Re: Re: ADHD,AS,AUTISM?

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Thanks I totally agree

From: cmt263 <gina9431@...> Sent: Thu, January 13, 2011 11:35:15 AMSubject: ( ) Re: ADHD,AS,AUTISM?

I don't know that it has as much to do with the label as it does with how their disability is "affecting them academically". My son has received the same services for sld and autism spectrum. I got the impression everyone on th spectrum is labels autism spectrum with our school. I have only gotten more services when my son hs proved that his disability is affecting him academically. I still think it is good to get the asd label for future need, but in my experience it is more important to prove his disability is hindering his learning than to fight for any label! Good luck..... > > > >From: Cathleen Veloria <cathleen.veloria@...>> >Subject: ( ) ADHD,AS,AUTISM?> > > >Date: Thursday, January 13, 2011, 6:43 PM> >> >> > > >Hello everyone,> >> >this post is coming a little late. My IEP meeting is tomorrow and I'm very > >nervous. My question and excuse me if it's been answered, is there a > >fundamental difference in services offered by the school if my son is labeled, > >ADHD, or AS or Austistic? We have OHI, and SLD right now. If so, do I need to > >pursue this further? right now with the OHI/ADHD label, we are getting squat for > >accomodations, (stickers and high fives). Any ideas will help me tomorrow, > >Thanks,> >Cathleen> >>

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I agree with you because you will spend (waste) too much time fighting for the label instead of an appropriate life skill strategy for your child. I would still make sure the right label is somewhere on the IEP tho then fight for the proper service that will help your child. that's where my focus would be - on what the child needs are.

Rose

From: cmt263 <gina9431@...>Subject: ( ) Re: ADHD,AS,AUTISM? Date: Thursday, January 13, 2011, 2:35 PM

I don't know that it has as much to do with the label as it does with how their disability is "affecting them academically". My son has received the same services for sld and autism spectrum. I got the impression everyone on th spectrum is labels autism spectrum with our school. I have only gotten more services when my son hs proved that his disability is affecting him academically. I still think it is good to get the asd label for future need, but in my experience it is more important to prove his disability is hindering his learning than to fight for any label! Good luck..... > > > >From: Cathleen Veloria <cathleen.veloria@...>> >Subject: ( )

ADHD,AS,AUTISM?> > > >Date: Thursday, January 13, 2011, 6:43 PM> >> >> > > >Hello everyone,> >> >this post is coming a little late. My IEP meeting is tomorrow and I'm very > >nervous. My question and excuse me if it's been answered, is there a > >fundamental difference in services offered by the school if my son is labeled, > >ADHD, or AS or Austistic? We have OHI, and SLD right now. If so, do I need to > >pursue this further? right now with the OHI/ADHD label, we are getting squat for > >accomodations, (stickers and high fives). Any ideas will help me tomorrow, > >Thanks,>

>Cathleen> >>

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Thank you, that's what I needed to hear

cathleen

From: bbrogoitti <bbrogoitti@...> Sent: Thu, January 13, 2011 4:08:44 PMSubject: ( ) Re: ADHD,AS,AUTISM?

In Oregon, Autism gets WAY more of everything. If you put ADHD on the list at all, it's like asking to have all the doors shut in your face - as though ADHD doesn't (all by itself) interfere with their ability to learn (if you can't sit still and focus, how do you absorb the lesson?).Getting the autism team on board has been a whole different world for us!>> Hello everyone,> > this post is coming a little late. My IEP meeting is tomorrow and I'm very > nervous. My question and excuse me if it's been answered, is there a > fundamental difference in services offered by the school if my son is labeled, > ADHD, or AS or Austistic? We have OHI, and SLD right now. If

so, do I need to > pursue this further? right now with the OHI/ADHD label, we are getting squat for > accomodations, (stickers and high fives). Any ideas will help me tomorrow, > Thanks,> Cathleen>

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Hi ,

MY advocate referred me to Mt Helix. They have a program called AIM high. we are touring the school this am, so i can tell you what it's like.

Yes they deal with HFA, AS, ADHD, OHI, SLD. LD, as well as some others. They don't do the very severe cases, they have another school for that.

please feel free the e-mail me direct. Do you want to meet up sometime? I'm always looking for support groups. Where in SD are you exactly. I'm alway willing to drive.

Cathleen

From: C. <chrislaine66@...> Sent: Tue, January 18, 2011 7:58:51 PMSubject: ( ) Re: ADHD,AS,AUTISM?

Does the private school you're considering specialize in kids with learning disabilities? How did you find it? I'm in San Diego north county, so I'm curious about your situation.>> Thank you Roxanna. You are one of the few who responded to my post, so I thank > you so much. I am touring a private school tomorrow. We can't afford this > school. My advocate says it's like a poker game. We enroll him in NPS and gamble > they'll pay for it. I'm very nervous about that. My advocate just e-mailed me > yestereday and said "what would you say if the school didn't pay your tuition", > and I freaked out. I thought we had a no-brainer of a case because they

violated > all areas of FAPE. > > Now we wait for the District to react to our dissenting to the IEP. Meanwhile > Dylan continues to attend GE without any services. ok i'm rambling. I'm a little > in the dark as to what will happen next. since you've been in my shoes before, > any ideas?> > Best regards,> Cathleen> > >