advice please, long post , (sorry)

November 15, 2008

Hi,

I have a question (s) and would appreciate advice or suggestions;

My 3 year old, diagnosed with PDD at 2; has been in PPCD since 3 (

this last spring) and this school year, his teacher retired; the new

teacher, seems to be a bit high-strung. She seems nice and

knowledgeable, but I have doubts regarding some comment (s) she has

made and her approach. This past month, my son has been 'clawing or

scratching' at his classmates faces for 'no apparent reason'. He has

never done this and last week was the 3rd or 4th time he did this and

I arrived to pick him up to find him in tears and the teacher

distressed and telling him he was 'scaring' his friends and that she

would 'hate to have to isolate him' if this kept up. She said he was

in tears because the teacher aide's badge had scratched his face

while changing him and she told him this is how his classmates feel

when he scratches at them. I didn't know what to say or how to

begin; but I did tell her I didn't want her to isolate him and that I

would talk to his neuro.

The teacher also told me that at times he 'didn't finish his work in

time or clean up in time' and that she 'would hate to keep him in

from recess' if he didn't finish his tasks on time.

I talked to his neuro; and she suggested I request an ARD and that

toddlers typically bite, kick, scratch and hit one another whether

neurotypical or not, and that the teacher should know that and

isolating him was wrong.

I have requested an ARD and I am even more concerned now and would

like advice, suggestions on seeing that my son is not isolated or

incorrectly punished for typical behavior. Someone mentioned a BIP

(Behavior Intervention Plan) to me and possibly requesting an aide,

although someone else thought an aide may do more harm than good. It

has also been suggested that since my son already knows his alphabet,

numbers, etc, and is reading and learning simple math; that he is not

being challenged enough.....

I apologize for the long post, but I would like some advice and

suggestions

Thank you,

Dorothy

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