Re: Lubbock ISD cured my daughter's Autism

[Guest guest]

Amazing how healthcare providers spend years looking for answers that can easily

be found from someone with a Master of Education degree who is performing an

ARD. I believe I can stop learning now, as I have heard it all.

Jeff Cunningham, DC

Lubbock ISD cured my daughter's Autism

Lubbock ISD has re evaluated my daughter and now she doesn't have

Autism anymore...worded in their document is that her repetetive

gestures don't last long enough and her " meltdowns " are just bad

behaviors used at home to get what she wants...and so the teachers and

LSP have decided with their re=evals that she doesn't fall into the

brackets on their tests for Autism, I had been told that the school

would do this...oh but she does still fit into the speech delayed and

socially underdeveloped category...anyway...just thought I may suggest

LISD for those looking for a cure...sarcasm, yes...

[Guest guest]

OMGosh! That is ridiculous! Unbelieveable! The thing that gets me the most is

about the repetetive gestures not lasting long enough...I mean part of being a

" spectrum " is the fact that every case is completely different and run from mild

to severe. I would request an independent evaluation, I believe they have to

pay for it too but I'm not sure on that. Contact the state board of education,

they will be able to guide you on what to do next.

wrote: Lubbock ISD has re evaluated my

daughter and now she doesn't have

Autism anymore...worded in their document is that her repetetive

gestures don't last long enough and her " meltdowns " are just bad

behaviors used at home to get what she wants...and so the teachers and

LSP have decided with their re=evals that she doesn't fall into the

brackets on their tests for Autism, I had been told that the school

would do this...oh but she does still fit into the speech delayed and

socially underdeveloped category...anyway...just thought I may suggest

LISD for those looking for a cure...sarcasm, yes...

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[Guest guest]

Yes, that is why I haven't cancelled my appt with a pediatric psychiatrist at

the end of April..I was told this would happen...

Jeff Cunningham wrote: Amazing how healthcare

providers spend years looking for answers that can easily be found from someone

with a Master of Education degree who is performing an ARD. I believe I can stop

learning now, as I have heard it all.

Jeff Cunningham, DC

Lubbock ISD cured my daughter's Autism

Lubbock ISD has re evaluated my daughter and now she doesn't have

Autism anymore...worded in their document is that her repetetive

gestures don't last long enough and her " meltdowns " are just bad

behaviors used at home to get what she wants...and so the teachers and

LSP have decided with their re=evals that she doesn't fall into the

brackets on their tests for Autism, I had been told that the school

would do this...oh but she does still fit into the speech delayed and

socially underdeveloped category...anyway...just thought I may suggest

LISD for those looking for a cure...sarcasm, yes...

[Guest guest]

Thanks....I already have an appt set up with a pediatric psychiatrist for the

end of April...

singin4mom wrote: OMGosh! That is ridiculous!

Unbelieveable! The thing that gets me the most is about the repetetive gestures

not lasting long enough...I mean part of being a " spectrum " is the fact that

every case is completely different and run from mild to severe. I would request

an independent evaluation, I believe they have to pay for it too but I'm not

sure on that. Contact the state board of education, they will be able to guide

you on what to do next.

wrote: Lubbock ISD has re evaluated my daughter

and now she doesn't have

Autism anymore...worded in their document is that her repetetive

gestures don't last long enough and her " meltdowns " are just bad

behaviors used at home to get what she wants...and so the teachers and

LSP have decided with their re=evals that she doesn't fall into the

brackets on their tests for Autism, I had been told that the school

would do this...oh but she does still fit into the speech delayed and

socially underdeveloped category...anyway...just thought I may suggest

LISD for those looking for a cure...sarcasm, yes...

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[Guest guest]

I suppose since you are still going to go to the psych, I will probably not

cancel my trip to the DAN conference in April. However, there are 2 major

universities who have education schools nearby. Perhaps my money would be

better spent taking a M.Ed. and doing ARDs about their children rather than

doing continuing education for the rest of my life. I wonder what they would

say about my PDD-NOS daughter? Well, she is a girl, so could not possibly be on

the spectrum.

Jeff Cunningham, DC

Lubbock ISD cured my daughter's Autism

Lubbock ISD has re evaluated my daughter and now she doesn't have

Autism anymore...worded in their document is that her repetetive

gestures don't last long enough and her " meltdowns " are just bad

behaviors used at home to get what she wants...and so the teachers and

LSP have decided with their re=evals that she doesn't fall into the

brackets on their tests for Autism, I had been told that the school

would do this...oh but she does still fit into the speech delayed and

socially underdeveloped category...anyway...just thought I may suggest

LISD for those looking for a cure...sarcasm, yes...

