Guest guest Posted March 10, 2004 Report Share Posted March 10, 2004 What are YOU wanting for him? ¸...¸ __/ /\____ ________ ,·´º o`·,/__/ _/\_ //____/\ ```)¨(´´´ | | | | | | | || |l±±±± | ¸,.-·²°´ ¸,.-·~·~·-.,¸ `°²·-. :º° As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord. 24:15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 11, 2004 Report Share Posted March 11, 2004 If this is the program that YOU feel is good for your son, then go for it. You need to be the judge of that. Personally, for MY son, I do not want him working during school hours. I want him to work soley on acedemics. In the Jr. High where his is, all the sp ed kids (in the self-contained class) eat earlier than the rest of the school. Then when the rest of the kids are eating, they are cleaning, washing tables, dumping garbage. A few of them get to learn to put cheese on nachos. I won't allow this for Maverick. He eats with the population 2 days a week and goes to a No Bully's club the other 3 days. However, I had a friend who was thilled that her son spent 3 hours a day pouring cheese on nachos. She said he enjoyed it, and he felt he was accomplishing something and it kept him busy. So, you just need to look at what YOU want. Just know that there ARE other options, even if you have to create them. ¸...¸ __/ /\____ ________ ,·´º o`·,/__/ _/\_ //____/\ ```)¨(´´´ | | | | | | | || |l±±±± | ¸,.-·²°´ ¸,.-·~·~·-.,¸ `°²·-. :º° As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord. 24:15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 11, 2004 Report Share Posted March 11, 2004 In a message dated 3/11/2004 12:09:18 PM US Mountain Standard Time, cshos@... writes: > . It makes me consider home schooling him. I have homeschooled other > children, and I KNOW I could adjust the curriculum to him. But when I consider ALL > his needs....I know I'm pretty boring--compared to having all the other > children around. (Our other children are grown.) OH I HEAR THAT!!! I am a firm believer in homeschooling....and I feel that I could certainly give Maverick much more academcially at home, but he is a very social boy. He needs to be around others. And he needs to learn to fit into the real society....what is and isn't accepted. He would not get THAT with me homeschooling him. ¸...¸ __/ /\____ ________ ,·´º o`·,/__/ _/\_ //____/\ ```)¨(´´´ | | | | | | | || |l±±±± | ¸,.-·²°´ ¸,.-·~·~·-.,¸ `°²·-. :º° As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord. 24:15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 11, 2004 Report Share Posted March 11, 2004 I guess I don't know what to ask for. Next year (9th grade) the high school has a program that looks good to me. They have P.E. first hour, the next two class periods are academic, then the next 3 class periods are spent doing the snack bar for the large public high school, and one more class period after that. They said the kids prepare and sell the food and interact very well with the whole student body. Josiah is so friendly, I think he will just love it. The money they make goes to pay for special Olympics, etc. The kids also get paid for two hours work each day. (after they reach 16 yo.) The money is direct deposited and they teach the kids how to write checks on the money etc. I do want them to continue to work with him on basic skills, such as reading and telling time. This program sounds almost too good to be true. Am I blind? I am beginning to think about life after school for him and what we should be doing to help that situation. We do want to maintain guardianship for him for obvious reasons and so he can continue on his dad's insurance and flight benefits. He works for an airline. Any advice is welcome. We are entering an new area that I want (as all parents do) to do it right. Thanks. Shirley Re: Transition services What are YOU wanting for him? ¸...¸ __/ /\____ ________ ,·´º o`·,/__/ _/\_ //____/\ ```)¨(´´´ | | | | | | | || |l±±±± | ¸,.-·²°´ ¸,.-·~·~·-.,¸ `°²·-. :º° As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord. 24:15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 11, 2004 Report Share Posted March 11, 2004 , Thanks for the input. This is exactly what I need to consider. I'm not sure. I do know that Josiah would like the program I talked about. I favor academics also. However, I have been very disappointed in what he has learned in his many years of 'all day' academics. When I help him with homework,--usually worksheets on a particular subject--it doesn't seem to be at his academic level. It makes me consider home schooling him. I have homeschooled other children, and I KNOW I could adjust the curriculum to him. But when I consider ALL his needs....I know I'm pretty boring--compared to having all the other children around. (Our other children are grown.) Just some of my thoughts. Thanks for replying. I love to hear from other parents who 'have been there.' Shirley Re: Transition services If this is the program that YOU feel is good for your son, then go for it. You need to be the judge of that. Personally, for MY son, I do not want him working during school hours. I want him to work soley on acedemics. In the Jr. High where his is, all the sp ed kids (in the self-contained class) eat earlier than the rest of the school. Then when the rest of the kids are eating, they are cleaning, washing tables, dumping garbage. A few of them get to learn to put cheese on nachos. I won't allow this for Maverick. He eats with the population 2 days a week and goes to a No Bully's club the other 3 days. However, I had a friend who was thilled that her son spent 3 hours a day pouring cheese on nachos. She said he enjoyed it, and he felt he was accomplishing something and it kept him busy. So, you just need to look at what YOU want. Just know that there ARE other options, even if you have to create them. ¸...¸ __/ /\____ ________ ,·´º o`·,/__/ _/\_ //____/\ ```)¨(´´´ | | | | | | | || |l±±±± | ¸,.-·²°´ ¸,.