Re: Qualifying for ESY/ Case law

[Guest guest]

Go to slaw and type in " windows of opportunity " in the search

engine. There is case law specific to autism and ESY which

demonstrates how absolutely unreasonable it is to require regression

before providing ESY services for children with autism. Basically,

it states that it needs to be assumed they will regress, and that

the window of opportunity for effective intervention is limited so

you just can't let that happen.

Of course, this is not 5th circuit case law so the districts ignore

it. Until they are FORCED to do right by our kids, most Texas

districts specialize in circumventing the law and our children's

needs.

Hi. what's

> > > > > > the

> > > > > > > > name of the private school (not for profit) in

Houston

> > > that

> > > > > your

> > > > > > > > twins went to? Are you satisfied with the school? My

son

> > > was

> > > > > > just

> > > > > > > > recently diagnosed with Autism and he's age 2 yrs

and 7

> > > > > months.

> > > > > > To

> > > > > > > > date, he is still being handled by project ECI-Grow.

But

> > > my

> > > > > > concern

> > > > > > > > is, he'll be turning 3 yrs this May when he'll then

be

> > > > > > transitioned

> > > > > > > > to PPCD program but it's off for summer, which means

> > he'll

> > > > get

> > > > > > no

> > > > > > > > services/theraphy for 3 months?! I don't want to

wait for

> > > my

> > > > > son

> > > > > > to

> > > > > > > > regress that's why we're looking for programs to best

> > suit

> > > > > him.

> > > > > > can

> > > > > > > > anyone give me suggestions on good schools,

programs? do

> > i

> > > > > need

> > > > > > to

> > > > > > > > bring him to a DAN doctor at an early age? he does

not

> > > have

> > > > > any

> > > > > > > > bowel problems though. My son is not talking yet

until

> > > now,

> > > > no

> > > > > > > words

> > > > > > > > and doctors from Texas Children's suggest a more

> > intensive

> > > > > > theraphy

> > > > > > > > on speech and ABA.... I hope anyone can direct me

which

> > > way

> > > > to

> > > > > > > > go...i feel time is of the essence and

> > > > > > > > > information are becoming too

> > > > > > > > > overwhelming. ...Has anyone seen Dr. Volpe???

> > > > > > > > >

> > > > > > > > > Bernadette

> > > > > > > > >

> > > > > > > > > PS. by the way, i live in houston, southwest

> > > > part....thanks!

> > > > > > > > >

> > > > > > > > > [Texas-Autism- Advocacy] RE-EVALUATION BY

> > > > DISTRICT

> > > > > > > > REQUIRED?

> > > > > > > > >

> > > > > > > > > My twins were referred to CFISD by ECI in 2/2005

when

> > > they

> > > > > > turned

> > > > > > > > 3

> > > > > > > > > with an initial speech delay diagnosis. They had

been

> > > > > > diagnosed

> > > > > > > > with

> > > > > > > > > Autism in December 2003 by Stanford University

Hospital

> > > in

> > > > > > > > California

> > > > > > > > > prior to us moving to Houston. Both twins were also

> > > > > diagnosed

> > > > > > > with

> > > > > > > > > Autism by the district in 4/2005 and had been

attending

> > > > PPCD

> > > > > > > > services

> > > > > > > > > half days in addition to their enrollment in a

private,

> > > > not-

> > > > > > for-

> > > > > > > > profit

> > > > > > > > > school in Houston, also half days. One of them

> > > > mainstreamed

> > > > > > into

> > > > > > > > public

> > > > > > > > > kindergarten with the help of a shadow (prior to

being

> > > his

> > > > > > shadow

> > > > > > > > she

> > > > > > > > > had been the para-professional in his PPCD class)

at

> > the

> > > > > > > beginning

> > > > > > > > of

> > > > > > > > > schoolyear 07/08 while my other is still attending

the

> > > non-

> > > > > > profit

> > > > > > > > > private school. Because of the longer school day

at his

> > > > > pivate

> > > > > > > > school

> > > > > > > > > he no longer attends the public school but receives

> > > speech

> > > > > > > > services

> > > > > > > > > through Spring-Branch ISD once per week for 45

minutes

> > > > > because

> > > > > > > > that's

> > > > > > > > > the district the private school is located in. Now

I

> > get

> > > a

> > > > > > letter

> > > > > > > > from

> > > > > > > > > Cy-Fair asking if I'm interested in a

reevaluation. Am

> > I

> > > > > > required

> > > > > > > > to

> > > > > > > > > have him reevaluated if we decide to enroll him in

> > > public

> > > > > > school

> > > > > > > > with

> > > > > > > > > the coming 08/09 school year? Why would he need a

> > > > > reevaluation

> > > > > > > > (he'll

> > > > > > > > > still have Autism...)? Could we just request an ARD

> > when

> > > > the

> > > > > > time

> > > > > > > > comes

> > > > > > > > > to work out his IEP etc? The letter, btw is

> > the " Private

> > > > > > > > School/Home

> > > > > > > > > school questionnaire " . Any input would be greatly

> > > > > appreciated!

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