[Guest guest]

Probably not, oh and if she makes any eye contact then she isn't either....or if

she lets you touch her, or tries to communicate with you in any way...yeah....it

is ridiculous

Jeff Cunningham wrote: I suppose since you

are still going to go to the psych, I will probably not cancel my trip to the

DAN conference in April. However, there are 2 major universities who have

education schools nearby. Perhaps my money would be better spent taking a M.Ed.

and doing ARDs about their children rather than doing continuing education for

the rest of my life. I wonder what they would say about my PDD-NOS daughter?

Well, she is a girl, so could not possibly be on the spectrum.

Jeff Cunningham, DC

Lubbock ISD cured my daughter's Autism

Lubbock ISD has re evaluated my daughter and now she doesn't have

Autism anymore...worded in their document is that her repetetive

gestures don't last long enough and her " meltdowns " are just bad

behaviors used at home to get what she wants...and so the teachers and

LSP have decided with their re=evals that she doesn't fall into the

brackets on their tests for Autism, I had been told that the school

would do this...oh but she does still fit into the speech delayed and

socially underdeveloped category...anyway...just thought I may suggest

LISD for those looking for a cure...sarcasm, yes...

[Guest guest]

The school has to pay for it, but the specialist has to be approved I

think....

On Sun, Mar 23, 2008 at 9:13 PM, kelly dawson

wrote:

> Probably not, oh and if she makes any eye contact then she isn't

> either....or if she lets you touch her, or tries to communicate with you in

> any way...yeah....it is ridiculous

>

> Jeff Cunningham <jeff@... <jeff%40jeffcunningham.org>>

> wrote: I suppose since you are still going to go to the psych, I will

> probably not cancel my trip to the DAN conference in April. However, there

> are 2 major universities who have education schools nearby. Perhaps my money

> would be better spent taking a M.Ed. and doing ARDs about their children

> rather than doing continuing education for the rest of my life. I wonder

> what they would say about my PDD-NOS daughter? Well, she is a girl, so could

> not possibly be on the spectrum.

>

> Jeff Cunningham, DC

> Lubbock ISD cured my daughter's Autism

>

> Lubbock ISD has re evaluated my daughter and now she doesn't have

> Autism anymore...worded in their document is that her repetetive

> gestures don't last long enough and her " meltdowns " are just bad

> behaviors used at home to get what she wants...and so the teachers and

> LSP have decided with their re=evals that she doesn't fall into the

> brackets on their tests for Autism, I had been told that the school

> would do this...oh but she does still fit into the speech delayed and

> socially underdeveloped category...anyway...just thought I may suggest

> LISD for those looking for a cure...sarcasm, yes...

>

>

[Guest guest]

He is the only pediatric psychiatrist that specializes in autism in the area

from what I have heard, he is the best around..

Bonnie wrote: The school has to pay for it, but the

specialist has to be approved I

think....

On Sun, Mar 23, 2008 at 9:13 PM, kelly dawson

wrote:

> Probably not, oh and if she makes any eye contact then she isn't

> either....or if she lets you touch her, or tries to communicate with you in

> any way...yeah....it is ridiculous

>

> Jeff Cunningham <jeff@... <jeff%40jeffcunningham.org>>

> wrote: I suppose since you are still going to go to the psych, I will

> probably not cancel my trip to the DAN conference in April. However, there

> are 2 major universities who have education schools nearby. Perhaps my money

> would be better spent taking a M.Ed. and doing ARDs about their children

> rather than doing continuing education for the rest of my life. I wonder

> what they would say about my PDD-NOS daughter? Well, she is a girl, so could

> not possibly be on the spectrum.

>

> Jeff Cunningham, DC

> Lubbock ISD cured my daughter's Autism

>

> Lubbock ISD has re evaluated my daughter and now she doesn't have

> Autism anymore...worded in their document is that her repetetive

> gestures don't last long enough and her " meltdowns " are just bad

> behaviors used at home to get what she wants...and so the teachers and

> LSP have decided with their re=evals that she doesn't fall into the

> brackets on their tests for Autism, I had been told that the school

> would do this...oh but she does still fit into the speech delayed and

> socially underdeveloped category...anyway...just thought I may suggest

> LISD for those looking for a cure...sarcasm, yes...

>

>

[Guest guest]

who is the dr

kelly dawson wrote: He is the only pediatric

psychiatrist that specializes in autism in the area from what I have heard, he

is the best around..

Bonnie wrote: The school has to pay for it, but the

specialist has to be approved I

think....

On Sun, Mar 23, 2008 at 9:13 PM, kelly dawson

wrote:

> Probably not, oh and if she makes any eye contact then she isn't

> either....or if she lets you touch her, or tries to communicate with you in

> any way...yeah....it is ridiculous

>

> Jeff Cunningham <jeff@... <jeff%40jeffcunningham.org>>

> wrote: I suppose since you are still going to go to the psych, I will

> probably not cancel my trip to the DAN conference in April. However, there

> are 2 major universities who have education schools nearby. Perhaps my money

> would be better spent taking a M.Ed. and doing ARDs about their children

> rather than doing continuing education for the rest of my life. I wonder

> what they would say about my PDD-NOS daughter? Well, she is a girl, so could

> not possibly be on the spectrum.

