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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. Went to meeting. I agreed with the autism classification. They attempted to place him in a self contained autism class. I disagreed. They refused to change the out of gen ed  time. They said that is our recommendation and it will stay there.  They said it was my responsibility to work with the school to change his hours. Is this right?  What should I do next.  Thanks for any help. [/quote]

This is why you should not have agreed with the diagnosis.  Its easier for them to lump him in with ASD and self contained ASD classroom, which is terrible for speech kids as they may not get the speech and socialization they need.  You can pull the IEP and refuse services and go private or you'll have to hire an advocate and get him a more appropriate placement (but you'll need private evaluations to prove its not ASD).[/quote]

Yep, yep, yep, yep. The school does not want to help your child. They want to do what's easiest for them. Contrary to all the lousy advice on this board, kids with language disorders don't get the help they need being mislabeled with autism.

You need a DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS. Some on here will tell you the ADOS is a gold standard, but it's a flawed test for language delayed children. You need to go to someone who has EVERY diagnosis on the table, not just autism. Most people in the area do a checklist diagnosis.

Be prepared for the fight of your life. Get a good outside evaluation to start. Tell the dipshits at the school that your child needs a LANGUAGE RICH environment, which a self-contained class won't be. He needs the LEAST RESTRICTED ENVIRONMENT.

Search out good advocates in the area. You will need one.

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