How to register for aspbergers program ?

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Anonymous wrote:The program is for students who — for whatever reason — cannot be in a mainstream classroom for the whole day. Think sensory overload or behavioral issues. It’s not a program you want to be in but are thankful that exists if your child needs it.

These kids have to be able to do all the same curriculum. They may just need to do it in a quieter setting with an aide or more direct teacher support to make it through the day. Or more monitoring and modeling of behavior. These kids typically have a lot of trouble staying on task in the larger classroom setting and can be disruptive or shut down despite being capable academically.

The student must have an IEP and be placed in the program by a team that includes the homeschool teachers, counselors, and other specialists. You do not want to find yourself needing this option but it exists if you do.

I can't speak to ES, but from MS on, the vast majority of classes my kid had were gen ed with support. There were contained english and social skills classes for a couple years in MS.

DP. I may be alone here but I actually want a program like this because I think my DS would find like-minded friends there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The program is for students who — for whatever reason — cannot be in a mainstream classroom for the whole day. Think sensory overload or behavioral issues. It’s not a program you want to be in but are thankful that exists if your child needs it.

These kids have to be able to do all the same curriculum. They may just need to do it in a quieter setting with an aide or more direct teacher support to make it through the day. Or more monitoring and modeling of behavior. These kids typically have a lot of trouble staying on task in the larger classroom setting and can be disruptive or shut down despite being capable academically.

The student must have an IEP and be placed in the program by a team that includes the homeschool teachers, counselors, and other specialists. You do not want to find yourself needing this option but it exists if you do.

I can't speak to ES, but from MS on, the vast majority of classes my kid had were gen ed with support. There were contained english and social skills classes for a couple years in MS.

DP. I may be alone here but I actually want a program like this because I think my DS would find like-minded friends there.

My kid certainly found a tribe there!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I'm surprised any school district has an Aspergers Program. I thought it was no longer considered an accurate diagnosis but is rather on the Autism Spectrum. Am I wrong about that?

it is accurate, they just took it out of the DSM! they could change the name to High Functioning Autism but people complain about that as well. Anyway, my understanding is that it is a program for kids on the spectrum who are on or above grade level and primarily need help with flexibility, social skills and organization. In MS and HS I assume they would mostly be in gen ed classes. My understanding is that the “autism” classrooms in MCPS are for kids who are not on grade level/have lower IQ and verbal skills.

Hmmm....my kid is like that, above grade level but have problem with flexibility, social skills and organization. I am looking forward to hear what teacher says about him on coming up parent teacher conference.

Anyone knows if I will get iReady or MAP reading/math or DRA reading level assessment results for kindergartener at parent teacher conference? I have 130 IQ score for my kid from children hospital, and they stop testing once they realize that he was only 5. I have not shared with the teacher or IEP about it because I am not sure if it matters or not.