Re: Fwd: question regarding school placement

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 Go and meet the teacher of these classes.  Find out what they offer. 

 Arrange to visit the classroom alone.  Then arange a few days for your

daughter to spend in those classrooms to see how she fits in and if/ where

needs are met.  Is she happy there etc.

   I would not agree to placing my child anywhere till I had allowed my

daughter to try out the setting and

observed  how she responds.    Have both possible future teachers come for

a visit in her current placement as well.  They need a baseline observation and

some contact with her in the classroom she is in to plan for her needs and know

how to integrate her into their setting.

 I think our children deserve some choice and it was obvious to me where my

daughter best fit after doing this.  It was where my daughter seemed happiest

and where she was wanted.   All the best and dont settle on a decision

without these basic steps.  They are neeced for a good transition plan.   

Jay

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Do any of you that have kids with DS/ASD have your child in a class that

is not for kids with autism?

Such as a id/spmd? Since my daughter got a new teacher this past year,

her new teacher is recommending the intellectualy disabled, severely,

profound, mentally disabled severe class. She does not know my daughter at all.

Gave no reason for it except that she thought it would be best. Note,

my daughter's iq is moderate in some areas and severe or profound in others.

I talked with the AU 11 teacher and she said her kids she has this year

are higher functioning and there is only one slot open for next year and 4

kids that need to move up and so ... and that she agreed with teacher that it

was what she would recommend.

Based on the new handbook that describes the classes, the setting sounds

like the closest to what they think she needs.

I don't agree since she has made progress in ways that they don't count or

see evidently.

Also, in this class she would be isolated from any typical peers or

anything else school wise. She would be in this room for everything all day. I

saw a class a few years ago and most of the kids were physically disabled.

My daughter is not.

I appreciate anything you can tell me.