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So frustrated with ds's school

post #1 of 11
9/2/10 at 2:57pm
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Where I am, the school district waits for the child to fail (not grade wise) before they will consider giving a One on One Aide.

We had our emergency IEP meeting this morning. I had our Educational Advocate there as well as ds's Neuro Psych (who travelled an hour to be there.) Even with them stating their case of why ds needs a One to One, the school won't budge.

We will meet again in 3 weeks and then 3 weeks after that, the Neuro Psych will observe my son at the school.

In other words, it's going to be a long road. In the meantime, my son is not getting the help and supervision he needs. It's taking everything in me to not pull him out of school and just homeschool him again.

Does anyone here have a child on the autism spectrum who was successful at getting a One to One Aide?
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post #2 of 11
9/2/10 at 4:53pm
What sort of criteria is the school looking for? Did the school not take into account what your team members had to say? What sort of option would they give, if not a one to one? How frustrating!
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post #3 of 11
9/2/10 at 5:01pm
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There's a shared assistant but she's already proving not to be sufficient.

The school wants to take a 'wait and see' approach.
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post #4 of 11
9/2/10 at 6:52pm
I think you would request a due process hearing

Requesting a Due Process Hearing
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post #5 of 11
9/2/10 at 8:16pm
What is it with the wait and see attitude, that's the answer I keep getting. So frustrating. I'm considering homeschooling also.
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post #6 of 11
9/2/10 at 9:42pm
Wait and See is my least favorite approach, it is more money centered than child centered (they do not want to hire another aide).

If you wait, you risk failing the student and trying to make up lost ground....by being proactive now, you can always reduce support later if your child does not need it as much later.
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post #7 of 11
9/3/10 at 1:09pm
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Originally Posted by Emmeline II View Post
I think you would request a due process hearing
Mediation comes first. A hearing is after that if they don't agree to it in the mediation. (the Advocate explained the process to me.)

I agree with everyone that it's not fair to the child to sit around and wait for failure/an incident, etc.
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post #8 of 11
9/3/10 at 1:47pm
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Originally Posted by DaughterOfKali View Post
I agree with everyone that it's not fair to the child to sit around and wait for failure/an incident, etc.
My ds last school wasn't willing (or was completely clueless) to consider anything but behavior charts because ds was working at or above grade level.
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post #9 of 11
9/3/10 at 2:08pm
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Originally Posted by DaughterOfKali View Post
Mediation comes first. A hearing is after that if they don't agree to it in the mediation. (the Advocate explained the process to me.)
How do you find one?
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post #10 of 11
9/3/10 at 2:44pm
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I found our current Advocate through my towns Parents Advisory Council. You may also be able to find advocates via Autism groups (Autism Alliance; AANE; etc.)

Thanks for all the replies!
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post #11 of 11
9/3/10 at 3:18pm
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Originally Posted by DaughterOfKali View Post
I found our current Advocate through my towns Parents Advisory Council. You may also be able to find advocates via Autism groups (Autism Alliance; AANE; etc.)
Our current school appears to be proactive and cooperative, but the last one was
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