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<blockquote data-quote="buddy" data-source="post: 534626" data-attributes="member: 12886"><p>Keista is a wise warrior!</p><p></p><p>I'd think it might be time to ask for an IEP. Not worth having this team start it so we can help you draft the request if you'd like and you can send it in this summer so that the days start counting on day ONE of school (there is a mandated time to respond and then to evaluate). My sister recently used her ineffective 504 plan as documented evidence that he needed further support. </p><p></p><p>If you submit your request in summer and then on day one check on the status, again in writing, then you can be on the top of the list. </p><p></p><p>I'd also meet with the middle school counselor regarding the 504 because that is still in place and let them know that from ding dong day one you will expect them to really support him. DO they have any days before full school starts for the incoming kids? Ours had a week and since we had an IEP the case manager also had each of her students come in before school to practice lockers and walk their schedules, meet teachers with her etc. She showed them where they could go to chill out and showed them the sensory room (seems like a life time ago and I am sitting here wondering how it all went so badly for us, but it did start really well!)</p><p></p><p>The main thing is to put things in writing and to send them registered mail. By the time the beginning of the year is on, you will have more data to share. An Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) diagnosis can really help. There are "related services" that are often presumed needed with that diagnosis and in many places (not all as we know here) things can start jumping fast with several supports being offered.</p><p></p><p>You might ask who the autism specialist is for the middle school. (dont say why so they dont reroute you...just say you have a child on the spectrum if they ask and you were TOLD to call, LOL). Then, give that person a call and get some advice and ask what she can do and what she thinks you can do to get the ball rolling. The more contacts you make the more your name will be recognized and on their minds. It is quite true that getting the "in the trenches" people involved can really help. Sometimes it can help you sort through the administrative muck.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="buddy, post: 534626, member: 12886"] Keista is a wise warrior! I'd think it might be time to ask for an IEP. Not worth having this team start it so we can help you draft the request if you'd like and you can send it in this summer so that the days start counting on day ONE of school (there is a mandated time to respond and then to evaluate). My sister recently used her ineffective 504 plan as documented evidence that he needed further support. If you submit your request in summer and then on day one check on the status, again in writing, then you can be on the top of the list. I'd also meet with the middle school counselor regarding the 504 because that is still in place and let them know that from ding dong day one you will expect them to really support him. DO they have any days before full school starts for the incoming kids? Ours had a week and since we had an IEP the case manager also had each of her students come in before school to practice lockers and walk their schedules, meet teachers with her etc. She showed them where they could go to chill out and showed them the sensory room (seems like a life time ago and I am sitting here wondering how it all went so badly for us, but it did start really well!) The main thing is to put things in writing and to send them registered mail. By the time the beginning of the year is on, you will have more data to share. An Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) diagnosis can really help. There are "related services" that are often presumed needed with that diagnosis and in many places (not all as we know here) things can start jumping fast with several supports being offered. You might ask who the autism specialist is for the middle school. (dont say why so they dont reroute you...just say you have a child on the spectrum if they ask and you were TOLD to call, LOL). Then, give that person a call and get some advice and ask what she can do and what she thinks you can do to get the ball rolling. The more contacts you make the more your name will be recognized and on their minds. It is quite true that getting the "in the trenches" people involved can really help. Sometimes it can help you sort through the administrative muck. [/QUOTE]
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