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Hello,

I am a new member and wanted to share my story with you. I am the

mother of 5 year old twins and a 10 year old child. They are all

girls. My ten yr. old has Asperger's. No matter what I do, I can't

get her school to do anything for her. She had a TSS worker and a

mobile therapist until the agency decided she didn't need them

anymore (they said insurance wouldn't cover it, but they would).

This forced the school to seek an aide for her. This took two

months, in which she bottomed out her grades and dug herself a hole

in her social circle which she cannot dig out of. When they did

find her an aide, I didn't even know it for two weeks. When i found

out, i requested to meet her because if she is going to be with my

daughter every day i at least want to know what she looks like. I

wish i would've skipped that. She has an eyebrow piercing, a tongue

piercing and has never worked with a child with the disorder savanna

has. As time went on, things just got worse, the aide picks apart

everything she does, even if it is something a " normal " child would

do. Savanna's other disorder is she pulls out her hair as a coping

mechanism. From what i am told, this is a common symptom with the

AS.

Well, now she is moving to sixth grade in the fall and her IEP

meeting is in May. They want to put her in the emotional support

class when she goes to sixth grade. What are the opinions on this

or is there anyone that has a child in this type of class and what

have the results been? I would appreciate any help. Thank you.

Tina