shannon
06-25-2008, 02:23 PM
I've been insisting for months that J's going to need ample transition time before he moves from grade 2 to 3 in September. The way I envisioned it when I brought it up in March was that he'd progressively spend more time in the new classroom before this school year ends, starting with maybe 25 minutes a day for a week, then an hour, then a half-day, then a full day for a full week.
What did he get? About 40 minutes on the second-last day of school. Which everyone who is changing classes also got. So he was treated just like everyone else. :rant::mad::flame:
All involved on the school's end have dropped the ball on this and other issues. I'm getting progressively more and more disappointed with how little they accommodate J's needs as a student with Asperger Syndrome. He's NOT like everyone else. He is not a regular kid who blooms where he's planted. He spent the first four months of grade one in his teacher's LAP, for Gd's sake. They don't see what he's like at home. They don't see how uptight he's getting with the end of the year, how much more distant he's getting, how his anxiety is escalating.
There's provincial education law that mandates schools to provide adequate transition for students with autism spectrum disorders. They completely ignored this law in setting up his transition plan (you know, if they actually DID set up such a plan, which they didn't despite my numerous reminders in person and in writing over three months).
So, my plan. I'm going to insist that J be allowed to have this transition time in September. That he start in September in the 1/2 class, and that he have a staggered start to the new class, taking no less than one week and no more than three to reach full integration.
I hate feeling like I'm asking for the moon when I'm trying to ensure that his very specific needs are being met. I shouldn't have to keep fighting just to make people follow the legislation. I'm tired, damnit.
What did he get? About 40 minutes on the second-last day of school. Which everyone who is changing classes also got. So he was treated just like everyone else. :rant::mad::flame:
All involved on the school's end have dropped the ball on this and other issues. I'm getting progressively more and more disappointed with how little they accommodate J's needs as a student with Asperger Syndrome. He's NOT like everyone else. He is not a regular kid who blooms where he's planted. He spent the first four months of grade one in his teacher's LAP, for Gd's sake. They don't see what he's like at home. They don't see how uptight he's getting with the end of the year, how much more distant he's getting, how his anxiety is escalating.
There's provincial education law that mandates schools to provide adequate transition for students with autism spectrum disorders. They completely ignored this law in setting up his transition plan (you know, if they actually DID set up such a plan, which they didn't despite my numerous reminders in person and in writing over three months).
So, my plan. I'm going to insist that J be allowed to have this transition time in September. That he start in September in the 1/2 class, and that he have a staggered start to the new class, taking no less than one week and no more than three to reach full integration.
I hate feeling like I'm asking for the moon when I'm trying to ensure that his very specific needs are being met. I shouldn't have to keep fighting just to make people follow the legislation. I'm tired, damnit.