Re: How would u address after school anxiety and shut-down?

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In his IEP I would try to get a behavior intervention

plan added. I would tell them he is getting more

school avoidant (if he isn't now he will be if this keeps up).

If they won't add it to the IEP, you can still add

it to the IEP parental concerns section. Be specific that

your concern is that the school is using negative reinforcement with your son an

AS child and that he needs a more gradual and positive approach to behavior

changes.

Public schools can be so difficult about changing their practices.

They can't see the problems this is causing but you can. You

don't have to prove he has school anxiety or avoidance. It is

so common with kids with any kind of issues. And what you are

asking for is reasonable.

Our daughter did develop school refusal after years of school

punishments and anxiety associated with it. She had to be

switched to a more supportive school.

hope this helps,

Pam

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Problem areas: issues with cooperation

Strategies: needs to have employed basic strategies

for behavior change for kids with AS.

Gain cooperation through gradual exposure to things " "

is not doing.

Use positive reinforcement throughout the day. Praise " "

when he does cooperate.

Do not use negative reinforcement (scolding, loss of recess, PE etc) as it

increases school anxiety and school avoidance.

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Hope this helps,

Pam

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> Looking to address this in the iep. My son often comes home from school (I

pick him up) non-verbal or refusing to talk about his day. When I do get him to

open up there's been an incident or issue that caused him a bad day. Yesterday,

for instance, there was a classroom activity that the teacher asked the kids to

color. My son was adamant that he didn't want to color (I can't remember if my

son has ever colored. He doesn't enjoy it honestly) The teacher kept on him to

color and when my son wouldn't my son said she continuted to tell him to do it.

(imposing her will on an asperger's child is so inaffective)He broke down crying

and they kept him out of P.E. and recess.

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> I had to find out through my son what happened as the school didn't tell me

anything. Issues here of transparency.

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> BUT, back to the idea of showing that my son is affected by his bad day's at

school. At the last iep mtg, when I brought up how my son soemtimes doesn't talk

hours after school, they said, " well, it's not affecting his performance at

school. " I brought up that IDEA isn't only academic but they didn't want to hear

it.

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> What would you do to address any of these issues? Thanks!

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