Requesting a 'real' FBA

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My daughter is 5 and prior to starting Kindergarten, the CSE demanded

her preschool do a FBA (which I had been asking them to do for months).

The preschool's social worker did a pathetic useless job. At the IEP

meeting, she was assigned a behaviorist and I thought she would be

evaluated by this person. Apparently, the teachers came up with a

'behavioral plan' by telling this behaviorist how my daughter acts in

class and using her IEP I can only assume. I got a copy of the

behavioral plan and it is ridiculous. No info on WHY she acts as she

does which would help to make sure that the interventions are right for

her.

Her spec ed teacher says they will not do a new FBA. I didn't make a

formal written request, just kind of mentioned that I wanted one. Her

explanation is that her behavior doesn't warrant it. Yes, she is not

aggressive or violent but does get into altercations via poor social

skills triggering other students and also flips out at times if she

can't have a toy another kids has, or if she feels 'slighted.' She can

also be extremely bossy which I feel is due to anxiety and I told the

teachers this during the parent-teacher conference... That her rigidity,

like many (most?) Aspies is due to anxiety or feeling a lack of control

over the situation.

Please help me with what I need to request.. I remember reading in the

group about asking for a certain type of behavior analyst with certain

training to do the FBA? What should I ask that they look for? What

reasons can I give? Do I have good reason to request one even though she

is not attacking students and teachers (yet)?

I also have to request an independent OT eval after their pathetic

'screening' but that's another post.

Jen

5yo Aspie