>

> Jeff Cunningham, DC

> Lubbock ISD cured my daughter's Autism

>

> Lubbock ISD has re evaluated my daughter and now she doesn't have

> Autism anymore...worded in their document is that her repetetive

> gestures don't last long enough and her " meltdowns " are just bad

> behaviors used at home to get what she wants...and so the teachers and

> LSP have decided with their re=evals that she doesn't fall into the

> brackets on their tests for Autism, I had been told that the school

> would do this...oh but she does still fit into the speech delayed and

> socially underdeveloped category...anyway...just thought I may suggest

> LISD for those looking for a cure...sarcasm, yes...

>

>

[Guest guest]

kapali

Leigh-Ann wrote: who is the dr

kelly dawson wrote: He is the only pediatric

psychiatrist that specializes in autism in the area from what I have heard, he

is the best around..

Bonnie wrote: The school has to pay for it, but the

specialist has to be approved I

think....

On Sun, Mar 23, 2008 at 9:13 PM, kelly dawson

wrote:

> Probably not, oh and if she makes any eye contact then she isn't

> either....or if she lets you touch her, or tries to communicate with you in

> any way...yeah....it is ridiculous

>

> Jeff Cunningham <jeff@... <jeff%40jeffcunningham.org>>

> wrote: I suppose since you are still going to go to the psych, I will

> probably not cancel my trip to the DAN conference in April. However, there

> are 2 major universities who have education schools nearby. Perhaps my money

> would be better spent taking a M.Ed. and doing ARDs about their children

> rather than doing continuing education for the rest of my life. I wonder

> what they would say about my PDD-NOS daughter? Well, she is a girl, so could

> not possibly be on the spectrum.

>

> Jeff Cunningham, DC

> Lubbock ISD cured my daughter's Autism

>

> Lubbock ISD has re evaluated my daughter and now she doesn't have

> Autism anymore...worded in their document is that her repetetive

> gestures don't last long enough and her " meltdowns " are just bad

> behaviors used at home to get what she wants...and so the teachers and

> LSP have decided with their re=evals that she doesn't fall into the

> brackets on their tests for Autism, I had been told that the school

> would do this...oh but she does still fit into the speech delayed and

> socially underdeveloped category...anyway...just thought I may suggest

> LISD for those looking for a cure...sarcasm, yes...

>

>

[Guest guest]

dr k

kelly dawson wrote:

kapali

Leigh-Ann wrote: who is the dr

kelly dawson wrote: He is the only pediatric

psychiatrist that specializes in autism in the area from what I have heard, he

is the best around..

Bonnie wrote: The school has to pay for it, but the

specialist has to be approved I

think....

On Sun, Mar 23, 2008 at 9:13 PM, kelly dawson

wrote:

> Probably not, oh and if she makes any eye contact then she isn't

> either....or if she lets you touch her, or tries to communicate with you in

> any way...yeah....it is ridiculous

>

> Jeff Cunningham <jeff@... <jeff%40jeffcunningham.org>>

> wrote: I suppose since you are still going to go to the psych, I will

> probably not cancel my trip to the DAN conference in April. However, there

> are 2 major universities who have education schools nearby. Perhaps my money

> would be better spent taking a M.Ed. and doing ARDs about their children

> rather than doing continuing education for the rest of my life. I wonder

> what they would say about my PDD-NOS daughter? Well, she is a girl, so could

> not possibly be on the spectrum.

>

> Jeff Cunningham, DC

> Lubbock ISD cured my daughter's Autism

>

> Lubbock ISD has re evaluated my daughter and now she doesn't have

> Autism anymore...worded in their document is that her repetetive

> gestures don't last long enough and her " meltdowns " are just bad

> behaviors used at home to get what she wants...and so the teachers and

> LSP have decided with their re=evals that she doesn't fall into the

> brackets on their tests for Autism, I had been told that the school

> would do this...oh but she does still fit into the speech delayed and

> socially underdeveloped category...anyway...just thought I may suggest

> LISD for those looking for a cure...sarcasm, yes...

>

>

[Guest guest]

he is good rt?

Leigh-Ann wrote: dr k

kelly dawson wrote:

kapali

Leigh-Ann wrote: who is the dr

kelly dawson wrote: He is the only pediatric

psychiatrist that specializes in autism in the area from what I have heard, he

is the best around..

Bonnie wrote: The school has to pay for it, but the

specialist has to be approved I

think....

