r/specialed
54k members
r/specialed is a subreddit with 54k members. The community frequently discusses iep, special ed, teacher, special education, and advice, and they frequently recommend/review math curriculum, text to speech, and curriculum, and the most common flair used is general question (educator to educator), chat (educator post), general question, chat, and general question (parent post).
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.
Popular Topics in r/specialed
#1
Iep
50 posts
#2
Special Ed
48 posts
#3
Teacher
36 posts
#4
Special Education
26 posts
#5
Advice
25 posts
#6
Students
17 posts
#7
School
16 posts
#8
Para
14 posts
#9
Sped
14 posts
#10
High School
13 posts
Products Discussed in r/specialed
Math Curriculum
8 reviews
#1
Unique Learning System
4.0★ from 2 reviews
#2
Autism Helper
4.0★ from 1 review
#3
TouchMath
5.0★ from 1 review
Text To Speech
7 reviews
#1
Texthelp
4.0★ from 1 review
#2
Kami
4.0★ from 1 review
#3
Teacher Made
4.0★ from 1 review
Curriculum
7 reviews
#1
Unique Learning System
4.0★ from 2 reviews
#2
Autism Helper
5.0★ from 2 reviews
#3
Attainment
4.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/specialed
#1
General Question (Educator to Educator)
: "Do you talk to your students even if they can’t answer?"
21 posts
#2
Chat (Educator Post)
: "New school and I can’t believe how disrespected sped is. Who do I even complain to?"
17 posts
#3
General Question
: "I dont want to work with this violent student ever again"
15 posts
#4
Chat
: "Does coteaching just suck?"
5 posts
#5
General Question (Parent Post)
: "What Can I do? Am I helping or hurting?"
4 posts
#6
Chat (Student Post)
: "Feels like the system failed me as a student"
2 posts
#7
IEP Help
: "Normal to Sacrifice the Older Students for the Younger ones?"
2 posts
#8
IEP Help (Parent Post)
: "IEP Meeting While Assessments Are Still Pending?"
1 post
#9
Therapies/ Interventions (Educator to Educator)
: "Ideas for level 3 ASD student?"
1 post
#10
Transition Support (Parent Post)
: "Level 1 autistic daughter going from private to public school"
1 post
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Yearly
+11k members(26.9%)
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Last updated: September 7, 2026