Many autistic people are parents as well...
please feel free to ask us advice, as we can share what did/did not work for us in our childhoods, plus we may be able to give insight in regards to proposed problems or sticky situations.
Respectfully,
Elesia
SOme of what you can do depends on where you are, ie Canada, US, Australia.....
I'm in the U.S.
I try to look at certain things with school districts in general. I try to remain as logical as possible when asking internal questions. Why do they feel this is the right placement for him? What placement do I think he can handle? What supports would have to be in place for him that he currently does not get?
Usually, if you can answer these questions, you can find a concrete way to present it to your school officials. You can type it up and bring a copy for everyone on your IEP team. I do this and make sure to highlight in his school evaluations how these are suitable and LRE accommodations.
This does two things: 1) Shows the school you are more than competent. 2) Doesn't give you the chance to flubber. Also, since it's all in writing, there is no way what you have to say won't be placed on permenant record. And it's always important to keep that paper trail going for your family's benefit.
Sorry if that went a little long.
Hey, Genisa. I've heard that Paula Kluth has great ideas, too about how to get kids IEPs working for them.
Valerie Paradiz, PhD is parenting a child on the spectrum, and she has a diagnosis of Asperger's as well. She has a great website about the work she does regarding educational programs which support children and adults with ASD's.
One of her books, Elijah's Cup is about her experiences with raising her autistic son, and her own ultimate diagnosis with Asperger's Syndrome.
Sorry, I have only got back on this site recently , have been very swamped with all kind s of other stuff. How *I* deal with them is to call it what it is, tell them I will not be bullied and arrange to have at least as many support peole and independent professionals with me as they will have. I did this when my child was in preschool, and by the time he was ingrade school they did not dare try it. I am certain you must have local advocacy groups, there is a listing of them at the PACER.org web site I believe.
Free and APPROPRIATE public education in the LEAST RESTRICTIVE ENVIRONMENT is the key. of course I did end up after some damage had been done in a charter school, going to home education, and that is another story.
Oh, and approprite is as the team, NOT just the school , defines it. If you have not demanded an independent eval at school expense, do it .
I so agree, I'm a single mom with AS and have two sons, oldest with Autism at 29 months old (July 9th, 2003), second now officially dx'd on paper with ASD at 7 years 5 months old (October 15th). I don't mind sharing my insight into being a parent on the spectrum but also being an adult & female on the spectrum. Feel free to contact me. :)
How do you deal with the School district persons, when you feel they are just "playing around " with you and bullying you. I want my son to actully get an ACADEMIC education, not just a behavior modification education at his level 3 school. In fact, I want him in a placement that is not so segregated from the "average poplulation".