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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So the only people in the IEP meeting who can correctly interpret the tests that would show that your child with ASD is a genius are you and DC's other parent?

Interesting.

You can invite the person who administered the test to the meeting as an educational advocate. Have you tried that?[/quote]

I did! Brought the IEP team to their knees. It was awesome!!!

Walked out with everything we wanted. They shut their fucking mouths and got with the program after that. [/quote]

Wow.  Have you any idea how you sound?[/quote]

Like a parent who got their child what they needed, and wasn't gullible enough to fall for the IEP team's "expertise."[/quote]

So you are an expert in all of these services, then?  What are your academic credentials?  You sound like a nightmare.[/quote]

Unfortunately, that is the reality.  Parents of SN children have to become experts in their child and their child' issues and research what works for their child.  No one else will do it for them.  They are the ONLY ones who have their child's best interests in mind.  Everyone else has other children with whom they have to balance their time.  It is up to the parents to make sure that their child isn't being shunted to the side.  IME, the parents have to know to ask for various services/accommodations, the "experts" from the school side never propose any.  IME,There are only subject experts, there are no experts that deal with all of your child's issues.    "Experts" tend to have their pet boxes in which to place your child.  It is sort of like the saying, "If your only tool in your toolbox is a hammer, then all problems look like nails."
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Yes well, the PP's post didn't exactly come across as nice or well reasoned, it came across as dismissive and combative.  I just hope she's not conveying that to her child's teachers because it's not likely to do them amy favors.[/quote]

I tried "nice and well reasoned." It didn't work. My child fell further and further behind.  The school complained about him more and more.  What did work was bringing in an expert they had to respect.

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