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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP again—the two SN kiddos both have IEPs. They are in general education. The school has been understanding, considering how challenging they are—we are in a DCPS in NW DC.[/quote]

Oh man. DCPS has very, very few resouces for normal/high IQ kids with behavioral issues. And it is SO isolating at the wealthier DCPSs because you get the side-eye from the parents of the perfect “advanced learner” kids.

Sorry if I missed it, but did you get an FBA and a BIP? Did you ask for a professional actually *trained* in autism to help design the BIP? You may need to really insist on this and consider calling the Ombusdsman if the school team won’t do it. Did you have a consult help with the IEP?

As for the calls, you can actually refuse to take them. Eventually in elementary school I snapped and told the person calling to relay the latest bad thing my kid did “Do not call me any more unless it is to describe the antecedent to the behavior, the behavior, and how exactly you implemented the BIP in response to this behavior, which as you know is well documented as expected behavior that arises from his disability.” [/quote]

Continuing … Are you getting high quality behavioral therapy? Here in DC you can find practicioners trained at KKI (or go to a KKI clinic) and that could help a lot. Depending on what’s going on at home, a PCIT approach could be extremely effective. This costs money and time but it is supposed to be time-limited so it will not drag on forever. The waitlists at KKI are long but I’d get on them.

I can’t weigh in on meds as we never tried them (not my choice - DC’s father refused.) My DC did eventually calm down without meds by 12 but it was a bumpy road up until then. I leaned very heavily on everything I learned in PCIT and at least at home, we didn’t see destructive or violent behavior. School, different story.

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