It sounds like a combination day would be helpful. My daughter has such a day where she is in the special education kindergarten room but she joins her gen ed class different times of the day, such as lunch, recess, specials(art, library, gym,etc..) and circle story time. There are some days she doesn't participate in some activities if she is having a bad day but most everyday she does go so something. This allows her to interact with her peers in her gen ed class but gives her the help she needs with breaks and behavior by being in the special education room. It is the best of both worlds. In my opinion it is helping her tremendously!

I believe 25 students is too many for your son. He is probably over stimulated and that is why he is having an outburst. Also, in my opinion, you should complain about your son's support person. Sometimes, it's better to make waves that not. At least your son will get the right kind of services. There are many things you can do to remedy the situation. I would read up on IEP rules. If you go to "writeslaw" you will find a great deal of information that will empower you as a mother. http://www.wrightslaw.com/info/iep.index.htm You can have an interim IEP and revise the IEP to meet your child's needs. If the school AND you determine your son's education would best be met by being in a much smaller classroom, the school system is obligated, by law to provide one for him. If they cannot or will not, they are legally obligated to pay for a private school that has a better classroom environment for your son. Does a school nearby your home have a classroom for high functioning Autism students? This is another option. The most important thing for you to do is do research on your options. If you're having trouble forming ideas just let me what your question is. I am willing to help you. My son went through the public school system when parent advocacy was in it's infancy. He is an adult and doing excellent. I took the first parent advocacy course in Florida in 1990. I also help my daughter with school issues for her son, my grandson. He has very high functioning Autism and is also doing excellent. Be patient. All good things take time.:) (((Hugs)))

Wow, thank you for all your responses. I think a lot of his behaviors have to do with being over stimulated. His school does not get it. My son has told me that he screams because people are too close to him or being too loud. I was thinking of contacting an organization here in Washington that has IEP advocates to see what I can do. I have looked into different schools with smaller class sizes & around us there is nothing. It was my understanding when they said he would goto gen Ed kindergarten that he does not qualify for part time special Ed. Anytime he has he outbursts, his "support person" does not always come to see what can be done to ease him into it. It's like he is just supposed to fall in line like everyone else. I am beyond frustrated. I did complain about his support person after an incident the first day of school. They do nothing to support my son & his needs. I know my son is very smart & I only agreed to him being in gen Ed because I thought he would have the proper support. I begin to wonder if she knows anything about autism. Also they do not communicate to me when there have been issues. He had been having outbursts, putting hands on other kids, & loosing recess time for 2 weeks before I heard anything. I've told them repeatedly to let me know cause I can't work on things with him if I don't know what is going on. It is beyond frustrating.

You won't know till you try the ABA, a good ABA will be more than willing to work with the school. My daughter's ABA works with the school as well. They go in and do observations and what not.

But if you want to try ABA, I recommend knowing what questions to ask...here is a link to help you with that, I just wish I knew a head of time about what to ask. Because our first ABA was a joke.

http://autismspectrumalliance.com/wp-content/up...

Also look into Schools that offer less students and possibly a mix such as an inclusion School.