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My son has been diagnosed with everything from ADD, ODD, executive integration deficiency, and finally now Asperger's. In school, they don't rely on medical diagnosis to provide support; they simply provide whatever support they feel the student needs, based on behavior and performance.
Well, the state requires a tri-annual evaluation of special education students to determine eligibility, and during this review (this year,) while they agree that he is definitely on the spectrum… read more
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Members discussed concerns about a school changing a child's special education classification from OHI to EI instead of ASD, with many parents... Read more
It sounds like your experience has been quite similar to ours. My son Aiden started with Speech and Language Delay, then Difficult Behaviors NOS, then ADHD, then PDD-NOS, and most recently ADHD with Anxiety and Pragmatic Language Disorder. He currently is certified as ASD; however the school has questioned whether the EI certification would better fit his particular profile of challenges. At this point they have not changed his certification, but have indicated that if at any point he would need to be moved from the general education classroom to a special education classroom, they would need to consider which environment would be most suitable, (EI or ASD) and he would need to be certified accordingly. I tend to agree with you that the certification doesn't matter as long as he's getting the services that he needs.
Ew. I just read your story on your wall. I wish you the best of luck. And I thought I was dealing with idiots....
Follow your instincts, but just beware. Our district only gave certain services to certain categories/diagnoses. So in order to get an paraprofessional aide, one needed to be diagnosed with Autism. FYI and good luck!
I agree that the important thing is that he is getting the services he needs, however, I understand how your wife feels as well. The EI classification carries with it a stigma that the child is bad, defiant, or any other number of negative descriptions. How the teachers and administrators view that classification makes all the difference. My experience is that they are much less cooperative in meetings and in their expectations when they view my grandson in a negative light (meaning they think he's just a spoiled brat).
@A MyAutismTeam Member i hear ya. my daughter was diagnosed by two outside evaluators as having autism. she had an iep in effect for literally a few months then the school changed her classification to having a 504 disability because she doesn't need help academically. i am still hashing it out with the school and things just continue to go down hill. not sure if it because the school really isn't educated in certain things or they just don't care. either way...
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