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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The way people try to describe the functional level is getting absurd. Using paragraph long round about ways to make it sound clinical and politically correct. And leaving those who read it with little idea of the ACTUAL level of the person. I really just don’t get it? Who is it actually for?[/quote]

For most people, a single word descriptor -- "level 2" or "needs moderate support" doesn't actually tell me anything about what the student needs. Yes it's more words, but saying that they need X to engage socially, have Y sensory sensitivities, and Z is how they communicate actually tells me how to provide support.[/quote]

I think you missed my point entirely because i’m actually agreeing with you-I’m saying that saying something like level 2 and using sentences like “Is prone to irritation due to sensory needs” doesn’t tell me what I need to know as someone working with them-I would much rather read “throws themselves on the floor with seemingly no trigger and requires a very specific sensory toy that will be provided to you to calm down”. It’s all too clinical and lacks the actual information people need to help the person. [/quote]

If I read that I’d think oh geez they had the OT write it.[/quote]

I would be SUPER annoyed at “seemingly no trigger” and the idea that there is only one sensory toy that ever works. That sounds like something a poorly trained teacher or aid would write, not a professional. [/quote]

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