- Re: Teenage Boy with Aspergers

[Guest guest]

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Only have a moment and have been trying to read thru a few of the

recent posts.

I'm so sorry you and your son are going through this!

I would contact the Office of Civil Rights and file a complaint or

at least talk to someone about the situation. You can always just

file the complaint online and at least they WILL have to investigate

it, which will put the school at a disadvantage there anyway.

Though I feel sure you'd win the complaint. Your son is obviously

being picked on (more than that with the fight) because of his

disability, his differences are due to that (i.e., the others

wouldn't be doing it if he were " typical " /not AS).

Here's a couple links to help you:

http://www.ed.gov/PressReleases/07-2000/0726_2.html

http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/success-disability.html

http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/504faq.html

Keep us updated on how things go!! Your son has a right to feel

safe at school, and they obviously haven't willingly met his needs

over the years.

On that 2nd link above, lower on the page it has - for anyone here

dealing with a high IQ child:

" School Discounted Student's Disability Because I.Q. Was So High:

A fifth-grade student with Aperger's Syndrome - a form of autism

often accompanied by a high I.Q. - was denied a free and appropriate

education because his school district did not believe it had a legal

obligation to serve him due to his high intelligence. As a result of

the OCR's actions, the district provided the student with the

education, services and aids he requires based on his needs. This

case also served to alert the OCR to potential future problems in

this school district. As a result of the agency's work, the district

agreed to identify and locate every qualified student with a

disability who was not receiving a public education, and inform them

and their parents of the district's obligations under Section 504. "

Gotta go!