r/specialed

22K archived posts · Dec 2012 – Sep 2026

Special Education

r/specialed

This is a professional subreddit for people interested in special education, particularly: special education teachers, general education teachers, therapists, advocates, parents, and students. We are here to share professional advice, bounce ideas off each other, share concerns, and advocate for our students.

Created Dec 21, 2012

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Our goal is to create a subreddit that supports special education and those who give/receive it: professionals (and those studying the profession), parents/caregivers, and students. We encourage discussion, questions, support, and advice from everyone.

We want to limit faulty and poor advice, clogging the page with articles that don't invite discussion, and promotional posts. In order to do so please be mindful of the following rules:

Rules:

Your words will mean more if you can support your statements with research. Unfounded claims will be removed. Anecdotal claims are appropriate as long as they are stated as such. (e.g. "I have found that X works well with my kids," versus, "All students need X.")
Know your federal, state, and local laws. They will vary greatly and your laws may not apply to another poster.
Links to peer-reviewed research articles from published journals are welcomed. Articles claiming to be research that have questionable authors, limited research, and poor sources will be removed.
Requests for research are to be posted in the stickied "Research Participant Requests" thread. Standalone posts will be removed and redirected to post there.
Cross posts or discussion topics related to posts from r/teachers are not permitted.

The Reddit Education Network:

/r/Education: A place to discuss the news and politics of education.
/r/AdultEducation: A place for adult educators to discuss tips and tricks to engaging an adult audience.
/r/ArtEd: A place for art educators to discuss the importance of art education and to share and collaborate on resources.
/r/CSEducation: A place for computer science educators and education researchers.
/r/ECEProfessionals: A place for early childhood educators to learn, grow, and contribute as professionals.
/r/HigherEducation: A place to discuss and share articles related to higher education.
/r/ScienceTeachers: A place for science educators to collaborate on and contribute tips, ideas, labs, and curricula.
/r/SpecialEd: to help special education teachers and related staff collaborate
/r/Teachers: A place to discuss the practice of teaching, receive support from fellow teachers, and gain insight into the teaching profession.

Recommended subreddits and websites:

/r/slp: Speech-Language Pathology
/r/schoolpsychology: School Psychology
[/r/occupationaltherapy] (http://www.reddit.com/r/occupationaltherapy): Occupational Therapy
[/r/disability] (http://www.reddit.com/r/disability): disability
[r/rehabtherapy] (http://www.reddit.com/r/rehabtherapy): Rehab Therapy

Welcome to /r/SpecialEd!

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