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Any tips for a manifestation meeting?
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<blockquote data-quote="Superpsy" data-source="post: 242075" data-attributes="member: 5848"><p>Alot of good information here already. The main issue comes down to knowing the symptoms, characteristics and typical behaviors of your child's disability. Honestly, most school personnel are not trained to answer whether or not the behavior was a result of the child's disability, especially when it comes to the behavior spectrum. What I encourage most parents to do is to have someone who does know about behaviors and characteristics at the meeting; hopefully someone who is an ally (school psychiatric, counselor, advocate, Special Education. teacher etc.) and understands the disability...Often times one voice on your side, expecially a respected and knowledgeable one, will help sway the meeting. Administrators sometimes see manifestation meetings as just something to get through to suspension/expulsion and come into the meeting with their own agenda. Regular teachers are sometimes intimidated by this....find an ally!</p><p></p><p>The Only Me had an excellent summary of the issues in a manifestation determination. Writing your own statement (if you disagree) is an EXCELLENT idea.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Superpsy, post: 242075, member: 5848"] Alot of good information here already. The main issue comes down to knowing the symptoms, characteristics and typical behaviors of your child's disability. Honestly, most school personnel are not trained to answer whether or not the behavior was a result of the child's disability, especially when it comes to the behavior spectrum. What I encourage most parents to do is to have someone who does know about behaviors and characteristics at the meeting; hopefully someone who is an ally (school psychiatric, counselor, advocate, Special Education. teacher etc.) and understands the disability...Often times one voice on your side, expecially a respected and knowledgeable one, will help sway the meeting. Administrators sometimes see manifestation meetings as just something to get through to suspension/expulsion and come into the meeting with their own agenda. Regular teachers are sometimes intimidated by this....find an ally! The Only Me had an excellent summary of the issues in a manifestation determination. Writing your own statement (if you disagree) is an EXCELLENT idea. [/QUOTE]
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