-·~·~·-.,¸ `°²·-. :º° As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord. 24:15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 11, 2004 Report Share Posted March 11, 2004 Shirley, it sounds like they have sold you on their program. Follow your gut. It sounds like a good thing. I'm still feeling out 's program, since this is his first year in the high school, ninth grade also. He is included for gym and home-ec. The rest of the time he is in the life skills class learning the skills he needs to survive in the world that my husband and I have no time to teach him, as much as we'd like to. I have taken a very " practical " approach to 's education in the last couple years. He still does not know how to tell time, count money correctly consistently, and although he can read sight vocab, he is far from being a good reader. He interacts very well with people and everyone loves him and he thrives on the " social " things but there was no sense to inclusion....based on his needs and level of functioning. I love and trust his first male teacher this year and I know in another year I will be looking at part-time school and part-time job training. I feel I am no where near ready to make decisions on that and must take the time to get out and observe the different options and then once again make a decision based on what I know is capable of. LOVES school, so I figure I must be doing something right. Jackie, Mom to 16ds, 13, and Bradley 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 11, 2004 Report Share Posted March 11, 2004 It would be better if you went into the meeting with an idea of the interests of Josiah. What does he like? Would he be happy working in a grocery store? Would he like a library or a gym or something? What goals do you think would help him achieve HIS goals? loves sports and he might be happy working at a gym. We have been trying to gauge his interests for years. Elaine Transition services Hello, Everyone! We have our annual IEP meeting on Friday. Josiah is 15 y.o. now. He goes to high school next year (9th grade.) One of the items checked for us to do is " Consideration of Transition Services Needs. " I would love to hear from any of you who have been through this to give me advice on this. Should I just go to listen to what they say, or should I come prepared? If so, what should I do? I have already checked out the high school he will go to next year. They have a program to put him in that sounds really good. I'll talk about that later. Please give me any advice you want. Thanks in advance. Shirley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 11, 2004 Report Share Posted March 11, 2004 What Elaine says is so true. You must key in on their interests. I know loves videos and music. I've been gearing any academics done in school towards keyboarding skills and alphabetizing skills......thinking video store employee. Another thing I have noticed about is his compassion towards others who are more needy than he, ill, or even in pain. So, I'm also considering job training in hospital work or retirement homes.......as long as THEY don't have doing laundry and setting tables as his only options. Those I know he would be bored with. He loves pushing wheelchairs.....maybe he could be the one wheeling patients to their cars after out-patient therapies or surgeries???? Jackie, Mom to 16ds, 13, and Bradley 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 11, 2004 Report Share Posted March 11, 2004 Thanks, Elaine. I want to discuss your ideas with my young adult children. They have usually have good prospective and insight on Josiah's well being. Sometimes better than their 55 y.o. parents. :-) They are 34, 24, and 22 y. o. We have a lot to be thankful for. I also want to thank all of you who have definitely helped me so far. I'm still open to advice if any of you-all have any more. Shirley Transition services Hello, Everyone! We have our annual IEP meeting on Friday. Josiah is 15 y.o. now. He goes to high school next year (9th grade.) One of the items checked for us to do is " Consideration of Transition Services Needs. " I would love to hear from any of you who have been through this to give me advice on this. Should I just go to listen to what they say, or should I come prepared? If so, what should I do? I have already checked out the high school he will go to next year. They have a program to put him in that sounds really good. I'll talk about that later. Please give me any advice you want. Thanks in advance. Shirley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 11, 2004 Report Share Posted March 11, 2004 In a message dated 3/11/2004 5:50:35 PM Eastern Standard Time, jbocci55@... writes: Shirley, it sounds like they have sold you on their program. Just remember, an IEP is an IDIVIDUALIZED program. If the " programs " they offer don't suit your child, you do NOT have to settle for them. My daughter has had a very unique transition plan, based on what her desires and needs are. We worked some of what they had available into her program and then they did some of what she needed. When they offered choices she did not care for (working in the cafeteria, when she told them she wanted to be an office worker) we have simply said " no thanks. " This has worked out very well for her. There is no reason why school cannot be creative or do something out of the established " programs " for your child if that is what is in their best interest. Challenge them to do the right thing when they need to be challenged! Cheryl in VA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 11, 2004 Report Share Posted March 11, 2004 In a message dated 3/12/2004 4:23:26 AM US Mountain Standard Time, wildwards@... writes: > There > is no reason why school cannot be creative or do something out of the > established " programs " for your child if that is what is in their best > interest. > Challenge them to do the right thing when they need to be challenged! > Exactly! INDIVIDUAL. You know your child, you know what type of setting, classes, jobs, structure he or she needs. And you just work to make that happen. The school will most likely resist, but you need to rememeber, this is your child's FUTURE. If you feel that the program that they offer IS the best for your child, go for it, but if you have questions, or if there are other areas you feel need to be addressed in a different way....make it happen. It's often just a case of getting them to think outside the box. ¸...¸ __/ /\____ ________ ,·´º o`·,/__/ _/\_ //____/\ ```)¨(´´´ | | | | | | | || |l±±±± | ¸,.-·²°´ ¸,.-·~·~·-.,¸ `°²·-. :º° As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord. 24:15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 16, 2009 Report Share Posted February 16, 2009 Board Certified Behavior Analyst offers a standardized transition assessment (with ties to IEP goals)covering vocational skills, vocational behaviors, independent functioning, leisure skills,functional communication, and interpersonal behavior. Can consult with schools or develop home-based programs. Contact transition.services@... for more information. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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