On Sun, Mar 23, 2008 at 9:13 PM, kelly dawson

wrote:

> Probably not, oh and if she makes any eye contact then she isn't

> either....or if she lets you touch her, or tries to communicate with you in

> any way...yeah....it is ridiculous

>

> Jeff Cunningham <jeff@... <jeff%40jeffcunningham.org>>

> wrote: I suppose since you are still going to go to the psych, I will

> probably not cancel my trip to the DAN conference in April. However, there

> are 2 major universities who have education schools nearby. Perhaps my money

> would be better spent taking a M.Ed. and doing ARDs about their children

> rather than doing continuing education for the rest of my life. I wonder

> what they would say about my PDD-NOS daughter? Well, she is a girl, so could

> not possibly be on the spectrum.

>

> Jeff Cunningham, DC

> Lubbock ISD cured my daughter's Autism

>

> Lubbock ISD has re evaluated my daughter and now she doesn't have

> Autism anymore...worded in their document is that her repetetive

> gestures don't last long enough and her " meltdowns " are just bad

> behaviors used at home to get what she wants...and so the teachers and

> LSP have decided with their re=evals that she doesn't fall into the

> brackets on their tests for Autism, I had been told that the school

> would do this...oh but she does still fit into the speech delayed and

> socially underdeveloped category...anyway...just thought I may suggest

> LISD for those looking for a cure...sarcasm, yes...

>

>

[Guest guest]

I guess we'll be moving to Lubbock for the cure.

Lubbock ISD cured my daughter's Autism

> Lubbock ISD has re evaluated my daughter and now she doesn't have

> Autism anymore...worded in their document is that her repetetive

> gestures don't last long enough and her " meltdowns " are just bad

> behaviors used at home to get what she wants...and so the teachers and

> LSP have decided with their re=evals that she doesn't fall into the

> brackets on their tests for Autism, I had been told that the school

> would do this...oh but she does still fit into the speech delayed and

> socially underdeveloped category...anyway...just thought I may suggest

> LISD for those looking for a cure...sarcasm, yes...

>

>

> ------------------------------------

>

> Texas Autism Advocacy

> www.TexasAutismAdvocacy.org

>

> Texas Disability Network

> Calendar of Events

> www.TexasAutismAdvocacy.org

[Guest guest]

The family can use whatever specialist that they like. It doens't have to be a

MD ped. psych. It can be a NP, or in my case I will be treating them myself at

the parents' requests. Most school districts are pretty good about listening to

someone who has knowledge of this and will back off once a diagnosis is rendered

using DSM IV criteria. And, regardless of what any of the school M.Ed. geniuses

say, the DSM IV is not limited to the MD's. NP's can render the diagnosis.

Ph.D. psychologists are also qualified within their scope of practice, which of

course is significant in the area of ASD's. The school does not have to pay

for your appointments with the psych or NP or whatever you want to use. They

only have to pay if THEY request it. They can request it from whomever they

want. If you disagree with their assessment, you have many options of appeal up

to and including having an attorney ad litem appointed and going to federal

court after all state remedies are exhausted. My guess is that they will fold

like a cheap card table long before you get to that stage. You are in a town

with a major university and I can tell you that my experience is that the

universities do NOT kiss up to the local school districts. The psych that they

chose in NE Texas turned out to be a really good fellow that refused to be owned

by anyone. His evaluation was comprehensive and realistic. It gave a view of

my daughter that the school could not refute. One thing that I must say here

that will make some people sad. A child just doesn't " get over " ASD.

Successful treatment will minimize the symptoms, as in the case of my daughter

(using DAN protocols). She is definitely to the point of about 1/2 a day of

mainstream schooling, in spite of her special needs. This is the goal. This is

what I have been working for. This is why I am going back into practice after

thinking I was going to do administrative work for the rest of my life. Getting

a child to live a rather normal existence is a GOOD thing. But it does NOT mean

the child is cured. There are a multitude of theories and some of them are

valid and some are crackpot, but anything that makes a child function better is

a good treatment so long as it doesn't hurt the child. Our family has reached a

spot in our lives that we never thought possible, using the DAN system. But

schools do not understand the difference between a " cure " for autism and the

successful treatment. Now is your chance to educate the educators. Your child

sounds to be improving, but our kids will not be without challenges any time

soon. It took me 8 years to accept that. Now the rest of my career will be

spent hopefully preventing the agony that so many of our families have gone

through before getting some answers. Best of luck to you and stick to your guns.

Jeff Cunningham, DC

Lubbock ISD cured my daughter's Autism

>

> Lubbock ISD has re evaluated my daughter and now she doesn't have

> Autism anymore...worded in their document is that her repetetive

> gestures don't last long enough and her " meltdowns " are just bad

> behaviors used at home to get what she wants...and so the teachers and

> LSP have decided with their re=evals that she doesn't fall into the

> brackets on their tests for Autism, I had been told that the school

> would do this...oh but she does still fit into the speech delayed and

> socially underdeveloped category...anyway...just thought I may suggest

> LISD for those looking for a cure...sarcasm, yes...

