Hi and help.

[Guest guest]

I am a 6th grade teacher and a mom of a 12 yr old with Asperger's.

School is not going really well for him right now. Just wanted to feel

like I'm not alone. I knew I wasn't when he was diagnosed with just

ADHD, but to add ASD, I am freaking out right now. He was involved in

a fight today, and now they are questioning his placement.

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 3/7/2006 7:34:55 PM Eastern Standard Time,

gm0974@... writes:

I am a 6th grade teacher and a mom of a 12 yr old with Asperger's.

School is not going really well for him right now. Just wanted to feel

like I'm not alone. I knew I wasn't when he was diagnosed with just

ADHD, but to add ASD, I am freaking out right now. He was involved in

a fight today, and now they are questioning his placement.

You are not alone. What happened?

Roxanna ô¿ö

Autism Happens

[Guest guest]

Glenna, the FBA should be completed within 30 days of the original request.

If a behavior plan hasn't been completed and implemented, you may want to

file a state complaint. I know that this could have serious repercussions for

you because you work in the district. You could call and see if there is a

state liasion that you could talk to about the situation before you proceed or

contact your local parent information network for advice. Pam

[Guest guest]

My son goes to the same school I teach at. We are probably changing that. I

think it has been too much of a crutch for him. The administration has tried to

give him a break because of his ASD. Anyway, yesterday he had a fight in his

Algebra class.( yes, he is 12, in the 7th grade, and taking Algebra) A girl had

her books on his desk, he asked whose they were, an 8th grade girl removed them,

he made a remark, she said " shut up " . He then burped in her face. She hit him,

he hit her back, her twin brother decided to join in the ordeal.

I freaked out when I found out who the boy and girl were. I had them in 6th

grade.

They are Honor Roll kids and never get into trouble. I got real upset, but

not at Micah as much as the head of the sp.ed. department. She asked the Autisim

specialist not to come back. That she could handle the observations of my son.

She then made up all kinds of excuses for not having the observations and the

FBA, and Behavior plan in place. I understand that she has several schools, but

this is my child, the one I am concerned with. In surrounding counties, my son

would have his own aide. That is not how things work in this county. I teach

here, and I see what the options are for him. I am trying to document , I just

don't feel that the school board is doing their part.

I need advice. I think I know what needs to be done, but I want to hear from

an outside person.

Glenna

kneeleee@... wrote:

In a message dated 3/7/2006 7:34:55 PM Eastern Standard Time,

gm0974@... writes:

I am a 6th grade teacher and a mom of a 12 yr old with Asperger's.

School is not going really well for him right now. Just wanted to feel

like I'm not alone. I knew I wasn't when he was diagnosed with just

ADHD, but to add ASD, I am freaking out right now. He was involved in

a fight today, and now they are questioning his placement.

You are not alone. What happened?

Roxanna ô¿ö

Autism Happens

[Guest guest]

Pam,

Thank you so much for your advice. I will contact the state department of

sp.ed. tomorrow. Any one else has any advice please let me know:)

ppanda65@... wrote:

Glenna, the FBA should be completed within 30 days of the original request.

If a behavior plan hasn't been completed and implemented, you may want to

file a state complaint. I know that this could have serious repercussions for

you because you work in the district. You could call and see if there is a

state liasion that you could talk to about the situation before you proceed or

contact your local parent information network for advice. Pam

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 3/8/2006 3:34:07 PM Eastern Standard Time,

gm0974@... writes:

I freaked out when I found out who the boy and girl were. I had them in 6th

grade.

They are Honor Roll kids and never get into trouble. I got real upset, but

not at Micah as much as the head of the sp.ed. department. She asked the

Autisim specialist not to come back. That she could handle the observations of

my

son. She then made up all kinds of excuses for not having the observations

and the FBA, and Behavior plan in place. I understand that she has several

schools, but this is my child, the one I am concerned with. In surrounding

counties, my son would have his own aide. That is not how things work in this

county. I teach here, and I see what the options are for him. I am trying to

document , I just don't feel that the school board is doing their part.

I need advice. I think I know what needs to be done, but I want to hear from

an outside person.

Glenna

Well, you need to document everything by writing follow up letters to

everyone about everything. And obviously, due to a fight like that, he needs

an

aide to prevent further problems. If they don't care about protecting him,

they should care about protecting the other kids he might burp at in the

future.

lol. Sorry but I can picture this happening and I don't get why a burp

allows them to beat him up. He obviously just didn't know how to handle a

stressful situation.

As to questioning his placement, I can't believe sometimes how people freak

out at the first problem like this. He needs help learning social rules and

an aide could help cue him while they also provide social skill training by

the couselor or ST. I would also write a follow up letter to disagree about

pulling the autism specialist. Request her return immediately to help develop

an appropriate behavior plan. Teacher may not want her help, but she

obviously needs it if kids are fighting in class.

Roxanna ô¿ô

Don't take life too seriously; No one gets out alive.

[Guest guest]

Hello all,

If NT children respond like that to a " Burp " . How would they respond to

something more challenging? sounds like your AS son is not the only one needing

a social skills class....-Rose

kneeleee@... wrote:

In a message dated 3/8/2006 3:34:07 PM Eastern Standard Time,

gm0974@... writes:

I freaked out when I found out who the boy and girl were. I had them in 6th

grade.

They are Honor Roll kids and never get into trouble. I got real upset, but

not at Micah as much as the head of the sp.ed. department. She asked the

Autisim specialist not to come back. That she could handle the observations of

my

son. She then made up all kinds of excuses for not having the observations

and the FBA, and Behavior plan in place. I understand that she has several

schools, but this is my child, the one I am concerned with. In surrounding

counties, my son would have his own aide. That is not how things work in this

county. I teach here, and I see what the options are for him. I am trying to

document , I just don't feel that the school board is doing their part.

