Hi my son is 7 years old and has been in ABA program for 4 years. He just started his 2nd grade and is now in LLD program. My wife and I feel that my son needs to be integrated/shouldve been more integrated into gen ed class more to be able to have him learn with his peers.. so that he doesnt fall too behind and later have mental emotional issue when he starts to realize that he cannot do what other peers do in their classroom or also in non classroom setting
Schools seems to be not setting… read more
My son goes to a ABA therapy center all day instead of the public school. They have worked wonders with my son and he loves going.
Has anyone had a typical buddy written in their IEP? Like a social goal where their kid was paired with another student to help them practice making friends or help ease anxiety around social situations at school? Can you tell me what that looked like? I’m looking for ideas.
@A MyAutismTeam Member that’s fantastic!
Hello. My autistic son turned 7 and I know he’s supposed to start school. The schools in our area do not have enough support/resource for him. He was referred to a private school for autism but he is on the waiting list and 4th in that list. They said realistically it may take 4 years to make it to the top of the list. What do we do in the meantime? If he can’t start school until years later, how will he be at “grade level”? Also, how does grade level and state testing work with children who… read more
@kgates-when the twins were little and a school in Chicago did not have an autism class or any support, I campaigned to get all of that started in this school on the south side. OMG it was so hard. I… read more
Need help finding a kindergarten for my 5 year old HFA son. I live in Kent Washington and I’m finding it hard to find public/private schools who understand kids on the spectrum. Any advice is greatly appreciated!!
Kristen I have 2 boys that were both special needs- the first I was SO excited that he was able to start kindergarten I started him at 5 and nobody shared the research or advice with me that I just… read more
We have been in a private Christian school for 9 years and just moved to public school in September. They conducted the evaluations and determined that my son qualifies for Special Ed Assistance. They will give us his IEP on Friday. Since I've never seen one, what shoudl I expect? The public school has been great so far. I just don't know what an IEP even looks like, much less what it should contain.
Thanks @A MyAutismTeam Member. I'm sure I'll ask more questions when we get the IEP. Thank you for the information!
I am in CA. My son is in kinder (hf asd/adhd). I had an IEP meeting on Thursday & was told IEP is refused since he is near passing grade level & not failing. The issue is he is sitting under a table during most class time if not chosen to be a helper. He has also had a min. Of 5 head injuries since October at school. Tripping, lack of focus/excitement, kicked, head butted (lack of awareness of spatial distance/personal space/lacking social cues
I've been in tears daily & don't know how to get… read more
Sorry to hear that you are going through this . I also went through it ten years ago when my son entered the school district of Philadelphia . Even thou I had gave them all test results from… read more
My son Daniel is entered Pre-k ESE January 2013. The new school year has started and Daniel will be attending the same school but will have a new teacher. His new Pre-k teacher transferred from another school, has yet to receive Daniels IEP. She says it is an issue with the school board. I have gladly offered her my copy from last year. Do we have to wait until he goes to kindergarten before we get a knew IEP? He is very high functioning and has been placed with similar high functioning… read more
@A MyAutismTeam Member it makes sense what you are saying with regards to the procedures that the school/ teacher is following. It has not been a full year since his start date. He did attend extended… read more
Questions to ask at IEP meeting
How lucky you are that Jake's school is so supportive!! I have not had that experience EVER at any school in California. It's been the worst fight of my life! However, California does pay me to care… read more
I am wondering how other preschool children were transported to school? When we lived in Massachusetts, he had a van pick him up with a special Aide/monitor with him. He is 4 and is starting in Manchester on Monday, but I just found out that he would be on a bus with several other children and no bus monitor. His IEP called for a bus monitor so I contacted them,and, they were unaware of this requirement on his IEP. So I was told they would get back to me and look into it. So, I will be driving… read more
We drove her to her preschool because frankly with her autism, I just didn't trust the drivers to help her and due to the rise in kids being forgotten on the buses and dying due to the heat index in… read more
If you move from one state to another at what time is the IEP in the new state refreshed? We moved from MD to MA and MA did not start his speech therapy until 4 month later (by the time that they got "organized"). They also followed a completely different curriculum type meaning that my child did not have the opportunity to receive his IEP "goals" counting, naming body parts, etc.
We just had his IEP meeting and it talked about next steps? However there was no discussion about goals met… read more
Please call the Autism Society and ask for an Advocate as the IEP follows the child what ever state they are in. It's the law.
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