Re: social skills in school

[Guest guest]

Do you have to choose only one service b/c my son recieves both speech 1:1 2 x a

week and then social skills 1x a week if your child needs both of these services

then check your iep b/c if it is not listed i would question and insist that it

be changed i have found if a child qualifies for services u have to fight 4 them

and if not on an iep they wont do them either

[Guest guest]

NOOOOOOO! Keep the social skills! Any speech he needs should be in addition to

that.

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> My son currently has on his IEP that he gets counseling in the a

> group for the purpose of social skills once a week... He has been

> meeting with the guidance counselor and another child.  The guidance

> counselor suggested adding a second group with two other children.

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> In advance of our IEP meeting coming up next week, the school requested

> that my son have a speech evaluation.  The speech evaluator is

> recommending speech therapy 2x a week for pragmatics... Once in a group

> and once 1:1.

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> Should I remove the services with the guidance counselor in favor of the

> service w/the speech therapist?   Keep in mind we were referred for a

> speech eval on the basis of a CAPD eval that recommended auditory

> training with a speech therapist.  The evaluator did not think he needs

> auditory training, however.

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> Thanks for any insight.

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[Guest guest]

Do you have to eliminate any thing? I would not get

rid of services. AS kids need social skill training daily if they

can get it.

It is hard to know what each of the different people would be

doing with you son.

I would argue that AS kids only learn social skills and

social behavior thru repetition

and that your son needs as much as he can get.

Pam

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> My son currently has on his IEP that he gets counseling in the a

> group for the purpose of social skills once a week... He has been

> meeting with the guidance counselor and another child.  The guidance

> counselor suggested adding a second group with two other children.

>

>

>

> In advance of our IEP meeting coming up next week, the school requested

> that my son have a speech evaluation.  The speech evaluator is

> recommending speech therapy 2x a week for pragmatics... Once in a group

> and once 1:1.

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>

>

> Should I remove the services with the guidance counselor in favor of the

> service w/the speech therapist?   Keep in mind we were referred for a

> speech eval on the basis of a CAPD eval that recommended auditory

> training with a speech therapist.  The evaluator did not think he needs

> auditory training, however.

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> Thanks for any insight.

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[Guest guest]

, Keep all you can get for him! Maybe I missed an earlier thread, how old is your son? The social skills groups are so important. You maynot see a gain right away, but over time, the counselor can facilitate strategies to help with immediate situations. And never let the speech go, they can always work on organizational strategies, as well as the aud process.

Jillian

From: <rachelfran@...> Sent: Sat, March 13, 2010 8:32:07 AMSubject: ( ) social skills in school

My son currently has on his IEP that he gets counseling in the a group for the purpose of social skills once a week... He has been meeting with the guidance counselor and another child. The guidance counselor suggested adding a second group with two other children.In advance of our IEP meeting coming up next week, the school requested that my son have a speech evaluation. The speech evaluator is recommending speech therapy 2x a week for pragmatics.. . Once in a group and once 1:1.Should I remove the services with the guidance counselor in favor of the service w/the speech therapist? Keep in mind we were referred for a speech eval on the basis of a CAPD eval that recommended auditory training with a speech therapist. The evaluator did not think he needs auditory training, however.Thanks for any insight.

[Guest guest]

yes- i think i'm going to see if we can keep all these social skills group.. I

tend to worry about missing out on academics - but at least for the rest of this

school year - we should see how it goes.

I'm applying to special ed schools which do a better job at integrating the

social skills component and if that happens, I'll be able to remove something

from the IEP.

Thanks!

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> , Keep all you can get for him!  Maybe I missed an earlier thread, how

old is your son?  The social skills groups are so important.  You maynot see a

gain right away, but over time, the counselor can facilitate strategies to help

with immediate situations.  And never let the speech go, they can always work

on organizational strategies, as well as the aud process. 

> Jillian 

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> My son currently has on his IEP that he gets counseling in the a group for the

purpose of social skills once a week... He has been meeting with the guidance

counselor and another child.  The guidance counselor suggested adding a second

group with two other children.

>

> In advance of our IEP meeting coming up next week, the school requested that

my son have a speech evaluation.  The speech evaluator is recommending speech

therapy 2x a week for pragmatics.. . Once in a group and once 1:1.

>

> Should I remove the services with the guidance counselor in favor of the

service w/the speech therapist?   Keep in mind we were referred for a speech

eval on the basis of a CAPD eval that recommended auditory training with a

speech therapist.  The evaluator did not think he needs auditory training,

however.

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> Thanks for any insight.

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[Guest guest]

I would add the speech services and not delete the group.

Roxanna

"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." E. Burke

( ) social skills in school

My son currently has on his IEP that he gets counseling in the a group for the purpose of social skills once a week... He has been meeting with the guidance counselor and another child. The guidance counselor suggested adding a second group with two other children.

In advance of our IEP meeting coming up next week, the school requested that my son have a speech evaluation. The speech evaluator is recommending speech therapy 2x a week for pragmatics... Once in a group and once 1:1.

Should I remove the services with the guidance counselor in favor of the

service w/the speech therapist? Keep in mind we were referred for a speech eval on the basis of a CAPD eval that recommended auditory training with a speech therapist. The evaluator did not think he needs auditory training, however.

Thanks for any insight.