Re: Can an Autistic student be legaly denied Speech Therapy?

[Guest guest]

See mesage #73794

>

> Because he is none-verbal? I had an IEP for Mickie today and asked

for

> more speech and was denied and the 10 minutes a week he had since

> December were taken off too. The speech therapist had been replaced

> over the holidays.

>

> I was told by the speech therapist that since he is ten the window

of

> opportunity was permanently closed and speech was pointless and that

> she was going to implement a pecs program for him instead.

>

> She repeated that the window was closed several time until I had to

> finally tell her to stop and not say another word, because I don't

> tolerate that kind of negative talk about Mickie. I wanted to jump

> across the table and strangle her, but instead tears ran down my

face.

>

> She put the teacher and me down several times. What an arrogant

bi.....

>

> The county principal suggested that a communication device be

ordered

> for Mickie so that he can push on the icon of the activity he wants

> and a recorded voice will say what it is, giving him an opportunity

to

> hear spoken language along with the pecs and the speech therapist,

> said no to that too and proceeded to spew her negative crap and

that's

> when I told her to stop. The principal said she would provide

Mickie's

> teacher with the device anyway.

>

> Can they do this? Being none verbal and none interested or short

> attention span grounds for denial of speech?

> I posted to other support groups and everyone seems to agree that

they

> can't.

>

> Zurama

>

[Guest guest]

I feel a little stupid, what is NACD?

Zurama

> >

> > Because he is none-verbal? I had an IEP for Mickie today and asked

> for

> > more speech and was denied and the 10 minutes a week he had since

> > December were taken off too. The speech therapist had been replaced

> > over the holidays.

> >

> > I was told by the speech therapist that since he is ten the window

> of

> > opportunity was permanently closed and speech was pointless and that

> > she was going to implement a pecs program for him instead.

> >

> > She repeated that the window was closed several time until I had to

> > finally tell her to stop and not say another word, because I don't

> > tolerate that kind of negative talk about Mickie. I wanted to jump

> > across the table and strangle her, but instead tears ran down my

> face.

> >

> > She put the teacher and me down several times. What an arrogant

> bi.....

> >

> > The county principal suggested that a communication device be

> ordered

> > for Mickie so that he can push on the icon of the activity he wants

> > and a recorded voice will say what it is, giving him an opportunity

> to

> > hear spoken language along with the pecs and the speech therapist,

> > said no to that too and proceeded to spew her negative crap and

> that's

> > when I told her to stop. The principal said she would provide

> Mickie's

> > teacher with the device anyway.

> >

> > Can they do this? Being none verbal and none interested or short

> > attention span grounds for denial of speech?

> > I posted to other support groups and everyone seems to agree that

> they

> > can't.

> >

> > Zurama

> >

>

[Guest guest]

I wouldn't think they could do this. Get your doctor to write a

prescription for speech or a letter of medical necessity.

> > >

> > > Because he is none-verbal? I had an IEP for Mickie today and

asked

> > for

> > > more speech and was denied and the 10 minutes a week he had

since

> > > December were taken off too. The speech therapist had been

replaced

> > > over the holidays.

> > >

> > > I was told by the speech therapist that since he is ten the

window

> > of

> > > opportunity was permanently closed and speech was pointless

and that

> > > she was going to implement a pecs program for him instead.

> > >

> > > She repeated that the window was closed several time until I

had to

> > > finally tell her to stop and not say another word, because I

don't

> > > tolerate that kind of negative talk about Mickie. I wanted to

jump

> > > across the table and strangle her, but instead tears ran down

my

> > face.

> > >

> > > She put the teacher and me down several times. What an

arrogant

> > bi.....

> > >

> > > The county principal suggested that a communication device be

> > ordered

> > > for Mickie so that he can push on the icon of the activity he

wants

> > > and a recorded voice will say what it is, giving him an

opportunity

> > to

> > > hear spoken language along with the pecs and the speech

therapist,

> > > said no to that too and proceeded to spew her negative crap

and

> > that's

> > > when I told her to stop. The principal said she would provide

> > Mickie's

> > > teacher with the device anyway.

> > >

> > > Can they do this? Being none verbal and none interested or

short

> > > attention span grounds for denial of speech?

> > > I posted to other support groups and everyone seems to agree

that

> > they

> > > can't.

> > >

> > > Zurama

> > >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Not stupid. Non profit organization that helps you do individualized

therapy at home on your own. NACD.org

> > >

> > > Because he is none-verbal? I had an IEP for Mickie today and

asked

> > for

> > > more speech and was denied and the 10 minutes a week he had

since

> > > December were taken off too. The speech therapist had been

replaced

> > > over the holidays.

> > >

> > > I was told by the speech therapist that since he is ten the

window

> > of

> > > opportunity was permanently closed and speech was pointless and

that

> > > she was going to implement a pecs program for him instead.

> > >

> > > She repeated that the window was closed several time until I

had to

> > > finally tell her to stop and not say another word, because I

don't

> > > tolerate that kind of negative talk about Mickie. I wanted to

jump

> > > across the table and strangle her, but instead tears ran down

my

> > face.

> > >

> > > She put the teacher and me down several times. What an arrogant

> > bi.....

> > >

> > > The county principal suggested that a communication device be

> > ordered

> > > for Mickie so that he can push on the icon of the activity he

wants

> > > and a recorded voice will say what it is, giving him an

opportunity

> > to

> > > hear spoken language along with the pecs and the speech

therapist,

> > > said no to that too and proceeded to spew her negative crap and

> > that's

> > > when I told her to stop. The principal said she would provide

> > Mickie's

> > > teacher with the device anyway.

> > >

> > > Can they do this? Being none verbal and none interested or short

> > > attention span grounds for denial of speech?

> > > I posted to other support groups and everyone seems to agree

that

> > they

> > > can't.

> > >

> > > Zurama

> > >

> >

>