Re: Digest Number 5991

[Guest guest]

Hi Roxanna,

We are in the Columbus area , Reynoldsburg school district. We have a team

meeting on the 23rd to write the 504 plan. Meanwhile we got the report from

's evaluation at Columbus Children's Hospital and the psychologist

clearly recommends an IEP. We have an advocate who works all over the country

and she sees this bunch as being pretty stubborn. He goes to Jr. High in the

fall and we are really concerned about that.

Blessings,

Kathi

Message 23

From: " Roxanna " madideas@...

Date: Tue May 9, 2006 6:42pm(PDT)

Subject: Re: Having trouble in Ohio getting IEP

Subject: ( ) Having trouble in Ohio getting IEP

Hi,

My 13 year old son has been diagnosed with Asperger's. We worked with

a

misdiagnosis of NLD for 5 years. We have recently moved to Ohio ( a job

related move. ) We are having a lot of trouble getting plan for him.

The

team insists a 504 is sufficient because he is " functional. " We have

since

been told by advocates and others that Ohio is a very difficult state

in

which to get services.

Has anyone else been having problems in Ohio ?

Kathi

I am in Ohio, Kathi. Where are you located?

Ohio isn't all that bad really. It depends upon what district you find

yourself in. Some places are horrid while others are doable. We are

lucky

to have the " Autism Scholarship Program " as well. There are also some

internet programs you can make use of.

The TEAM is wrong. There is no law that I know of that states a

" functional " child does not receive an IEP. You first need to start

asking

for documentation for things that get told to you. Just ask nicely to

have

that in writing for your records. Write follow up letters as well to

document what is said and who said it. Sometimes people say things

that are

close to being true but not true entirely.

Second I would ask if they did a complete educational evaluation? They

need

to do this. Services should be based on needs and testing can help

highlight areas of need.

Roxanna

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[Guest guest]

Subject: Re: ( ) Digest Number 5991

Hi Roxanna,

We are in the Columbus area , Reynoldsburg school district. We have a team

meeting on the 23rd to write the 504 plan. Meanwhile we got the report from

's evaluation at Columbus Children's Hospital and the psychologist

clearly recommends an IEP. We have an advocate who works all over the

country and she sees this bunch as being pretty stubborn. He goes to Jr.

High in the fall and we are really concerned about that.

Blessings,

Kathi

Hi Kathi!

We seem to have a good number of Ohioans on the list. I am in Medina, up

next to Akron/Fairlawn area. It sounds like you have been getting your

information lined up and that is good! Go in prepared and with plenty of

evidence supporting your requests. That can sometimes be half the battle.

And remember to get everything in writing - if they turn you down, request

prior written notice immediately with an explanation clearly written as to

what was considered in making the decision and why they made the decision

they made. Some schools come off tough in the hopes the parent will go away

so perhaps that will be true for you and they will come around when faced

with documentation.

Let us know how it goes!

Roxanna

[Guest guest]

I think those schools for the deaf/hoh that take kids who are hearing and

have apraxia are those schools that have set up programs specifically geared

towards apraxia. My district is paying for my daughter to attend the deaf

school here that has an apraxia program for kids which starts in Kindergarten up

to 6th grade. They also serve the same population in their 1 to 3 year old

program but that is not funded by the district so that is at parent cost. These

teachers who use total communication sign language are educated in and

trained to address and work with kids who have apraxia (and dyspraxia) as

opposed

to regular deaf schools whose teachers are trained just in education of the

deaf.

Hope that helps.

In a message dated 7/1/2008 9:21:39 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,

writes:

_Re: question @school for the hearing impaired for apraxic kids _

( /message/80627

Tue Jul 1, 2008 5:53 am (PDT)

I am also interested in this possibility of a school for the hearing

impaired. The problem however is beyond funding, it seems no hearing impaired

school

wants to take a child who hears more or less normally. We of course have no

way of knowing exactly what she hears, (possible APD on top of her apraxia)

but her receptive speech is pretty good now, it's her expressive that lags

behind and will for a long time, which means developmentally she will suffer

and

not be able to learn language as she should, not be able to communicate. She

is using two and 3 word sentences, but choppy. Uses monosyllabic and

bisyllabic words, but far from being able to carry on a conversation and social

pleasantries that are needed at this age to fit in.

Anyway, I'm just afraid that her speech is progressing too slow to allow for

normal learning and development, and I feel a signing environment would be

perfect for her to learn. But both private and public hearing impaired schools

have refused to take her, never mind where the funding would come from, the

schools don't want non-deaf children there.

So how do we get around this? How would I even be able to find out what

schools are in the area for the hearing impaired? I typed it into google but

only

came up with the two that refused to take her and I'm sure in the Bay Area

there must be more.

Thank you for any input.

-Elena--mom to Ziana age 3.10--severely apraxic but progressing steadily

since appropriate speech therapy/diet and supplements have been implemented.

nadineck <_nadineck@..._ (mailto:nadineck@...) > wrote: Hi,

mentioned that she was able to get out of district funding to

have her son go to a school for the hearing impaired. We are in MA,

and I just put in the request that my 31/2 yr old be provided an

immersive signing environment, in the hopes that eventually this will

lead them to pay for him to attend a school for the Hearing Impaired,

which is about 40 min drive from us (we're in MA).

, you recently posted a bunch of articles supporting the benefits

of signing for non-verbal kids. Great stuff, thanks.

Does anyone who has secured out of district funding have any insights

on approaches that helped their case?

Clearly for Tanner, the preschool for the hearing impaired was a

positive environment. Has anyone else taken this path?

Thanks!

Nadine

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