>

>

[Guest guest]

Wow, so I guess my son isn't either! My son who has been diagnosed with mild

Aspergers often makes eye contact but when he's upset often doesn't. He usually

doesn't mind being touched but sometimes he does. I know if things don't start

getting better at my son's school I'm going to have to take him to a ped. psych

too. His behavior in school was going really well until he was evaluated and

they started all of their " interventions " for him to help him. Now his behavior

at school the last couple of months has been getting progressively worse and his

teacher is trying to say that the last Thursday he was at school when his

behavior was apparently really bad was because I had come in to help out in the

class room earlier in the day and that made it worse....yeah, right.

kelly dawson wrote: Probably not, oh and if

she makes any eye contact then she isn't either....or if she lets you touch her,

or tries to communicate with you in any way...yeah....it is ridiculous

Jeff Cunningham wrote: I suppose since you are still

going to go to the psych, I will probably not cancel my trip to the DAN

conference in April. However, there are 2 major universities who have education

schools nearby. Perhaps my money would be better spent taking a M.Ed. and doing

ARDs about their children rather than doing continuing education for the rest of

my life. I wonder what they would say about my PDD-NOS daughter? Well, she is a

girl, so could not possibly be on the spectrum.

Jeff Cunningham, DC

Lubbock ISD cured my daughter's Autism

Lubbock ISD has re evaluated my daughter and now she doesn't have

Autism anymore...worded in their document is that her repetetive

gestures don't last long enough and her " meltdowns " are just bad

behaviors used at home to get what she wants...and so the teachers and

LSP have decided with their re=evals that she doesn't fall into the

brackets on their tests for Autism, I had been told that the school

would do this...oh but she does still fit into the speech delayed and

socially underdeveloped category...anyway...just thought I may suggest

LISD for those looking for a cure...sarcasm, yes...

[Guest guest]

The reason they retested her they said was to be able to model a better therapy

and I really think now it is so they could stop giving her therapy..like OT and

to get her out of the special ed classroom..they have been trying to do this for

months, since she transitioned from eci to special ed...she was diagnosed

originally with mild to moderate autism..and now the school says she is cured

because she doesn't avoid eye contact(she rarely did to begin with)...and

because she doesn't need assistance so much anymore with stairs...what do stairs

and autism have in common? and because the few times the LSP went to the

classroom her behaviors didn't last long enough...I will still take her to her

appt, but will the school even accept what her dr says, since they didn't accept

her original dr's dx?

Mouser wrote: I guess we'll be moving to

Lubbock for the cure.

Lubbock ISD cured my daughter's Autism

> Lubbock ISD has re evaluated my daughter and now she doesn't have

> Autism anymore...worded in their document is that her repetetive

> gestures don't last long enough and her " meltdowns " are just bad

> behaviors used at home to get what she wants...and so the teachers and

> LSP have decided with their re=evals that she doesn't fall into the

> brackets on their tests for Autism, I had been told that the school

> would do this...oh but she does still fit into the speech delayed and

> socially underdeveloped category...anyway...just thought I may suggest

> LISD for those looking for a cure...sarcasm, yes...

>

>

> ------------------------------------

>

> Texas Autism Advocacy

> www.TexasAutismAdvocacy.org

>

> Texas Disability Network

> Calendar of Events

> www.TexasAutismAdvocacy.org

[Guest guest]

That is what they told me about my youngest son, they he may nt even hve autism

enymore, so they remove the aid for a little while, cause the teacher though he

was

getting to attach to her, so they did, and suddenly he start to show regression

and bad

behavior.... they had a little ooooopsie =)...

Aid is back now, and he still autistic of course until they decide he may had

being cure

(Jackie rolls eyes)

Amazing how healthcare providers spend years

looking for answers that can easily be found from someone with a Master of

Education

degree who is performing an ARD. I believe I can stop learning now, as I have

heard it all.

>

> Jeff Cunningham, DC

> Lubbock ISD cured my daughter's Autism

>

> Lubbock ISD has re evaluated my daughter and now she doesn't have

> Autism anymore...worded in their document is that her repetetive

> gestures don't last long enough and her " meltdowns " are just bad

> behaviors used at home to get what she wants...and so the teachers and

> LSP have decided with their re=evals that she doesn't fall into the

> brackets on their tests for Autism, I had been told that the school

> would do this...oh but she does still fit into the speech delayed and

> socially underdeveloped category...anyway...just thought I may suggest

> LISD for those looking for a cure...sarcasm, yes...

>

>

[Guest guest]

wow...so they are all just stupid....it's just irritating that they make you

feel that it is your fault because the school can just fix the child and at home

the child is so bad...or that is what they make it seem...

CH wrote:

That is what they told me about my youngest son, they he may nt even hve autism

enymore, so they remove the aid for a little while, cause the teacher though he

was

getting to attach to her, so they did, and suddenly he start to show regression

and bad

behavior.... they had a little ooooopsie =)...

Aid is back now, and he still autistic of course until they decide he may had

being cure

(Jackie rolls eyes)

Amazing how healthcare providers spend years

looking for answers that can easily be found from someone with a Master of

Education

degree who is performing an ARD. I believe I can stop learning now, as I have

heard it all.

