IEP and teachers treatment of students

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How do you deal with issues of how a teacher responds

to a student?

told me today that his French teacher was a

little put out with him that he didn't participate in

class and in 's mind, he felt the teacher was

getting very upset with me.

does have OCD issues, and hand-shaking is a

HUGE issue for him. Today they were expected to salute

each other and sjake hands. wouldn't get up and

participate. said that the teacher got pretty

upset with him to the point where wanted to

cry. But finally did get up and do it.

I understand that this is only the first week of

school, and the teachers are getting to know the

students. My question is should there be something to

let the teacher know that he exibits certain behaviors

because of his OCD or asperger's and not because he is

being difficult? Should I contact the teacher? Or

should I let it go?

There is nothing in his IEP that would allow them to

know what behaviors are a problem for him.Should I add

that to his IEP? There were no issues like that last

year, so it's not in his PLOP area.

Again, I don't know if I should just let it go and let

him deal with it. I asked him if he wanted me to say

something, or let it go, and he said that if it

happened again, then he'd handle it. But then again,

he said that I could speak to the guy tomorrow night

at back-to-school night.

I haven't had to deal with the OCD issues since

6th-grade, so I don't really know how to handle it.

They are more in favor of the student being his/her

own advocate, so I am not sure how much to interfere

and how much to let go.

Do you think I should have another IEP meeting and add

something to do with these issues (they are real

issues for him at home as well. He embarrasses me

constantly with his refusal to shake hands with

people. But I let it go because it's not worth

fighting.)

Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks in

advance.