Guest guest Posted March 11, 2008 Report Share Posted March 11, 2008 , First thing is that you need a full understanding of what occurred that resulted in a meltdown. It could be very readily determined what the situation resulted from. If not, at the ARD meeting you should request a formal functional behavior assessment (FBA). With that assessment (includes multiple classroom observations as well as other environments) and the data that is collected - you would have the information needed to develop a Behavior Intervention Plan and accompanying behavior IEP for tracking/reporting progress. And if it is other kids pushing his buttons, then they will likely pick up on that when they are conducting the FBA. Probably going to the slaw website and researching FBA's and the creation of and implementation of BIP's would be the best place to start on this subject. Oh and I wouldn't let on that the other Mom that subs was the one that clued you into what is going on in the class. She is certainly an asset that you need and you don't want them to silence her. Our best allies are other parents and those special teachers that share information with us - and often it has to be behind the scenes. Amy A. Sosa amy.sosa@... Coppell, Texas Home/Office - Fax - Cell - _____ size=2 width= " 100% " align=center tabindex=-1> From: Texas-Autism-Advocacy [mailto:Texas-Autism-Advocacy ] On Behalf Of Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2008 12:04 PM To: Texas-Autism-Advocacy Subject: Outburst in school Hi all, My 9yr old son, ADHD, Aspergers, just had a major meltdown of some sort in class. To the point of they " evacuated " the other students. Nothing to this degree has ever happened before. He was home from school all last week with a bug (had some fever). I don't have any idea yet what has triggered this, but am planning on calling an ARD (we have an IEP that does not specifically address behavior) and setting up a BIP. Does anybody have any suggestions on what to read to prepare? I know there are about five children in his class that have figured out how to " push his bttons " and seem to take great pleasure in doing so.. I got that recently from another Mom who is a certified teacher and sometimes subs in the class. She is a certified gifted and talented teacher and thinks my son could be gifted. I have spoken with the school about gifted classes, but have held off trying them because I didn't think his maturity level was up to their expectations. I appreciate any suggestion! p.s. we are in the Montgomery school district north of Houston Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 11, 2008 Report Share Posted March 11, 2008 Not to be a wet blanket - don't count on them (the FBA team) to notice that kids are pushing his buttons. Ask lots of why questions - one simple act can have many reasons for a reaction - it's not always what it seems on the surface. trish Outburst in school Hi all, My 9yr old son, ADHD, Aspergers, just had a major meltdown of some sort in class. To the point of they " evacuated " the other students. Nothing to this degree has ever happened before. He was home from school all last week with a bug (had some fever). I don't have any idea yet what has triggered this, but am planning on calling an ARD (we have an IEP that does not specifically address behavior) and setting up a BIP. Does anybody have any suggestions on what to read to prepare? I know there are about five children in his class that have figured out how to " push his bttons " and seem to take great pleasure in doing so.. I got that recently from another Mom who is a certified teacher and sometimes subs in the class. She is a certified gifted and talented teacher and thinks my son could be gifted. I have spoken with the school about gifted classes, but have held off trying them because I didn't think his maturity level was up to their expectations. I appreciate any suggestion! p.s. we are in the Montgomery school district north of Houston Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 11, 2008 Report Share Posted March 11, 2008 By any chace did he have antibiotics when he was sick? Antibiotics could have caused a yeast flare up, hence the regression in behavior (not that I am saying there could not have been a trigger at school, maybe the combination of both.) Nagla -- In Texas-Autism-Advocacy , " " wrote: > > Hi all, > > My 9yr old son, ADHD, Aspergers, just had a major meltdown of some > sort in class. To the point of they " evacuated " the other students. > Nothing to this degree has ever happened before. He was home from > school all last week with a bug (had some fever). I don't have any > idea yet what has triggered this, but am planning on calling an ARD > (we have an IEP that does not specifically address behavior) and > setting up a BIP. Does anybody have any suggestions on what to read > to prepare? I know there are about five children in his class that > have figured out how to " push his bttons " and seem to take great > pleasure in doing so.. I got that recently from another Mom who is a > certified teacher and sometimes subs in the class. She is a certified > gifted and talented teacher and thinks my son could be gifted. I have > spoken with the school about gifted classes, but have held off trying > them because I didn't think his maturity level was up to their > expectations. > > I appreciate any suggestion! > > > p.s. we are in the Montgomery school district north of Houston > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 12, 2008 Report Share Posted March 12, 2008 > ... I don't have any > idea yet what has triggered this, but am planning on calling an ARD > (we have an IEP that does not specifically address behavior) and > setting up a BIP. Does anybody have any suggestions on what to read > to prepare? I know there are about five children in his class that > have figured out how to " push his bttons " and seem to take great > pleasure in doing so.. I can't answer all your questions, but my son had quite a few episodes in 4th through 6th grade that his teachers got upset about. One thing that really helped was not responding much until I had a chance to sit my son down and go through each episode with him. He always had a very different perception of what happened from the teachers. So, I made sure his side of the story got considered. It made a big difference. You're lucky, because you can also get the perceptions of the sub that you know. That may also be helpful. > She is a certified > gifted and talented teacher and thinks my son could be gifted. I have > spoken with the school about gifted classes, but have held off trying > them because I didn't think his maturity level was up to their > expectations. My son qualified for GT in all 4 subject areas way back in 2nd grade, but the teachers really didn't deal with his problems very well. Some of them were very mean to him. He ended up getting taken out of everything but science during 6th grade, and he was a semi-basket case by then because of the way the teachers treated him. I don't know what the answer is. By law, he deserves to have an appropriate education at an appropriate academic ability level, but try getting that in reality... We're in the middle of new evaluations, so I don't know how things are going to go for my son re. Pre-AP and AP classes in the future. He won't be able to handle them without meaningful accommodation. IMHO, to succeed in our school district's GT program required gifted executive functioning more than gifted intellect. You can tell somewhat from your son's WISC-IV IQ test results whether your son is gifted or not. A general rule of thumb are index scores of 130 or higher in either the verbal comprehension or perceptual reasoning (non-verbal) indices. Some people also use percentages. In general, a percentage standing of 97 percent or higher in those two indices is considered gifted. This is not a perfect science though, especially with kids with AS. My son's IQ subtest scores range from the 16th percentile to the 99th percentile. So, I'm not sure his IQ means a whole lot as far as success in real life goes. OK, I'm rambling now. Hope this is helpful. Just my two cents. Ruth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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