>

> Jeff Cunningham, DC

> Lubbock ISD cured my daughter's Autism

>

> Lubbock ISD has re evaluated my daughter and now she doesn't have

> Autism anymore...worded in their document is that her repetetive

> gestures don't last long enough and her " meltdowns " are just bad

> behaviors used at home to get what she wants...and so the teachers and

> LSP have decided with their re=evals that she doesn't fall into the

> brackets on their tests for Autism, I had been told that the school

> would do this...oh but she does still fit into the speech delayed and

> socially underdeveloped category...anyway...just thought I may suggest

> LISD for those looking for a cure...sarcasm, yes...

>

>

[Guest guest]

Where in the DSM-IV does it stipulate how long

behaviors are supposed to last to qualify for the DX?

I searched all through my copy and can't find a

criteria for that.

My son was also originally diagnosed by a school

district at age 3 and then after we moved to another

school district, the then Chief Psychologist (not the

current one) said to me " Your child's not autistic,

he's cured " to which I replied, " well hallelujah! By

moving 17 miles north into this district, I can cure

my child's autism! I should have done this sooner! "

His response was " That's not what I meant. " mine was

" No, THAT'S what you SAID! " yeah, well it's been

pretty litigious ever since.

I recommend you get with the Special Education

Director at your District and ask what are the

specific tests, protocols and qualifications of the

evaluator they will accept for the evaluation to be

performed. You may have to arrange for the evaluator

to observe your child in the classroom setting as well

as during unstructured time like recess, I would make

these arrangements as far in advance as possible with

the Sped Director. You may also want to arrange for

the evaluator to observe your child at home to look at

behaviors and unstructured time at home as well. Cover

as many of the bases as you can so that when you

return to ARD, the District members of the committee

cannot refute any of the findings. BUT REMEMBER! ALL

THEY HAVE TO DO IS CONSIDER THE INDEPENDENT

EVALUATION! THEY DO NOT HAVE TO ACCEPT IT! (Even

though they paid for it!) They can still go with

theirs as the evaluation they choose to use in

developing your child's IEP.

Hope this helps!

Carol

--- kelly dawson wrote:

> The reason they retested her they said was to be

> able to model a better therapy and I really think

> now it is so they could stop giving her

> therapy..like OT and to get her out of the special

> ed classroom..they have been trying to do this for

> months, since she transitioned from eci to special

> ed...she was diagnosed originally with mild to

> moderate autism..and now the school says she is

> cured because she doesn't avoid eye contact(she

> rarely did to begin with)...and because she doesn't

> need assistance so much anymore with stairs...what

> do stairs and autism have in common? and because

> the few times the LSP went to the classroom her

> behaviors didn't last long enough...I will still

> take her to her appt, but will the school even

> accept what her dr says, since they didn't accept

> her original dr's dx?

>

> Mouser wrote: I

> guess we'll be moving to Lubbock for the cure.

>

>

> Lubbock ISD cured

> my daughter's Autism

>

> > Lubbock ISD has re evaluated my daughter and now

> she doesn't have

> > Autism anymore...worded in their document is that

> her repetetive

> > gestures don't last long enough and her

> " meltdowns " are just bad

> > behaviors used at home to get what she wants...and

> so the teachers and

> > LSP have decided with their re=evals that she

> doesn't fall into the

> > brackets on their tests for Autism, I had been

> told that the school

> > would do this...oh but she does still fit into the

> speech delayed and

> > socially underdeveloped category...anyway...just

> thought I may suggest

> > LISD for those looking for a cure...sarcasm,

> yes...

> >

> >

> > ------------------------------------

> >

> > Texas Autism Advocacy

> > www.TexasAutismAdvocacy.org

> >

> > Texas Disability Network

> > Calendar of Events

> > www.TexasAutismAdvocacy.org

[Guest guest]

Wow, that sounds so much like what is happening with my kindergartener now, only

they haven't tried to tell me he's not autistic.

My sons behavior in the classroom, while the evaluation process was going on,

was getting better and he was doing very well. Then he gets a diagnosis (mild

Aspergers) he gets an IEP and an aid and in the last couple of months his

behavior has been taking a downward spiral. The last month has been especially

bad. What have I noticed when I go in to help in the classroom with kid

writing? His aid that used to come in and help him with kid writing is now not

coming for kid writing because they have another teacher in the class to help

with several " problem " kids, not just my son. Well, my Nick see's this new guy

as a replacement for his aid, even though he's not assigned to Nick, and Nick

doesn't like it. Several times when I would come in he would be giving this guy

a hard time and having meltdowns. Then the behavior would last throughout the

day. Gee, doesn't take a rocket scientist to see that the change is causing him

stress. I have told them his behavior is not

worse at home, only at school so that tells me something isn't being handled

right since things have gone so badly. Oh, and get this, the autistic support

teacher says that Nick needs to learn to just go with the flow sometimes. Gee,

ya think? Okay, I'll tell Nick, who is extremely resistant to change and when

he's having a meltdown that he just needs to learn to go with the flow, that

should solve the problem. UGH! You think we can just get him used to attending

school for a few years before we start working so much on the " going with the

flow " aspect?

