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My best suggestion for [i]any[/i] IEP meeting is bring a [b]digital recorder[/b]*, and put it on the table and say "If you don't mind, we would like to record the meeting for our records."
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I have to disagree that this is a universally good idea.  I have a great relationship with our IEP teams and they serve my child well.  I have been at this for ten years now and I believe that the cooperative relationship we have is a great benefit to my child.  I would never risk this by putting a recorder on the table unless I had a reason to mistrust the team.  [/quote]

You're right, I guess I should have qualified it (rather than stating it as good for [i]any[/i] IEP).   The situation we were in was one where we were having hostile remarks from the staff directed toward us, and uneducated questions like "Why does your son keep repeating the same thing over and over?" … and these are educators who are [i]supposed to be[/i] trained in dealing with children with special needs!!  It's not that uncommon for an autistic child to repeat a given phrase over and over!

I agree with the previous poster that if you have a good relationship with your IEP team, then this might seem like a hostile move on your part, to introduce the recorder.  It will signal that you don't trust them, and/or you may try to use their own words against them at some future time.  In our case that was exactly what we needed!  So, be mindful of your current situation and apply my suggestions as appropriate to your needs.  And realize that those suggestions were coming from a time & place where we felt that we were being stonewalled, and none of our suggestions or recommendations for his placement and needs were getting through.  After we implemented the recorder & me (the Father) being involved (along with an Educational Consultant), things began to change for the better. [/quote]

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