Re: Son Tested out of the Program

[Guest guest]

When you say your son tested out of the program, they didn't use one

test to assess that did they? They should be using more than one

method of assessing and not rely on a single type of assessment to

make the decision.

Kathy J.

On 1/13/11, mfilas76 <mfilas76@...> wrote:

> So, any other parent would be saying " Hooray " !!! Ever since my son tested

> out of the ASD program, his schooling has been mediocre at best. He is VERY

> good at math, and struggles alot with reading. He is in 2nd grade, and will

> be 9 in March. We held him back due to social issues. He is still not

> reading at a 1st grade level, and every night, we struggle to get him to

> read his book. He does get help through the LD program, but it seems to me

> that he was so much happier, and making better progress when he was in the

> ASD program. He made progress, was excited about the progress that he was

> making. He is now old enough to realize that he is different because of the

> reading issues. He " hates " bringing home the folder with his book in it.

> Why do they have to make them different colors? He always says that he

> hates reading, that it's stupid...that the folder is stupid...and then it

> will escalate into a meltdown with him breaking and throwing things. He

> KNOWS that he's not up to speed with the others in his class. I really wish

> that I could get him back into the " ASD box " , but I can't dumb him down.

> Any other suggestions? It's only going to get worse as he gets

> older...especially when he finally realizes that he is a year older than

> everyone else in his grade.

>

>

[Guest guest]

It was an overall full assessment, multiple tests. Speech, behavior, stuff with

OT, and the educational assessments. They stated that he no longer qualifys for

the ASD program because he does not fall within the " guidelines " to be in the

program.

> > So, any other parent would be saying " Hooray " !!! Ever since my son tested

> > out of the ASD program, his schooling has been mediocre at best. He is VERY

> > good at math, and struggles alot with reading. He is in 2nd grade, and will

> > be 9 in March. We held him back due to social issues. He is still not

> > reading at a 1st grade level, and every night, we struggle to get him to

> > read his book. He does get help through the LD program, but it seems to me

> > that he was so much happier, and making better progress when he was in the

> > ASD program. He made progress, was excited about the progress that he was

> > making. He is now old enough to realize that he is different because of the

> > reading issues. He " hates " bringing home the folder with his book in it.

> > Why do they have to make them different colors? He always says that he

> > hates reading, that it's stupid...that the folder is stupid...and then it

> > will escalate into a meltdown with him breaking and throwing things. He

> > KNOWS that he's not up to speed with the others in his class. I really wish

> > that I could get him back into the " ASD box " , but I can't dumb him down.

> > Any other suggestions? It's only going to get worse as he gets

> > older...especially when he finally realizes that he is a year older than

> > everyone else in his grade.

> >

> >

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