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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]From Wrights Law:  Speech or language impairment.  Disability category under IDEA; includes [b]communication disorders[/b], language impairments, voice impairments that adversely educational performance. - See more at: http://www.wrightslaw.com/links/glossary.sped.legal.htm#sthash.tJ3gdCIv.dpuf

From the Dept. of Ed
"Speech or language impairment means a communication disorder, such as stuttering, impaired articulation, a language impairment, or a voice impairment, that adversely affects a child's educational performance."
http://idea.ed.gov/explore/view/p/,root,regs,300,A,300%252E8,

MERLD was never a language impairment when it existed in the DSM.   Your kids have communication disorders and you don't even know it.  Ignorance is bliss.[/quote]

Doesn't that Dept of Ed quote say a language impairment is a communication disorder such as a language impairment that adversely affects educational performance?  Not very helpful.  As language is a major way of communicating it is not surprising that a language impairment could be viewed as a communication disorder.  And the old MERLD was definitely a language disorder.[/quote]

The IEP language impairment means physical impairment [b]or [/b]communication disorder.  Language disorders are separate and not captured by the handful of IEP designations.  Because some people got IEPs under "Language" doesn't mean their kid isn't autistic.  That may be the case, but it's pathetic that they don't even understand the IEP labels.

What's obvious is that they're so relieved and/or self-congratulatory that it wasn't "autism."  BFD.  My kid has a communication disorder and isn't autistic.  I'm am sick to death of the evident prejudice.  Autism isn't an insult.

Parents should be sticking together to advocate for qualified SLPs in the public school--not just squawking about how their kid isn't autistic and it's [b]so[/b] different.  It's really not.  Let's hold the public schools accountable for not providing services and not using evidence based reading programs for a start.[/quote]

I ... don't even understand what you are saying. Are you making some distinction between language and communication disorders?[/quote]

I think they are trying to say that [b]under the DSM language disorders come under communication disorders[/b].  They are then stretching it to say that language disorders and autism both are communication disorders so they are basically the same so no need to separate them.  They don't feel kids need accurate diagnosis as all the treatment is the same.   [/quote]

No they're don't.  Do you think law makers had the DSM in hand when writing the law?  Nope.  If you look at the categories they are very rudimentary b/c it reflected legislators' basic knowledge 40 years ago.

Truly kids can have identical IEPs in terms of support only one is called language impairment and the other autism.  Oh, but it's [b]so[/b] different.  BS.
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