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IEP diagnosis Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) of Pddnos & ADHD
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<blockquote data-quote="buddy" data-source="post: 502415" data-attributes="member: 12886"><p>Truly depends on the education level and political machine that is your SD. He should be eligible because as the quotes I gave explain, the fact is it is a known neurological condition that affects the child across a wide range of abilities that influence school performance.</p><p></p><p>How is this affecting your child in the educational setting</p><p></p><p>1. socially</p><p>2. academically</p><p>3. behaviorally</p><p></p><p></p><p>symptoms that are associated with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) will be useful to have handy to explain how this is impacting your difficult child's needs...</p><p></p><p>does he have processing challenges?</p><p>does he misinterpret social situations, non verbal expressions, or is too rigid to handle situations when rules change, schedules change, things pop up and planned events are cancelled, etc...</p><p>does he have friends in school? Is he included in group discussions equally, can he negotiate social situations? Can he do well in gym, free time situations, lunch, hall way transitions?</p><p>can he organize himself and does he turn assignments in etc.?</p><p>does he need to take breaks because of outbursts and/or anxiety issues?</p><p>Does he need training to gain skills in these areas?</p><p>does he have sensory issues that need to be addressed especially in assemblies, noisy classrooms, with lunch room or gym smells, or waking in lines where he may be touched accidentally?</p><p></p><p>All these things can be used to document his qualifying for an IEP.</p><p></p><p>Make it clear that you will only accept an IEP and act as if...meaning you want to discuss setting up an IEP for your child because he qualifies as Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) and needs specific instruction and accommodations in the school setting.</p><p></p><p>If they resist, get an advocate. </p><p></p><p>I am sure others here will be able to give you ideas for how they got services too. I dont know where you are from and I know my area best of course... and within a state, each school and SD is different depending on the prevailing attitude of the pushiest staff people there... sad to say. but technically, I am sure most of us would say, yes he qualifies so dont let them push you away.</p><p></p><p>(If you happen to have one of those kids who is Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) not otherwise specified and really does great in school and is happy at whatever social level they function, that may be a different story of course.... but I doubt that is true for you or you would not be asking for the IEP in the first place)</p><p></p><p></p><p>He may be put under OHI (other health impaired) for the ADHD... again they will have to use your medical information.</p><p></p><p>Kids can have a primary and secondary disability category. Often speech and language is a secondary. My son has Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) as primary with speech/language AND OHI (acquired brain injury) as secondaries. If a child does not meet criteria for speech and language they can still get services thru the "related services" rules which means that speech/language/communication issues are a known symptom of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) (as are Occupational Therapist (OT) issues) so if a documented issue is listed, they can receive services thru the Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) and Occupational Therapist (OT)... it may be indirect services or direct or consultative.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="buddy, post: 502415, member: 12886"] Truly depends on the education level and political machine that is your SD. He should be eligible because as the quotes I gave explain, the fact is it is a known neurological condition that affects the child across a wide range of abilities that influence school performance. How is this affecting your child in the educational setting 1. socially 2. academically 3. behaviorally symptoms that are associated with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) will be useful to have handy to explain how this is impacting your difficult child's needs... does he have processing challenges? does he misinterpret social situations, non verbal expressions, or is too rigid to handle situations when rules change, schedules change, things pop up and planned events are cancelled, etc... does he have friends in school? Is he included in group discussions equally, can he negotiate social situations? Can he do well in gym, free time situations, lunch, hall way transitions? can he organize himself and does he turn assignments in etc.? does he need to take breaks because of outbursts and/or anxiety issues? Does he need training to gain skills in these areas? does he have sensory issues that need to be addressed especially in assemblies, noisy classrooms, with lunch room or gym smells, or waking in lines where he may be touched accidentally? All these things can be used to document his qualifying for an IEP. Make it clear that you will only accept an IEP and act as if...meaning you want to discuss setting up an IEP for your child because he qualifies as Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) and needs specific instruction and accommodations in the school setting. If they resist, get an advocate. I am sure others here will be able to give you ideas for how they got services too. I dont know where you are from and I know my area best of course... and within a state, each school and SD is different depending on the prevailing attitude of the pushiest staff people there... sad to say. but technically, I am sure most of us would say, yes he qualifies so dont let them push you away. (If you happen to have one of those kids who is Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) not otherwise specified and really does great in school and is happy at whatever social level they function, that may be a different story of course.... but I doubt that is true for you or you would not be asking for the IEP in the first place) He may be put under OHI (other health impaired) for the ADHD... again they will have to use your medical information. Kids can have a primary and secondary disability category. Often speech and language is a secondary. My son has Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) as primary with speech/language AND OHI (acquired brain injury) as secondaries. If a child does not meet criteria for speech and language they can still get services thru the "related services" rules which means that speech/language/communication issues are a known symptom of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) (as are Occupational Therapist (OT) issues) so if a documented issue is listed, they can receive services thru the Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) and Occupational Therapist (OT)... it may be indirect services or direct or consultative. [/QUOTE]
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