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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Your daughter will be referred to the Asperger program if and only if you can proof that the current placement (home school model) cannot support her.  For example, the school staff has exhausted all resources but she's still having meltdowns every single day, interrupting the class.
If she's having only occasional behavior issues, she will stay in the current placement even though you think she can benefit from 1:1 social skills coaching. Note that even in the Asperger program, it doesn't mean that the teachers/aides will facilitate social skills at recess. Just like any other program, the Asperger program might work for some kids but not the others - it's not a magic placement. [/quote]

So we were told 6 months ago that the entire IEP team agreed she needs rhe Aspergers program.  After multiple delays the Autism Unit rep finally came out only to be told that Asperger’s was not “a good fit” because of her mild academic needs and “emotional problems” (she is in no way a behavioral problem).  The IEP team said at the same meeting they can’t meet her needs in the Home School.  They said they will refer the matter to central but need more paperwork.  It is maddening.  Meanwhile, we have no idea where our kid is going next year.  We have been agreeable and collaborative the entire time and just feel like the rug got pulled out from under us.  If in fact Asperger’s isn’t a good fit, they could have told us that 6 months ago.  And if it isn’t a good fit, what is?  My kid is a relatively typical presentation of HFA.  High cognitive ability, ADHD and anxiety, executive functioning issues, needs a lot of social skills support.[/quote]

Is it possible the autism unit thinks her needs are too mild for the Asperger's program? Did the autism unit also agree with referral to central or is there a conflict between the autism unit and your school IEP team? Kids change constantly so she may have looked like a good fit 6 months ago but doesn't now. Your child does sound like the children I know in the program and it's concerning that they haven't provided you with specifics.
I would get on the phone with the person who did the observation asap. The other possibility is that you may be missing something in the way you are looking at your child and your child's needs are too great for any of the MCPS programs that include mainstreaming.[/quote]

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