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I would want another assessment done. The ST did do assessments/eval's to show

she is at age/grade level, yes? I would just want to double check, unless you

think the ST eval's are on the mark.

Having trouble with WH questions can be a problem for many kids with autism.

Roxanna

( ) End of services

My daughter is 5 and in kindergarden. She has been getting ST for a

little over 3 years. She received OT for less than a year and has

been on consult only for a year. She has been in special ed for 2

years but has always done well accademically. This year I also

enrolled her in a regular kindergarden program in the afternoon so

she would have time around NT children. She has made a lot of

progress this past year in her language development and socially.

Last January she had her sp. ed. placement changed from language

delay to autism. Now she looks mostly NT in school and the ST met

with me this week to discuss her progress. She said she had met her

goals and would be on consult only. In school she has shown normal

speech, but I do notice a slight delay at home. But mostly to who,

what, when, and why questions and almost only after reading a

story. She does have to slow down sometimes to put words in the

correct sequence but no problem with pronunciation. In the

afternoon school, the emphasis is on lanuage and she is doing great

with phonics and is starting to read.

So my question is regarding 1st grade. I have decided to mainstream

her to only this private school. If she is only on consult for ST

through kindergarten, should I drop services for 1st grade? Should

I go through the Regional Center for an assessment and services if

needed? I guess I am conflicted right now. On one side I see a

child who is recovering from autism who should be treated as normal

and on the other side I see a fragile child who could regress at any

moment. I want to do what is right for her but I have a fear of

making a mistake. I have already decided to go against the

recommendation of the public school if the special ed class is

recommended again. But I am a little concerned about the speech.

She has made so much progress but would a different ST continue with

weekly sessions?

Any experience here?

Jen

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[Guest guest]

Okay, I can only speak from what we have gone through with our son

who has been officially diagnosed with High functioning Autism but I

really think it should be Asperger's. Anyhow he was in Kindergarten

last year and had to have intense speech therapy to get his tone of

voice to a normal sounding voice. He has continued all of that this

year in first grade. In K I asked the school to evaluate him for

learning disorder's and that is when we found out about the

asperger's. We finally got into the children's hospital this past

month and he was also diagnosed with a reading disorder. It took him

some time to learn his letter's and sounds. But his reading disorder

involves he has difficulty in remembering what is read or being able

to tell what would be coming next. I would have the private school

evaluate your daughter and see what they may come up with.

Hope this has helped some.

Darcy

>

> My daughter is 5 and in kindergarden. She has been getting ST for

a

> little over 3 years. She received OT for less than a year and has

> been on consult only for a year. She has been in special ed for 2

> years but has always done well accademically. This year I also

> enrolled her in a regular kindergarden program in the afternoon so

> she would have time around NT children. She has made a lot of

> progress this past year in her language development and socially.

> Last January she had her sp. ed. placement changed from language

> delay to autism. Now she looks mostly NT in school and the ST met

> with me this week to discuss her progress. She said she had met

her

> goals and would be on consult only. In school she has shown normal

> speech, but I do notice a slight delay at home. But mostly to who,

> what, when, and why questions and almost only after reading a

> story. She does have to slow down sometimes to put words in the

> correct sequence but no problem with pronunciation. In the

> afternoon school, the emphasis is on lanuage and she is doing great

> with phonics and is starting to read.

>

> So my question is regarding 1st grade. I have decided to

mainstream

> her to only this private school. If she is only on consult for ST

> through kindergarten, should I drop services for 1st grade? Should

> I go through the Regional Center for an assessment and services if

> needed? I guess I am conflicted right now. On one side I see a

> child who is recovering from autism who should be treated as normal

> and on the other side I see a fragile child who could regress at

any

> moment. I want to do what is right for her but I have a fear of

> making a mistake. I have already decided to go against the

> recommendation of the public school if the special ed class is

> recommended again. But I am a little concerned about the speech.

> She has made so much progress but would a different ST continue

with

> weekly sessions?

>

> Any experience here?

>

> Jen

>

[Guest guest]

The private school just gave my daughter the 1st grade acceptance

test that they give to incoming 1st graders. It was one hour long

and tested her phonics, reading skills, letter formation, and math

skills. She tested very high with no problem areas. Her writting

skills are a little behind the other children but acceptable. She

concentrated for the entire hour and made good eye contact. The

school does not see any areas of concern except hyperactivity. But

even with her hyperness, she still excels.

Is there another type of test that can be done?

Jen

> >

> > My daughter is 5 and in kindergarden. She has been getting ST

for

> a

> > little over 3 years. She received OT for less than a year and

has

> > been on consult only for a year. She has been in special ed for

2

> > years but has always done well accademically. This year I also

> > enrolled her in a regular kindergarden program in the afternoon

so

> > she would have time around NT children. She has made a lot of

> > progress this past year in her language development and

socially.

> > Last January she had her sp. ed. placement changed from language

> > delay to autism. Now she looks mostly NT in school and the ST

met

> > with me this week to discuss her progress. She said she had met

> her

> > goals and would be on consult only. In school she has shown

normal

> > speech, but I do notice a slight delay at home. But mostly to

who,

> > what, when, and why questions and almost only after reading a

> > story. She does have to slow down sometimes to put words in the

> > correct sequence but no problem with pronunciation. In the

> > afternoon school, the emphasis is on lanuage and she is doing

great

> > with phonics and is starting to read.

> >

> > So my question is regarding 1st grade. I have decided to

> mainstream

> > her to only this private school. If she is only on consult for

ST

> > through kindergarten, should I drop services for 1st grade?

