discuss how to teach your child to self-advocate.  Click here to learn what Advocacy and Squeaky Wheels have in common.