I need advice. I think I know what needs to be done, but I want to hear from

an outside person.

Glenna

Well, you need to document everything by writing follow up letters to

everyone about everything. And obviously, due to a fight like that, he needs

an

aide to prevent further problems. If they don't care about protecting him,

they should care about protecting the other kids he might burp at in the

future.

lol. Sorry but I can picture this happening and I don't get why a burp

allows them to beat him up. He obviously just didn't know how to handle a

stressful situation.

As to questioning his placement, I can't believe sometimes how people freak

out at the first problem like this. He needs help learning social rules and

an aide could help cue him while they also provide social skill training by

the couselor or ST. I would also write a follow up letter to disagree about

pulling the autism specialist. Request her return immediately to help develop

an appropriate behavior plan. Teacher may not want her help, but she

obviously needs it if kids are fighting in class.

Roxanna ô¿ô

Don't take life too seriously; No one gets out alive.

[Guest guest]

Thank you. With all that I have been through this week, that little comment

means a lot. It amazes me how some people in the education system are okay with

being ignorant about things, and remaining that way. I was always told that if I

did not know or understand something, I should do the research and reading until

I did. That is something that I am trying to instill in my ASD child as well as

my NT child.

Thanks,

Glenna

Rose <beachbodytan2002@...> wrote:

Hello all,

If NT children respond like that to a " Burp " . How would they respond to

something more challenging? sounds like your AS son is not the only one needing

a social skills class....-Rose

kneeleee@... wrote:

In a message dated 3/8/2006 3:34:07 PM Eastern Standard Time,

gm0974@... writes:

I freaked out when I found out who the boy and girl were. I had them in 6th

grade.

They are Honor Roll kids and never get into trouble. I got real upset, but

not at Micah as much as the head of the sp.ed. department. She asked the

Autisim specialist not to come back. That she could handle the observations of

my

son. She then made up all kinds of excuses for not having the observations

and the FBA, and Behavior plan in place. I understand that she has several

schools, but this is my child, the one I am concerned with. In surrounding

counties, my son would have his own aide. That is not how things work in this

county. I teach here, and I see what the options are for him. I am trying to

document , I just don't feel that the school board is doing their part.

I need advice. I think I know what needs to be done, but I want to hear from

an outside person.

Glenna

Well, you need to document everything by writing follow up letters to

everyone about everything. And obviously, due to a fight like that, he needs

an

aide to prevent further problems. If they don't care about protecting him,

they should care about protecting the other kids he might burp at in the

future.

lol. Sorry but I can picture this happening and I don't get why a burp

allows them to beat him up. He obviously just didn't know how to handle a

stressful situation.

As to questioning his placement, I can't believe sometimes how people freak

out at the first problem like this. He needs help learning social rules and

an aide could help cue him while they also provide social skill training by

the couselor or ST. I would also write a follow up letter to disagree about

pulling the autism specialist. Request her return immediately to help develop

an appropriate behavior plan. Teacher may not want her help, but she

obviously needs it if kids are fighting in class.

Roxanna ô¿ô

Don't take life too seriously; No one gets out alive.

[Guest guest]

I agree with Rose. When we had a similar instance, our school had the

autism teacher come in and teach the whole classroom about neurological

differences from the book The Sixth Sense by Carol Gray. It really helped

everyone to understand how my son and others see things, think, and feel.

Don't let them put this solely on your child's shoulders.

Sherry

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>Hello all,

> If NT children respond like that to a " Burp " . How would they respond to

>something more challenging? sounds like your AS son is not the only one

>needing a social skills class....-Rose

>

>kneeleee@... wrote:

>

>In a message dated 3/8/2006 3:34:07 PM Eastern Standard Time,

>gm0974@... writes:

>

>I freaked out when I found out who the boy and girl were. I had them in

>6th

>grade.

>They are Honor Roll kids and never get into trouble. I got real upset, but

>not at Micah as much as the head of the sp.ed. department. She asked the

>Autisim specialist not to come back. That she could handle the

>observations of my

>son. She then made up all kinds of excuses for not having the observations

>and the FBA, and Behavior plan in place. I understand that she has several

>schools, but this is my child, the one I am concerned with. In surrounding

>counties, my son would have his own aide. That is not how things work in

>this

>county. I teach here, and I see what the options are for him. I am trying

>to

>document , I just don't feel that the school board is doing their part.

>I need advice. I think I know what needs to be done, but I want to hear

>from

>an outside person.

>Glenna

>

>

>

>Well, you need to document everything by writing follow up letters to

>everyone about everything. And obviously, due to a fight like that, he

>needs an

>aide to prevent further problems. If they don't care about protecting

>him,

>they should care about protecting the other kids he might burp at in the

>future.

>lol. Sorry but I can picture this happening and I don't get why a burp

>allows them to beat him up. He obviously just didn't know how to handle a

>stressful situation.

>

>As to questioning his placement, I can't believe sometimes how people freak

>out at the first problem like this. He needs help learning social rules

>and

>an aide could help cue him while they also provide social skill training by

>the couselor or ST. I would also write a follow up letter to disagree

>about

>pulling the autism specialist. Request her return immediately to help

>develop

>an appropriate behavior plan. Teacher may not want her help, but she

>obviously needs it if kids are fighting in class.

>

>

>Roxanna ô¿ô

>Don't take life too seriously; No one gets out alive.

>

>

>

>