The thought of an Individual Education Plan (IEP) can be a big pill to swallow for several reasons: noticing your child needs more support than most, people using acronyms instead of words, navigating a legal document, etc. It is a big task and I am an educator. I don't take it lightly when I bring the subject up with a parent or student and I don't take it lightly when a parent or students asks me about it. Determining that a child needs this level of support is a HUGE notion or it should be.