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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yes I agree with you. My kid has 2 kids with autism in her class. At least once a week one of them has a sensory overload/meltdown. The entire class has to leave the classroom until the child calms down. I’m not sure how this benefits my kid or the kids with autism. They don’t pay attention well either and talk over the teacher etc…. I know it’s not their fault but I do think a smaller classroom with a better teacher/kid ratio would benefit them. [/quote]

Are you an expert in autistic kids? Or do you know more about these particular kids than the fact that they sometimes have meltdowns? 
If not, there's no way for you to know if a different class would benefit them.

I mean maybe it would. But you're not the one in the position to make that claim. [/quote]

True, but I do think she's in a position to state that her child needing to leave the classroom every single week for a meltdown does negatively impact the education of her own child. If a child is having tht many meltdowns (not occasional ones) that's a pretty good indication that their needs are not getting met.[/quote]

Right but you’re still making assumptions. Maybe it’s not the inclusion that’s the problem. Maybe the school isn’t following other parts of an IEP and that’s the issue keeping the kids from being successful.

People just need to be careful not to assume they know what’s best from afar. [/quote]

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