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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If his issues are social / emotional and are severe, he may qualify for "emotional disturbance" IEP. I know it sounds awful.  We have one and that does get us access to social skills group,  counseling, etc. [/quote]

OP, please do NOT get him an ED IEP! The issues you might face down the road could be of catastrophic consequence, and it doesn't sound like your son is severe at all! He may need help, but nothing that would justify this label. I know a fair share of children with this label, and believe me, they have severe needs and many more behavioral difficulties that often stem from traumatic childhoods. Schools could turn a child with that diagnosis down because it requires a level of resources that not all schools have. [/quote]

PP, your post is making me very nervous! We just signed an ED IEP for my child so he can get the social skills and other support he needs. I didn't want it, but it was the only thing he qualified for. He doesn't have a traumatic childhood but he has low frustration tolerance and can be aggressive. I don't want him to be known as the "kid who hits," so I want to get him as much support as possible ASAP. How can a public school turn down my child? Of course he's already in school. With support (informally implemented before IEP), he's doing a world better. Pre-support, he was melting down left and right.  PLEASE tell me what the catastrophic consequences are...I was told I could pull the IEP at any time. [/quote]

I would ask them to revise it to Other Health rather than ED. The problem with the ED label is the stigma that comes with it. I will post a link to a paper below that explains it pretty well. You cannot pull the IEP at any time, you can disagree with it, but the IEP does not disappear, it stays on file. Even if you take it away, the minute he is aggressive again, you will find yourself pressured to label him ED again, and teachers may actually look at him in a negative way rather than supporting him. Do you think he is emotionally disturbed? Does he have any other diagnosis, such as ADHD? Anxiety?

http://www.emich.edu/coe/powerplay/documents/vol_02/no_01/ppj_vol_02_no_01_sayman.pdf

http://escholarship.org/uc/item/5734n13w#page-4

http://www.behavioradvisor.com/InclusionOfEBD.html

http://smhp.psych.ucla.edu/netexchange.aspx?tag=445[/quote]

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