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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Wow, nothing like a little hyperbole.  Folks, you can have a strong IEP no matter which designation it falls under.  The people utterly consumed with the "label" seem more at risk of derailing their children's development than the school is.[/quote]

No hyperbole. Real-life experiences of many families I know. [/quote]

Well, the research says that parental involvement is a huge predictor for a child's success:
http://www.azed.gov/special-education/files/2014/05/f1.7-predictors.pdf
http://www.accessandequity.org/blog/archives/1318

So it's really not the label that matters.[/quote]

Labels do matter.  Great if you have not had negative experiences because of them but when docs read my child's records before seeing him they expect a very different child and initially treat him as such.  Then, they get confused and it becomes a long discussion about the "autism" rather than why we were there.  If your child is autistic, then yes, the label is appropriate but there is a stigma and sadly, my child has felt it more often than not.[/quote]

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