Guest guest Posted November 4, 2011 Report Share Posted November 4, 2011 Hi, I have a 10yr old with Aspergers. Thought I have fouoght for an IEP or 504, he does not have one because the district (unionville chadds ford) felt that he did not show need based on his academic performance. He is currently in 4th Grade and he his not performing as well as in the past. He had gotten a few C's and my son is getting very anxious about taking test and how well he is performing on those tests. Keep in mind that he prides himself on doing well at school. When he got the c's, he started complaining that he wasn't smart anymore and his self esteem is low. When I try to get to the bottom of why he is not doing well, he says he cannot focus and he does NOT understand the questions being asked such as in math word problems or reading exams. He says he gets confused. Up till now, reading and math has been his strongest subject and currently he is not performing as well on either. Do you believe that his diagnosis is finanly catching up to him? He has difficulty making multiple inferences and learning new vocabulary. He also has problems with focusing and attention. Is it possible that his diagnosis is affecting his reading comprehension? If so, how does an aspie diagnosis affect reading comprehension? The school has agreed to have an IST meeting to discuss this. I do not know what an IST meeting is and I am not sure what I can request or not request at that meeting? Anyone have any ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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