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<blockquote data-quote="slsh" data-source="post: 589205" data-attributes="member: 8"><p>School psychologist is correct - classification does not drive the IEP, the student's needs drive the IEP. So his needs are going to be the same whether he's classified ED or Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) or whatever, so the IEP would be the same (in theory and by law - in practice is always variable).</p><p></p><p>I think states/districts do fund different classifications differently. My oldest was originally diagnosed as "developmentally delayed." In elementary school on the west coast, he was "other health impairment" Once we moved to Illinois, they changed the classification to some dreadful sounding thing.... "low incidence multiple handicap" or some such terminology. Basically, it just meant that the SD got more money from the state/feds for him because he required so many services. That makes sense - sped funding for a kiddo with "only" a comparatively minor Learning Disability (LD) would be less than a nonverbal/quad/visually impaired kiddo. </p><p></p><p>The classification may have more benefit for the SD, but should have absolutely zero impact on the IEP or services offered for your son to get FAPE in LRE. A diagnosis also shouldn't (in a perfect world) impact the accommodations - whether you call it Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), ED, BiPolar (BP), or XYZ - the areas he needs support in are still the same.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="slsh, post: 589205, member: 8"] School psychologist is correct - classification does not drive the IEP, the student's needs drive the IEP. So his needs are going to be the same whether he's classified ED or Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) or whatever, so the IEP would be the same (in theory and by law - in practice is always variable). I think states/districts do fund different classifications differently. My oldest was originally diagnosed as "developmentally delayed." In elementary school on the west coast, he was "other health impairment" Once we moved to Illinois, they changed the classification to some dreadful sounding thing.... "low incidence multiple handicap" or some such terminology. Basically, it just meant that the SD got more money from the state/feds for him because he required so many services. That makes sense - sped funding for a kiddo with "only" a comparatively minor Learning Disability (LD) would be less than a nonverbal/quad/visually impaired kiddo. The classification may have more benefit for the SD, but should have absolutely zero impact on the IEP or services offered for your son to get FAPE in LRE. A diagnosis also shouldn't (in a perfect world) impact the accommodations - whether you call it Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), ED, BiPolar (BP), or XYZ - the areas he needs support in are still the same. [/QUOTE]
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