CH wrote:

That is what they told me about my youngest son, they he may nt even hve autism

enymore, so they remove the aid for a little while, cause the teacher though he

was

getting to attach to her, so they did, and suddenly he start to show regression

and bad

behavior.... they had a little ooooopsie =)...

Aid is back now, and he still autistic of course until they decide he may had

being cure

(Jackie rolls eyes)

Amazing how healthcare providers spend years

looking for answers that can easily be found from someone with a Master of

Education

degree who is performing an ARD. I believe I can stop learning now, as I have

heard it all.

>

> Jeff Cunningham, DC

> Lubbock ISD cured my daughter's Autism

>

> Lubbock ISD has re evaluated my daughter and now she doesn't have

> Autism anymore...worded in their document is that her repetetive

> gestures don't last long enough and her " meltdowns " are just bad

> behaviors used at home to get what she wants...and so the teachers and

> LSP have decided with their re=evals that she doesn't fall into the

> brackets on their tests for Autism, I had been told that the school

> would do this...oh but she does still fit into the speech delayed and

> socially underdeveloped category...anyway...just thought I may suggest

> LISD for those looking for a cure...sarcasm, yes...

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi ladies..I am in the McKinney School District and my son is now 10.

He was diagnosed PDD-NOS by the district when he was 3. More testing

done when he entered Kinder and he was diagnosed Moderate/Severe Autism

and was placed in a STC (structured teach) classroom. We slowly worked

him into the gen. ed classroom as he continued to show improvement.

When he was 8, we had his annual testing and ARD where we were informed

he was NO LONGER autistic.(say what!?)..he has been in a general ed

classroom since without an aide and only Resource for support (and he

still qualified for speech) so it has been slightly rough with some

meltdowns...And my son is most certainly in the Spectrum..But he

continues to " grow " in many ways.but we are losing our support as we

come closer to the middle school years.

Re: Lubbock ISD cured my daughter's

Autism

Where in the DSM-IV does it stipulate how long

behaviors are supposed to last to qualify for the DX?

I searched all through my copy and can't find a

criteria for that.

My son was also originally diagnosed by a school

district at age 3 and then after we moved to another

school district, the then Chief Psychologist (not the

current one) said to me " Your child's not autistic,

he's cured " to which I replied, " well hallelujah! By

moving 17 miles north into this district, I can cure

my child's autism! I should have done this sooner! "

His response was " That's not what I meant. " mine was

" No, THAT'S what you SAID! " yeah, well it's been

pretty litigious ever since.

I recommend you get with the Special Education

Director at your District and ask what are the

specific tests, protocols and qualifications of the

evaluator they will accept for the evaluation to be

performed. You may have to arrange for the evaluator

to observe your child in the classroom setting as well

as during unstructured time like recess, I would make

these arrangements as far in advance as possible with

the Sped Director. You may also want to arrange for

the evaluator to observe your child at home to look at

behaviors and unstructured time at home as well. Cover

as many of the bases as you can so that when you

return to ARD, the District members of the committee

cannot refute any of the findings. BUT REMEMBER! ALL

THEY HAVE TO DO IS CONSIDER THE INDEPENDENT

EVALUATION! THEY DO NOT HAVE TO ACCEPT IT! (Even

though they paid for it!) They can still go with

theirs as the evaluation they choose to use in

developing your child's IEP.

Hope this helps!

Carol

--- kelly dawson <kelly_dawson75@ <mailto:kelly_dawson75%40yahoo.com>

yahoo.com> wrote:

> The reason they retested her they said was to be

> able to model a better therapy and I really think

> now it is so they could stop giving her

> therapy..like OT and to get her out of the special

> ed classroom..they have been trying to do this for

> months, since she transitioned from eci to special

> ed...she was diagnosed originally with mild to

> moderate autism..and now the school says she is

> cured because she doesn't avoid eye contact(she

> rarely did to begin with)...and because she doesn't

> need assistance so much anymore with stairs...what

> do stairs and autism have in common? and because

> the few times the LSP went to the classroom her

> behaviors didn't last long enough...I will still

> take her to her appt, but will the school even

> accept what her dr says, since they didn't accept

> her original dr's dx?

>

> Mouser <ginaamsbcglobal (DOT) <mailto:ginaam%40sbcglobal.net> net>

wrote: I

> guess we'll be moving to Lubbock for the cure.

