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[quote=Anonymous]OP you aren't crazy - I know you're looking out for your child's best interests.

Under IDEA (the federal law governing special ed) you have the right to decline services - so yes, you can decline the IEP.

However, I think you can expect that school districts will retain records about your child's IEP history and know about it.  You do have the right under FERPA to challenge inaccurate items in your child's file, but the fact of an IEP would not be innaccurate.

You are not wrong to think that a history of an IEP and an autism diagnosis will be something that will follow your child around, and possibly be used unfairly.  However, if your child really needs the services -- then the positives are going to far outweigh the negatives.

Instead of focusing on the idea of a record following your child, I suggest that you focus on getting him in the schools that best meet his needs, where he is taught by teachers who believe in children's capacity to learn no matter what, with an administration that backs them.  THAT is going to be the most important thing for your child, no matter whether he needs services or not.

In other words, you're fighting the same fight for your AA son that you were going to have to fight anyway: to get him in a setting where he is surrounding by an institution that believes in him and brings the best out in him.

Good luck, I don't think you are stupid or crazy at all![/quote]

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