Any DC parent of a Special Needs child specifically Asperger's/HFA happy with DC public or charter

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Anonymous wrote:While there are some parents who are very commited to making this school work for their children, I wouldn't say it's an optimal environment. These kids are not adequately supported and are disruptive.

I agree with this. It is better this year because the student-teacher ratio is lower, but it is still up to the teachers to deal with all of the behavior concerns. Push-in, paraedcators and one-on-ones don't exist there and we were told they weren't an option.

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my friend's aspie child is doing great in middle school at Latin. I'm not a huge Latin fan myself but she could not be happier with the services and program there.

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Anonymous wrote:While there are some parents who are very commited to making this school work for their children, I wouldn't say it's an optimal environment. ]These kids are not adequately supported and are disruptive.

The classroom management by inexperienced teachers is partly responsible as well as the lack of support.

I was surprised by the parent that claiming "top of the line best practice" for SNs. According to who? It sounds like they're buying into their own hype.

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What's worse is how the other kids are coming to resent these children because of the disruptions they cause. It's a poorly managed situation and not befitting anyone right now.

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Our Aspie son struggles at times with the size of Deal. But generally, I have been bowled over by how caring and forgiving most of the teachers have been. There are are a few staff that are just clueless about what his dx means, so there have been big hurdles at first--also--there is an attitude of ignorance among the occasional student--but hey, it's middle school and there are meanies everywhere. Our kid is 6 months into 6th grade and he is just now starting to adjust, but the adjustment is good.

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Anonymous wrote:What's worse is how the other kids are coming to resent these children because of the disruptions they cause. It's a poorly managed situation and not befitting anyone right now.

This is true and incredibly sad to watch. Part of managing students of all types is making sure that everyone understands differences. The "difficult" students need more management and the teachers need more help to do it, plus the other kids need to be coached to not make fun of, taunt or resent kids with special needs.

Regarding the top of the line best practices: was that the classroom or the special ed services? I can see it as being valid for some very skilled individual teachers but certainly not a blanket statement.

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Anonymous wrote:What's worse is how the other kids are coming to resent these children because of the disruptions they cause. It's a poorly managed situation and not befitting anyone right now.

Wow. You are a complete ass. Sad to think of how you must be influencing a young mind. Some people should NEVER have had children. You're a menace.

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Anonymous wrote:NP, here. I love the school, but I know a few kids with HF Aspergers at the school. The students seem to receive pull-out OT and counseling unless they exhibit difficult behavior, in which case there are vigorous attempts to get them placed privately.

Uh, no....the only private placement for a kids with asd was at a parent's request (she and i are friends). sped services are delivered inclusively and through pull-out, depending on the iep. like any other school, there have been kids with severe mental health issues and there were issues with whether it was appropriate placement. the sped program is implemented with integrity and the teachers are great, at least in my opinion and the opinion of MANY other sped parents. I do know that one private program actually sent its teachers to observe at YY, because what they were doing was considered to be top of the line best practice.
Remember, each kid is different, and no one school can meet everyone's needs.

This. Apparently, how the SN program is implemented.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What's worse is how the other kids are coming to resent these children because of the disruptions they cause. It's a poorly managed situation and not befitting anyone right now.

Wow. You are a complete ass. Sad to think of how you must be influencing a young mind. Some people should NEVER have had children. You're a menace.

NP. She has a point and I have a SN child. The disruptions have to be managed in the classroom and the teachers and the SN child should get the support they need from the school. I would not want to send my SN child to a school that cannot adequately manage disruptive behaviors from NT or SN children.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:NP, here. I love the school, but I know a few kids with HF Aspergers at the school. The students seem to receive pull-out OT and counseling unless they exhibit difficult behavior, in which case there are vigorous attempts to get them placed privately.

Uh, no....the only private placement for a kids with asd was at a parent's request (she and i are friends). sped services are delivered inclusively and through pull-out, depending on the iep. like any other school, there have been kids with severe mental health issues and there were issues with whether it was appropriate placement. the sped program is implemented with integrity and the teachers are great, at least in my opinion and the opinion of MANY other sped parents. I do know that one private program actually sent its teachers to observe at YY, because what they were doing was considered to be top of the line best practice.
Remember, each kid is different, and no one school can meet everyone's needs.

This. Apparently, how the SN program is implemented.

The original post and the response are inaccurate.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What's worse is how the other kids are coming to resent these children because of the disruptions they cause. It's a poorly managed situation and not befitting anyone right now.

Wow. You are a complete ass. Sad to think of how you must be influencing a young mind. Some people should NEVER have had children. You're a menace.

You sound very angry, like a parent whose child's iep isn't being carried out appropriately. Sad to think that your child isn't getting what he/she needs to be successful at school.

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So what about other charters--can we put the back and forth on Yu Ying in context?

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Walker Jones EC has an inclusion for kindergarten, for the OP's original question.

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Anonymous wrote:Walker Jones EC has an inclusion for kindergarten, for the OP's original question.

OP: Thanks! I knew they had self-contained but did not know they had an inclusive class. Is it new?

As for Yu Ying, sounds like the NT peers and their parents are not too happy with how the school deals with SN kids with behavoral issues in the classroom. FYI, most Asperger's kids are quite well behaved and not any more disruptive than their NT classmates at least mine is. Very bright, too, and many excel academically. Their main deficit is in social communication: It's not called a "nerd" syndrome w/o a reason. But overall, they have at least avg IQs and many superior/high. IMHO, if a school is not able to teach and support kids with Asperger's, then it can't be much of a school.

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Anonymous wrote:
I agree with this. It is better this year because the student-teacher ratio is lower, but it is still up to the teachers to deal with all of the behavior concerns. Push-in, paraedcators and one-on-ones don't exist there and we were told they weren't an option.

Why weren't these an option? If a child's IEP calls for these types of supports, public charter school has to provide them same as a DCPS. The IEP rules not what services the school feels they have to provide.