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My Son With Aspergers Maybe Losing His Special Ed Supports, Will This Hurt Him If He Goes To College?
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Hi, my son who is a Junior in High School maybe losing his special education supports the end of this year. He has Asperger's and suffers from anxiety. His main support was for his anxiety, but because of his schedule he doesn't have a study skills class where he can work on this. The school has contacted me about dropping his special ed supports, I am afraid that this will hurt his chances of getting supports he may need in college. Especially the first year and the big transition will be… read more

posted April 19, 2015
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First, I can tell you as a Special Educator that unless the high school can show on his most recent IEP goals progress report that he has MET ALL GOALS, they cannot simply discontinue his supports. In fact, if you cannot get the SPED department or his personal case manager to find a way to work around his schedule to provide the supports and services necessary, take this issue to the head principal at the school. If he or she cannot help you, part of your parental rights under the IDEA (the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, the federal law that governs Special Education in US public schools) falls into a category called Procedural Safeguards. This section, although it is written for the most part in "legaleze", guarantees parents the right to due process which allows your dispute to be at the least arbitrated and if necessary, can go so far as to reach a more formal hearing stage. In either case, a decision will be made based on your child's progress relative to IDEA Special Education requirements.

In terms of college, I can also tell you that if your son graduates high school with an IEP still in effect, at the very least state operated community colleges and universities are required to work with your son in ensuring he is accommodated appropriately based on his disability. This fact makes it very important that your son still have an IEP in effect when he graduates if you and he wish to pursue disability services at the college level. Please be warned, if you and your son are looking into private colleges, these institutions of higher learning are not under federal or state funds and therefore are not required to provide accommodations or disability services except as detailed in the ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act).

posted May 31, 2015
A MyAutismTeam Member

I am glad to have been of assistance to you. If you have any further questions or problems, do not hesitate to post. I will be happy to help you as much as possible.

posted June 10, 2015
A MyAutismTeam Member

Thank you for your response. I have talked to his case manager and we agree to keep him on his IEP. I didn't know about the private college not being required to give accommodations. Thanks again your post was helpful.

posted June 10, 2015

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