>

>

> Lubbock ISD cured

> my daughter's Autism

>

> > Lubbock ISD has re evaluated my daughter and now

> she doesn't have

> > Autism anymore...worded in their document is that

> her repetetive

> > gestures don't last long enough and her

> " meltdowns " are just bad

> > behaviors used at home to get what she wants...and

> so the teachers and

> > LSP have decided with their re=evals that she

> doesn't fall into the

> > brackets on their tests for Autism, I had been

> told that the school

> > would do this...oh but she does still fit into the

> speech delayed and

> > socially underdeveloped category...anyway...just

> thought I may suggest

> > LISD for those looking for a cure...sarcasm,

> yes...

> >

> >

> > ------------------------------------

> >

> > Texas Autism Advocacy

> > www.TexasAutismAdvocacy.org

> >

> > Texas Disability Network

> > Calendar of Events

> > www.TexasAutismAdvocacy.org

[Guest guest]

My school won't even admit my son has a child psychologist diagnosis of

PDD-NOS, so yeah, it's not an isolated problem- and that's scary.

Anne

-- Re: Re: Lubbock ISD cured my daughter's

Autism

wow...so they are all just stupid....it's just irritating that they make you

feel that it is your fault because the school can just fix the child and at

home the child is so bad...or that is what they make it seem...

CH wrote:

That is what they told me about my youngest son, they he may nt even hve

autism

enymore, so they remove the aid for a little while, cause the teacher though

he was

getting to attach to her, so they did, and suddenly he start to show

regression and bad

behavior.... they had a little ooooopsie =)...

Aid is back now, and he still autistic of course until they decide he may

had being cure

(Jackie rolls eyes)

Amazing how healthcare providers spend

years

looking for answers that can easily be found from someone with a Master of

Education

degree who is performing an ARD. I believe I can stop learning now, as I

have heard it all.

>

> Jeff Cunningham, DC

> Lubbock ISD cured my daughter's Autism

>

> Lubbock ISD has re evaluated my daughter and now she doesn't have

> Autism anymore...worded in their document is that her repetetive

> gestures don't last long enough and her " meltdowns " are just bad

> behaviors used at home to get what she wants...and so the teachers and

> LSP have decided with their re=evals that she doesn't fall into the

> brackets on their tests for Autism, I had been told that the school

> would do this...oh but she does still fit into the speech delayed and

> socially underdeveloped category...anyway...just thought I may suggest

> LISD for those looking for a cure...sarcasm, yes...

>

>

[Guest guest]

And to think that I have been homeschooling for the past 11 years

because I thought it was going to be better for my son. He could have

been cured by now. Your experience is similar to mine when my son was

younger. I didn't have the time or patience for the battle, and chose

to teach my son myself. We really have fun together. I would recommend

it to anyone. We are all either fight or flight. I guess I was flight.

Good Luck

Pat

>

> Lubbock ISD has re evaluated my daughter and now she doesn't have

> Autism anymore...worded in their document is that her repetetive

> gestures don't last long enough and her " meltdowns " are just bad

> behaviors used at home to get what she wants...and so the teachers

and

> LSP have decided with their re=evals that she doesn't fall into the

> brackets on their tests for Autism, I had been told that the school

> would do this...oh but she does still fit into the speech delayed and

> socially underdeveloped category...anyway...just thought I may

suggest

> LISD for those looking for a cure...sarcasm, yes...

>

[Guest guest]

Wow, I must move there immediately. It is the holy grail of ISD's.

This is all just shocking.

>

> Lubbock ISD has re evaluated my daughter and now she doesn't have

> Autism anymore...worded in their document is that her repetetive

> gestures don't last long enough and her " meltdowns " are just bad

> behaviors used at home to get what she wants...and so the teachers and

> LSP have decided with their re=evals that she doesn't fall into the

> brackets on their tests for Autism, I had been told that the school

> would do this...oh but she does still fit into the speech delayed and

> socially underdeveloped category...anyway...just thought I may suggest

> LISD for those looking for a cure...sarcasm, yes...

>

[Guest guest]

Oh, and Universities, Researchers and Scientists all over the world

are spending hundreds of millions of dollars to find a medical cure

for Autism, when a Principal, Teacher and Psychologist for Lubbock ISD

have already medically cured your kid.

Amazing how healthcare providers

spend years looking for answers that can easily be found from someone

with a Master of Education degree who is performing an ARD. I believe

I can stop learning now, as I have heard it all.

>

> Jeff Cunningham, DC

> Lubbock ISD cured my daughter's Autism

>

> Lubbock ISD has re evaluated my daughter and now she doesn't have

> Autism anymore...worded in their document is that her repetetive

> gestures don't last long enough and her " meltdowns " are just bad

> behaviors used at home to get what she wants...and so the teachers and

> LSP have decided with their re=evals that she doesn't fall into the

> brackets on their tests for Autism, I had been told that the school

> would do this...oh but she does still fit into the speech delayed and

> socially underdeveloped category...anyway...just thought I may suggest

> LISD for those looking for a cure...sarcasm, yes...

>

>