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<blockquote data-quote="Lillyth" data-source="post: 199666" data-attributes="member: 5975"><p>I've re-read what I wrote, and it comes off a bit vent-y. I am only venting at the SD, not at you, or even SDs in general. Just my particular one...</p><p></p><p>Our SD is notorious for <em>only</em> accepting their evaluations and no one else's. I have also heard from a number of sources that kids on the autism spectrum are often blown off as not having an Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) -- one evaluator even told me she had seen kids that the school district had said were not autistic, and all they could do was sit in a corner and drool!</p><p></p><p>The problem is that my child is NOT functioning at grade level. Or rather, he sort of is. Meaning that on the Woodcock Johnson, he scored pretty much around grade level, BUT for the past two years, he has only been able to complete 25% of school work MAX, and even <em>that</em> is a struggle. He comes home all the time complaining about how hard it is.</p><p></p><p>I think the other thing that is at play here is that kids on the autism spectrum are the one classification of children for whom the 22 point differential (7%) does not apply. So if they accept that he has Asperger's then he is eligible for all these services.</p><p></p><p>What he gets right now with the ADD costs them NO money - he gets 45 mins/wk with the Resource Teacher (onsite, no extra funding). While that is great, and better than nothing, I still think he needs more.</p><p></p><p>The documentaion is a full six-page medical report from the diagnosing doctor.</p><p></p><p>Also, a lot of his misbehavior can be easily attributed to the Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). Like the time he corrected a child for saying his dad was a millionaire by pointing out he lived in the poor houses. The school sent him home that day for bullying. In retropect, it explains why Adam was so confused the whole time after and kept insiting that they kid <em>did</em> live in the poor people's houses, so how could pointing that out be wrong, especially when the other kid was lying...</p><p></p><p>As for it being an <em>educational</em> decision vs. one based soley on the diagnosis, I am right there with you. Kids on the autism spectrum are eligble for phys. ed should they need it. I'm not asking for it because Adam doesn't need any.</p><p></p><p>Every parent I have heard from who got the services they need for their child in my SD has had to take their child for outside testing & pay for it out of their own pocket. And, one parent even told me that though her son qualifies for 3 hours/wk of reding recovery (he has dyslexia), the SD actually said this year that they couldn't afford it, so they would just "check on him in the lunch room". He is currently getting 1 1/2 hours/wk, and they are suing the SD.</p><p></p><p>Sorry to go on & on like this.</p><p></p><p>While it seems that you have the spirit of the law close to your heart, I do not think they SD Admins in our district do. At least that is my take after hearing so many negative things from so many other parents.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lillyth, post: 199666, member: 5975"] I've re-read what I wrote, and it comes off a bit vent-y. I am only venting at the SD, not at you, or even SDs in general. Just my particular one... Our SD is notorious for [I]only[/I] accepting their evaluations and no one else's. I have also heard from a number of sources that kids on the autism spectrum are often blown off as not having an Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) -- one evaluator even told me she had seen kids that the school district had said were not autistic, and all they could do was sit in a corner and drool! The problem is that my child is NOT functioning at grade level. Or rather, he sort of is. Meaning that on the Woodcock Johnson, he scored pretty much around grade level, BUT for the past two years, he has only been able to complete 25% of school work MAX, and even [I]that[/I] is a struggle. He comes home all the time complaining about how hard it is. I think the other thing that is at play here is that kids on the autism spectrum are the one classification of children for whom the 22 point differential (7%) does not apply. So if they accept that he has Asperger's then he is eligible for all these services. What he gets right now with the ADD costs them NO money - he gets 45 mins/wk with the Resource Teacher (onsite, no extra funding). While that is great, and better than nothing, I still think he needs more. The documentaion is a full six-page medical report from the diagnosing doctor. Also, a lot of his misbehavior can be easily attributed to the Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). Like the time he corrected a child for saying his dad was a millionaire by pointing out he lived in the poor houses. The school sent him home that day for bullying. In retropect, it explains why Adam was so confused the whole time after and kept insiting that they kid [I]did[/I] live in the poor people's houses, so how could pointing that out be wrong, especially when the other kid was lying... As for it being an [I]educational[/I] decision vs. one based soley on the diagnosis, I am right there with you. Kids on the autism spectrum are eligble for phys. ed should they need it. I'm not asking for it because Adam doesn't need any. Every parent I have heard from who got the services they need for their child in my SD has had to take their child for outside testing & pay for it out of their own pocket. And, one parent even told me that though her son qualifies for 3 hours/wk of reding recovery (he has dyslexia), the SD actually said this year that they couldn't afford it, so they would just "check on him in the lunch room". He is currently getting 1 1/2 hours/wk, and they are suing the SD. Sorry to go on & on like this. While it seems that you have the spirit of the law close to your heart, I do not think they SD Admins in our district do. At least that is my take after hearing so many negative things from so many other parents. [/QUOTE]
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