Re: Question re: IEP & Social Skills

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Hi,I am not an expert on this but, I can only advice you on what I would do as a parent. I would bring up the fact that transitions are traumatic to an aspie. This will only createanxiety and frustration/confusion for your daughter at this point and time. It truly could set her up for complete failure for the remainder of the school year. (why rock the boat) If it is in writing that your daughter has to take a social skills class then by law they have to provide'her with this service at a time that is the least disruptive to her over all....according to "due process". Hope this helps.ElinorFrom: Olvera <teresalolvera@...> Sent: Tue, October 19, 2010 1:46:33 PMSubject: ( ) Question re: IEP & Social Skills

My daughter's school psychologist has recommended my daughter take a social skills class during the entire first period starting asap. She is in the middle of the semester taking a full schedule and switching classes would involve moving her around several classes.

We are supposed to go back to sign the IEP on Thursday.

When the lady from the school called to schedule the appointment she asked me if I was going to sign the IEP, I told her that I did not want my daughter's schedule changed as she is getting A's and B's and she is comfortable in her current classes. I asked if perhaps she could get some assistance during 5th period because she is only an aide that period and she could miss part of that class. They said that they had no other services available besides the class first period. Apparently, they send all aspies to this one class and no deviation.

Is this how it is? Is there anything else that I could possibly ask for. I thought an IEP is individualized and unique to each student. Am I wrong?

She is almost 17 and a Junior in high school. They did the testing last school year but just notified me a couple weeks ago that they feel she shows signs of aspergers when it comes to social skills.

Any suggestions?

[Guest guest]

We had the same issue. The social skills group/class time was during the last

period of the day. My son has organizational issues, so he needs time to meet

with aide/support, gather his notes, books and assignments from his classes for

the bus ride home. By the time he got to social skills class it had already

started. And then he would have to leave early to get down to the bus pick-up

area.

All the children in the class/group have some type of issue with social

settings. So meeting as a group to role play amongst peers was a good exercise.

Meeting one-on-one with a teacher or psychologist was not going to suit his or

their needs.

While the schedule was not a suitable fit for my son, it fit the rest of the

group. So in this instance I was able to understand the school's reasoning on

the matter. To fit my son's preference, they would have to change everybody

else's schedule and perhaps IEP. Fortunately, we were able to find a social

skills group after school.

>

> Hi,

> I am not an expert on this but, I can only advice you on what I would do as a

> parent.

> I would bring up the fact that transitions are traumatic to an aspie. This

will

> only create

> anxiety and frustration/confusion for your daughter at this point and time. It

> truly could

> set her up for complete failure for the remainder of the school year. (why

rock

> the boat)

> If it is in writing that your daughter has to take a social skills class then

by

> law they have to provide'

> her with this service at a time that is the least disruptive to her over

> all....according to " due process " .

> Hope this helps.

> Elinor

>

>

>

>

> ________________________________

> From: Olvera <teresalolvera@...>

>

> Sent: Tue, October 19, 2010 1:46:33 PM

> Subject: ( ) Question re: IEP & Social Skills

>

>

> My daughter's school psychologist has recommended my daughter take a social

> skills class during the entire first period starting asap. She is in the

middle

> of the semester taking a full schedule and switching classes would involve

> moving her around several classes.

>

> We are supposed to go back to sign the IEP on Thursday.

>

> When the lady from the school called to schedule the appointment she asked me

if

> I was going to sign the IEP, I told her that I did not want my daughter's

> schedule changed as she is getting A's and B's and she is comfortable in her

> current classes. I asked if perhaps she could get some assistance during 5th

> period because she is only an aide that period and she could miss part of that

> class. They said that they had no other services available besides the class

> first period. Apparently, they send all aspies to this one class and no

> deviation.

>

>

> Is this how it is? Is there anything else that I could possibly ask for. I

> thought an IEP is individualized and unique to each student. Am I wrong?

>

> She is almost 17 and a Junior in high school. They did the testing last

school

> year but just notified me a couple weeks ago that they feel she shows signs

> of aspergers when it comes to social skills.

>

>

> Any suggestions?

>

>

>