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difficult child starting to refuse school. Ideas?
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<blockquote data-quote="Lillyth" data-source="post: 198877" data-attributes="member: 5975"><p>Children on the autism spectrum are the ONE classification for which they are NOT supposed to wait until the child is behind.</p><p></p><p>But that is only in theory.</p><p></p><p>Our school district won't accept our <em>medical</em> diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), and I've heard this from other parents as well. In fact, I just emailed a disability rights org. to see if they will take on a class action suit against the SD.</p><p></p><p>If you can get your SD to "accept" your Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) diagnosis, then getting him help should be easy, as children on the autism spectrum qualify for a whole bunch of services no one else does.</p><p></p><p>If you don't have it already, get a copy of "The Complete IEP Guide: How to Advocate for Your Special Education Child" by Lawrence M. Siegel, and "From Emotions to Advocacy" from Wrightslaw.</p><p></p><p>The key thing is to document EVERYTHING, and be prepared for a fight. Also, it is always about what is APPROPRIATE not what is BEST for your child. (Never say you want what is "best" for him). It's a stupid verbage thing.</p><p></p><p>The SpEd forum (I've been told) is a great place to discuss this. I haven't had a chance to get over there yet myself...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lillyth, post: 198877, member: 5975"] Children on the autism spectrum are the ONE classification for which they are NOT supposed to wait until the child is behind. But that is only in theory. Our school district won't accept our [I]medical[/I] diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), and I've heard this from other parents as well. In fact, I just emailed a disability rights org. to see if they will take on a class action suit against the SD. If you can get your SD to "accept" your Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) diagnosis, then getting him help should be easy, as children on the autism spectrum qualify for a whole bunch of services no one else does. If you don't have it already, get a copy of "The Complete IEP Guide: How to Advocate for Your Special Education Child" by Lawrence M. Siegel, and "From Emotions to Advocacy" from Wrightslaw. The key thing is to document EVERYTHING, and be prepared for a fight. Also, it is always about what is APPROPRIATE not what is BEST for your child. (Never say you want what is "best" for him). It's a stupid verbage thing. The SpEd forum (I've been told) is a great place to discuss this. I haven't had a chance to get over there yet myself... [/QUOTE]
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