Your Thoughts Requested: How Can Parents Facilitate Classroom Inclusion for Their Kids with Autism?
Your Thoughts Requested: How Can Parents Facilitate Classroom Inclusion for Their Kids with Autism? Wednesday July 16, 2008 I’m a parent with a child on the autism spectrum. From the time my son was three until he was eleven, he was a part of the special education system. As a good mom, and as a professional researcher/writer, I got in there and learned all about my rights. I attended seminars on “how to write your IEP.” I came to “team meetings” at my son’s schools armed with piles of paperwork and the names of advocates and lawyers whose fees I couldn’t possibly afford. Year after year, our IEPs sounded like heaven on earth. But the district never fully supported or fulfilled them. Over time, the situation degraded to the point where our relationship with the school administration was lousy – and our son was progressing at a snail’s pace. The frustration level was high, and the outcomes seemed increasingly poor. Finally, we decided the simplest, pleasantest, most effective way to pro
