The general topic that I chose to work with is development
delays/special needs. The topic that I have chosen to do my simulation on is
the challenges for families who have children with developmental delays/special
needs. I will be choosing a specific challenge and researching it. I chose this
topic because it is something that I am very familiar with. Both of my girls
have developmental delays/special needs and their dad does, too. I have
personally been involved in advocating for all of them and am currently in the
position of advocating for my children in order to get them the accommodations
they need in school and life. Completing the research chart has helped me to
see the importance of reviewing literature. Being aware of the information that
other people have come up with about your topic is very beneficial to one’s
research process. Knowing about other published information about a topic can
help guide and assist one’s research. I have found that pinning down the
specific topic in a way that allows me to complete a research simulation to be
challenging. I was wondering if any of my colleagues have had the same
challenge, and how they have overcome them?
