Advocacy issues regarding autism treatment in Texas is correct

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Re: Digest Number 2682

Posted by: " nna Bond " mbond@... bondnrh

Mon Jul 24, 2006 7:41 pm (PST)

Advocacy issues regarding autism treatment in Texas is correct.

The Autism Supplement is enforceable and many due process hearings have been

had in Texas regarding issues from the supplement. It is part of the

Commissioners Rules Governing Special Education in Texas and is just as

enforceable as any other state education law. The supplement is, when

recommendations are put forth in writing, a mandate (of course, the ARD

committee is who determines this in the first place, so it is just as

enforceable as anything else in the IEP, because it is a part of the IEP).

The original supplement is recommendations to be CONSIDERED, but if they are

recommended, it is a part of the IEP just like everything else.

Yes, if a parent were to take you to a hearing over staff to student ratio

and it had been exceeded based on what is in the autism supplement, the

hearing officer would find for the parents.

nna