question regarding school placement

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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.