Re: is this something your AS child has trouble with...

January 7, 2006

From: " Sheri Kane " <over_the_rainbow_dreamer@...>

Subject: Is this something your AS child has trouble with as well? &

Scouting Q added

My 13yo AS son has issues with this also....In a twist, though, he

feels the need to tack on " ...Sarcasm, Mom " when he's being

sarcastic. It's quite a tension breaker usually.

Sheri,

If your child is in public school they have to provide for him-it is the law.

Don't let them put your child in a school that is not in his best interest. If

it is their best option but not good for your son, then you should stick to your

intuition and do what is best for him--make them step up to the plate.

As for scouting-if they are meeting at a school, and that school receives

Title 1 funds then IDEA applies to them as well. They have to provide the same

accomodations as a school would. They can not discriminate against him just

because he has issues. Our scout master stepped up and told the parents what

scouting was all about--kids-different one too, not all are the same, but they

all belong.....he wrote them a letter and had a meeting to tell them this and

about AS. Several parents pulled their son out because of their inability to

deal with a child that is different---he said for their son's sake he was sorry

to see them leave-as for the parents-they were the one with the problem and so

long. We ended up pulling our son out though due to the parents being so nasty

to our son and the den leader not willing to step up as the pack master did--the

den leader by the way was a Rabi--I would have thought he would be more

compasionate. Live and learn and go on.

best wishes,

Kirsten mom of 11.5 yr. old AS ds

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