Re: Are there any school districts doing a great job with high functioning Aspies?

[Guest guest]

Elk Grove Ca,…… Amazing

programs and people if your child is indentified on the spectrum.

We have gone to so many meeting with our “sleeves

rolled up” so to speak, and have been given what we wanted and more…..

5 yo is doing fantastically in mainstream

kinder with a 1/1 aid who is basically looking for signs to avert a problem and

stepping in to assist when needed.

He feels as normal as the rest of the kids.

Awesome communication and involvement all around, from the district to the teacher

and aid

Good luck

Teri

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there any school districts doing a great job with high functioning Aspies?

In my state and the one we will be moving to, the 2

options for kids on the spectrum are either to be in a self contained autism

classroom OR to be mainstreamed in a classroom where the only support is from

the schools special education teacher (who doesn't have any expertise with

Aspies). Perhaps some insanely lucky and hardworking parent can pull off

getting a 1:1, but it isn't likely.

So is anyone in a system or school (not a great teacher/staff) that does a

great job with these kids?

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My son has hit the "mother lode" in terms of support this year. He's in the SCORES program (program specifically for kids on the spectrum) in his freshman year of high school which for him, means his last class is with the SCORES teacher, Mr. A. It's a small # of kids (maybe 4?) and they are all higher functioning (like my son) and work on organization, stress relief, communication, social cues, etc... Our SCORES teacher is phenomenal! I don't ever feel like I need to teach him anything about Aspergers/sensory challenges/executive functioning/communication/perception/etc... He has even taught me a couple of things, which impresses me to no end, given everything I've learned throughout the years. He's energetic, personable, a great male role model, and gets "it" for sure. Doesn't mean we don't still have some problems in school, but I know without a doubt Dylan has a resource in

Mr. A and I don't have to be worried about the lack of knowledge of Aspergers. We are so lucky and fortunate this year. Makes me look back to middle school and see that while we had understanding and compassionate people oftentimes, he could've progressed even more if he had someone w/ the knowledge base he has in Mr. A, now. I wish I could clone Mr. A and send him to all of your schools!

From: bucaroobonzai2003 <bucaroobonzai2003@...> Sent: Tue, November 30, 2010 10:17:02 AMSubject: ( ) Are there any school districts doing a great job with high functioning Aspies?

In my state and the one we will be moving to, the 2 options for kids on the spectrum are either to be in a self contained autism classroom OR to be mainstreamed in a classroom where the only support is from the schools special education teacher (who doesn't have any expertise with Aspies). Perhaps some insanely lucky and hardworking parent can pull off getting a 1:1, but it isn't likely.So is anyone in a system or school (not a great teacher/staff) that does a great job with these kids?

[Guest guest]

Private schools that work with kids with learning disorders

and teach skills in organization, planning and teach

social comprehension explicitly in the reading class

probably do more than a public school can.

My daughter is in such a school. But there is no " cure "

for AS. It is still hard for her to generalize what

she is learning. She understands one explicitly taught

part of a social behavior. That rest is still overwhelming

and a puzzle. She is in a social skill group with kids

with much lower reasoning skills but the social skills

are impaired in the same way.

An AS child that doesn't have much of a LD and has good

emotional control I think will do well in High School

perhaps with only a few friends. Those with more issues

struggle and suffer in school and probably need more

support for a longer time.

Pam

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> In my state and the one we will be moving to, the 2 options for kids on the

spectrum are either to be in a self contained autism classroom OR to be

mainstreamed in a classroom where the only support is from the schools special

education teacher (who doesn't have any expertise with Aspies). Perhaps some

insanely lucky and hardworking parent can pull off getting a 1:1, but it isn't

likely.

>

> So is anyone in a system or school (not a great teacher/staff) that does a

great job with these kids?

>

[Guest guest]

We're in the Evergreen School District in Vancouver, Washington. They have a

program in place specifically for Aspies, so my son gets social group for 50

min. twice a week, plus individual pragmatic language with the speech OT and the

1:1 aide that he needs. In addition, they understand the sensory issues that

are common to kids like ours, so he also gets breaks as needed in a separate

class that has swings, balance boards, spinners, a game cube, and quiet reading

areas.

>

> In my state and the one we will be moving to, the 2 options for kids on the

spectrum are either to be in a self contained autism classroom OR to be

mainstreamed in a classroom where the only support is from the schools special

education teacher (who doesn't have any expertise with Aspies). Perhaps some

insanely lucky and hardworking parent can pull off getting a 1:1, but it isn't

likely.

>

> So is anyone in a system or school (not a great teacher/staff) that does a

great job with these kids?

>

[Guest guest]

We got a 1-1 aide for both my ds's when they needed them. It's not impossible, although probably difficult. But I have never been insanely lucky at all. I had to push and keep after it.

Schools really don't have only two options by law. By law, they have to have whatever your ds needs. That isn't to say that they don't try to use a "one size fits all" to save money. I was told many times over the years by various staff, "You can't get that." or "They won't offer that." or "They never provide that." I got told, "THis is how we do ESY for all the kids" and "all kids will get ST one time per week, you can't expect more than that." I mean, tons of phrases over the years. THey say this stuff and sound official while doing that. People kind of take them at their word. Don't. Get all "rules" in writing. Have data to back up your requests. Don't accept dire predictions. I found these warnings not to bother to ask to be annoying and never true. Many times, I would say things like, "If you don't agree with this, then how would you work on this issue?" So often, parents can request something, are denied, then it's done. But it's not done until the problem is solved. So see what their ideas are, keep the problem as the focus. And if their solutions don't work, you will eventually get to your solution.

Roxanna

"I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them." - Jefferson

( ) Are there any school districts doing a great job with high functioning Aspies?

In my state and the one we will be moving to, the 2 options for kids on the spectrum are either to be in a self contained autism classroom OR to be mainstreamed in a classroom where the only support is from the schools special education teacher (who doesn't have any expertise with Aspies). Perhaps some insanely lucky and hardworking parent can pull off getting a 1:1, but it isn't likely.

So is anyone in a system or school (not a great teacher/staff) that does a great job with these kids?

[Guest guest]

Wow, that's such great news ! Yay!

Roxanna

"I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them." - Jefferson

( ) Are there any school districts doing a great job with high functioning Aspies?

In my state and the one we will be moving to, the 2 options for kids on the spectrum are either to be in a self contained autism classroom OR to be mainstreamed in a classroom where the only support is from the schools special education teacher (who doesn't have any expertise with Aspies). Perhaps some insanely lucky and hardworking parent can pull off getting a 1:1, but it isn't likely.

So is anyone in a system or school (not a great teacher/staff) that does a great job with these kids?