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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My kid in 4th grade with Asperger's and ADHD, combined type, gets supports mostly for social communication issues and writing not attention/organization issues.  H[b]e gets pragmatic speech with SLP since preK4, lunch bunch (which is specifically for socialization) and social skills classes with the school counselor using Superflex and Unstuck and On Target[/b].

His speech and writing appears NT.  Academically he tests above grade level.  He gets writing help since 2nd grade per his neuropsych eval which diagnosed a learning disability in written expression and ADHD.  He types on a laptop for writing in two languages (DS is fully mainstreamed at a language immersion school and has been there since prek4).  His IEP is under "autism" but most of his issues are from the ADHD and we did not bother adding ADHD to his IEP label since the IEP is individualized to the child and their needs.

You don't need to add the diagnosis to his IEP but it sounds like your DS will benefit from getting help with pragmatic speech and writing.  Services can be easily added to an IEP without adding/changing the label under which they originally qualified for the IEP.

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Are these your childs only accomodations/goals?  My child has an ASD dx and needs pragmatics but I was discouraged for going for an IEP if that was his only need.[/quote]

PP, This is chess mom and her son goes to a really accommodating charter school. I've never heard of anyone else getting anywhere near this level of services. We've also heard that you can't get an IEP for only pragmatics if a child is on or above grade level. They claimed it would not be enough to show an educational impact.[/quote]

We had DS's developmental pediatrician, Dr. Dan Shapiro, and an educational consultant, Rich Weinfled, come to the IEP eligibility meeting and attend IEP meetings and help write the IEP when DS was in preK4 and in K.  Also, we had Dr. David Black come to DS's three yr re eligibility meeting in 2nd grade to explain DS's neuropsych results and his recommendations for supports/services in the IEP.  In both instances, our school gave us all of their recommendations.  So our school while very accommodating and awesome had some nudging and help being so accommodating.  :wink:

In chess there is something called a "forcing move" when you leave your opponent with no choice but to do what you want them to do.  Getting expert help with DS's IEP from the very beginning was our "forcing move".[/quote]

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