Guest guest Posted December 18, 2011 Report Share Posted December 18, 2011 Are school LSSPs usually able to detect high functioning autism and asperger's? I guess I'm just wondering how many of you were told your child was not on the spectrum by the school but an outside evaluation stated otherwise...thanks for your help :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 19, 2011 Report Share Posted December 19, 2011 Anyone have experience with this either way? Thanks... > > Are school LSSPs usually able to detect high functioning autism and asperger's? I guess I'm just wondering how many of you were told your child was not on the spectrum by the school but an outside evaluation stated otherwise...thanks for your help :-) > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 20, 2011 Report Share Posted December 20, 2011 I am pretty new to this group and never posted before, but thought I might introduce myself and my nine year-old son who has been diagnosed with ASD, Depression and ADHD. I know it is frustrating when the school doesn't agree with the doctors, but if you can get an IEP or a 504 and fill it with what your child needs then it is much easier to stomach. It all comes down to money. The schools don't have the money to support a great deal of special education kids so I believe they don't agree with the diagnosis in the cases where they can get out of, of course that is just my opinion. We recently moved across the metro area and are in a new school, new community, new everything - we bought a house in a neighborhood where kids run up and down the streets playing football and riding bikes. Unfortunately, my son still has not yet made a friend and I have learned the struggles are the same no matter where you live. Now we have this new life we have to adjust to and I am feeling very alone in this world of parenting a child with ASD. Thank you for letting me in the group.Carlymother of Sammy (ASD, Depression, ADHD) (age 9, 4th Grade, White Bear Lake, MN) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 30, 2011 Report Share Posted December 30, 2011 Thanks for the response, Amiee - Have you heard this is pretty typical or the norm? Did you request an IEE or you came into the ARD with the results and then they " tested " after that for determining eligibility? Does your son have behavioral issues at all? Mine could not hack it in a mainstream class and has been moved to a special ed behavior class. I'm worried that they aren't addressing the behaviors in my son correctly and that it will hurt his self-esteem...Hope things are going well for you and your son :-) > > > > Are school LSSPs usually able to detect high functioning autism and asperger's? I guess I'm just wondering how many of you were told your child was not on the spectrum by the school but an outside evaluation stated otherwise...thanks for your help :-) > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 30, 2011 Report Share Posted December 30, 2011 Carly, thanks for introducing yourself - I'm sorry to hear that you are feeling so isolated and that things haven't changed much when changing locations. I admit that I keep thinking things might be different if we lived in a different school district but who knows... I'm in a local mom's group that does playgroups and a ton of mom-centric activities in the evenings too. If I didn't have that gaggle of gals in my life, I'd probably go bonkers, lol. My kiddo has an IEP based on his ADHD but I think I'm still missing a piece of the puzzle. That's why we started the whole AU Eval. When kids are dxed with ADHD, the school is mainly concerned with meds to treat the " behaviors " but my kiddo has been on focalin XR and now clonidine and still has these issues, especially in the mainstream setting and during times of transition/unstructured activities. They've had him in the special education system for 2 years now and we are still having the same issues... I hope you are having better luck with " the system " ;-) > > I am pretty new to this group and never posted before, but thought I might introduce myself and my nine year-old son who has been diagnosed with ASD, Depression and ADHD. I know it is frustrating when the school doesn't agree with the doctors, but if you can get an IEP or a 504 and fill it with what your child needs then it is much easier to stomach. It all comes down to money. The schools don't have the money to support a great deal of special education kids so I believe they don't agree with the diagnosis in the cases where they can get out of, of course that is just my opinion. > We recently moved across the metro area and are in a new school, new community, new everything - we bought a house in a neighborhood where kids run up and down the streets playing football and riding bikes. Unfortunately, my son still has not yet made a friend and I have learned the struggles are the same no matter where you live. Now we have this new life we have to adjust to and I am feeling very alone in this world of parenting a child with ASD. Thank you for letting me in the group. > Carly > mother of Sammy (ASD, Depression, ADHD) (age 9, 4th Grade, White Bear Lake, MN) > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 30, 2011 Report Share Posted December 30, 2011 Carly, I think you meant to add this/reply to a different post... :-) > > > > I am pretty new to this group and never posted before, but thought I might introduce myself and my nine year-old son who has been diagnosed with ASD, Depression and ADHD. I know it is frustrating when the school doesn't agree with the doctors, but if you can get an IEP or a 504 and fill it with what your child needs then it is much easier to stomach. It all comes down to money. The schools don't have the money to support a great deal of special education kids so I believe they don't agree with the diagnosis in the cases where they can get out of, of course that is just my opinion. > > We recently moved across the metro area and are in a new school, new community, new everything - we bought a house in a neighborhood where kids run up and down the streets playing football and riding bikes. Unfortunately, my son still has not yet made a friend and I have learned the struggles are the same no matter where you live. Now we have this new life we have to adjust to and I am feeling very alone in this world of parenting a child with ASD. Thank you for letting me in the group. > > Carly > > mother of Sammy (ASD, Depression, ADHD) (age 9, 4th Grade, White Bear Lake, MN) > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 30, 2011 Report Share Posted December 30, 2011 lol, I do that stuff all the time - I was confused myself there for a sec but just wanted to make sure you knew the other person might miss your comment/feed back - no worries at all :-) > > > > > > I am pretty new to this group and never posted before, but thought I might introduce myself and my nine year-old son who has been diagnosed with ASD, Depression and ADHD. I know it is frustrating when the school doesn't agree with the doctors, but if you can get an IEP or a 504 and fill it with what your child needs then it is much easier to stomach. It all comes down to money. The schools don't have the money to support a great deal of special education kids so I believe they don't agree with the diagnosis in the cases where they can get out of, of course that is just my opinion. > > > We recently moved across the metro area and are in a new school, new community, new everything - we bought a house in a neighborhood where kids run up and down the streets playing football and riding bikes. Unfortunately, my son still has not yet made a friend and I have learned the struggles are the same no matter where you live. Now we have this new life we have to adjust to and I am feeling very alone in this world of parenting a child with ASD. Thank you for letting me in the group. > > > Carly > > > mother of Sammy (ASD, Depression, ADHD) (age 9, 4th Grade, White Bear Lake, MN) > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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