Should

> > I go through the Regional Center for an assessment and services

if

> > needed? I guess I am conflicted right now. On one side I see a

> > child who is recovering from autism who should be treated as

normal

> > and on the other side I see a fragile child who could regress at

> any

> > moment. I want to do what is right for her but I have a fear of

> > making a mistake. I have already decided to go against the

> > recommendation of the public school if the special ed class is

> > recommended again. But I am a little concerned about the

speech.

> > She has made so much progress but would a different ST continue

> with

> > weekly sessions?

> >

> > Any experience here?

> >

> > Jen

> >

>

[Guest guest]

The ST had not tested her. She said she met the goals. The goals

were set high upon the start of kindergarten. She was tested last

January by the school psychologist but that really did not pertain

to language. It looked more at psychosocial development and risks.

She has never been re-evaluated since her initial ST eval at 2. The

ST as just updated goals at the IEP meetings. We are having an IEP

meeting soon to discuss this.

I am not a ST, but I am an OT. My observation of her in school over

the last year has taught me a lot. She is not normal. But it is

not language use that is the issue. The problems lies in her

attention span and use of language in social situations. She has

come a long way and has used the strategies that the ST has put in

place. I work a lot with her on social situations and she responds

well to my advice. I guess what I am saying is that I do not feel

she has a need for help outside the home. I feel that the more she

is treated like NT kids the more she will mimic their language use

and body language. She and I work well together at dealing with the

current issues. I feel she would need special ed over ST right now

and yet she picks up more maladaptive behavior than appropriate

social behavior there. She misbehaves a little in private school

but mostly tries to copy the children around her. The children are

very caring and bring Jordan into all their activities. And the

teachers are very gifted at supporting her and helping her to excel

accademically. So I feel the private school addresses the social

and accademic areas better than the special ed.

But as a responsible parent I want to try to look at this from an

outside perspective and gain some insight from parents who have been

there. Also it is difficult for my mind to adjust from thinking of

my child from an autism perspective to one of NT. We have done the

gfcf diet and supplements and I wonder did she recover from the

interventions or did she just grow out of 'autism'. She will always

be different but I am trying not to think of her in terms of autism,

but it is difficult.

Jen

>

> I would want another assessment done. The ST did do

assessments/eval's to show she is at age/grade level, yes? I would

just want to double check, unless you think the ST eval's are on the

mark.

>

> Having trouble with WH questions can be a problem for many kids

with autism.

>

> Roxanna

> ( ) End of services

>

>

> My daughter is 5 and in kindergarden. She has been getting ST

for a

> little over 3 years. She received OT for less than a year and

has

> been on consult only for a year. She has been in special ed for

2

> years but has always done well accademically. This year I also

> enrolled her in a regular kindergarden program in the afternoon

so

> she would have time around NT children. She has made a lot of

> progress this past year in her language development and

socially.

> Last January she had her sp. ed. placement changed from language

> delay to autism. Now she looks mostly NT in school and the ST

met

> with me this week to discuss her progress. She said she had met

her

> goals and would be on consult only. In school she has shown

normal

> speech, but I do notice a slight delay at home. But mostly to

who,

> what, when, and why questions and almost only after reading a

> story. She does have to slow down sometimes to put words in the

> correct sequence but no problem with pronunciation. In the

> afternoon school, the emphasis is on lanuage and she is doing

great

> with phonics and is starting to read.

>

> So my question is regarding 1st grade. I have decided to

mainstream

> her to only this private school. If she is only on consult for

ST

> through kindergarten, should I drop services for 1st grade?

Should

> I go through the Regional Center for an assessment and services

if

> needed? I guess I am conflicted right now. On one side I see a

> child who is recovering from autism who should be treated as

normal

> and on the other side I see a fragile child who could regress at

any

> moment. I want to do what is right for her but I have a fear of

> making a mistake. I have already decided to go against the

> recommendation of the public school if the special ed class is

> recommended again. But I am a little concerned about the speech.

> She has made so much progress but would a different ST continue

with

> weekly sessions?

>

> Any experience here?

>

> Jen

>

>

>

>

>

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[Guest guest]

I would not end services, especially without an evaluation. Pragmatics can also

be taught in ST. that is part of what they do. Also, special ed is not a

place. It's a service.

Roxanna

( ) End of services

>

>

> My daughter is 5 and in kindergarden. She has been getting ST

for a

> little over 3 years. She received OT for less than a year and

has

> been on consult only for a year. She has been in special ed for

2

> years but has always done well accademically. This year I also

> enrolled her in a regular kindergarden program in the afternoon

so

> she would have time around NT children. She has made a lot of

> progress this past year in her language development and

socially.

> Last January she had her sp. ed. placement changed from language

> delay to autism. Now she looks mostly NT in school and the ST

met

> with me this week to discuss her progress. She said she had met

her

> goals and would be on consult only. In school she has shown

normal

> speech, but I do notice a slight delay at home. But mostly to

who,

> what, when, and why questions and almost only after reading a

> story. She does have to slow down sometimes to put words in the

> correct sequence but no problem with pronunciation. In the

> afternoon school, the emphasis is on lanuage and she is doing

great

> with phonics and is starting to read.

>

> So my question is regarding 1st grade. I have decided to

mainstream

> her to only this private school. If she is only on consult for

ST

> through kindergarten, should I drop services for 1st grade?

Should

> I go through the Regional Center for an assessment and services

if

> needed? I guess I am conflicted right now. On one side I see a

> child who is recovering from autism who should be treated as

normal

> and on the other side I see a fragile child who could regress at

any

> moment. I want to do what is right for her but I have a fear of

> making a mistake. I have already decided to go against the

> recommendation of the public school if the special ed class is

> recommended again. But I am a little concerned about the speech.

> She has made so much progress but would a different ST continue

with

> weekly sessions?

>

> Any experience here?

>

> Jen

>

>

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