Classroom Visitation Checklist - Autism Spectrum Disorders
The best time to visit a potential classroom for your child on the Depending on where you live and your School District a representative might also be available for the tour. This might be the case when a child is heading off to a Middle School ... [... more]
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Communicating with the school - Autism Spectrum Disorders
With school set to start in the coming weeks it is time to start preparing for this transition for the child on the For my younger son Matthew it is stated in his Behavior Support Plan under communication provisions for contact between teacher ... [... more]
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Extended School Year - Autism Spectrum Disorders
At the annual Individualized Education Program (IEP) meeting the discussion will cover whether the student is eligible for Extended School Year (ESY). For the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD), this is listed on page 8 of the IEP under ... [... more]
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Questions relating to Toilet Training at School - Autism ...
My son Matthew is nonverbal and not toilet trained. Since we are still working on removing the bottle with the feeding therapy, toilet training has not started. In fact I do not recall Matthew ever sitting on the toilet at home. Almost two years ... [... more]
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Transitioning Into Middle School - Autism Spectrum Disorders
My son Nicholas will be twelve when he enters Middle School as a sixth grader. This will be happening in just a few short months. The school is year round so I am still unclear on whether he starts in July or August of 2007. Nicholas is fully ... [... more]
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Additional Support
My son Matthew has had the same aide for five years now. The term and meaning of this service personnel has changed over the years within the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD). For two years he was in a special day class (SDC) which has ... [... more]
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Welcome to School - Helping Friends with Autism
While children are enjoying the sumer vacation, or at camp or perhaps summer school or even extended school year, the parents are already trying to prepare for the upcoming school year. There are many changes as the first school day approaches. ... [... more]
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Special Education Department
My nonverbal son Matthew turns twelve at the end of June and is finishing up fifth grade and moving into secondary schooling come September of this year. Preparing for middle school is not just to benefit the child on the autism spectrum. As the ... [... more]
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LAUSD has ruined our Middle School Preparations - Autism ...
Parents prepare their children who have special needs, disabilites and are on the autism spectrum disorder. Transitions are not easy and need to be thought out ahead of time, making provisions for all changes that may occur. You spend countless ... [... more]
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Preparing for School and the Bus - Autism Spectrum Disorders
While many portions of the United States are preparing their children to return to school this second week of August, we in California have three more weeks to prepare for this transition. My children just finished their six week sesion of autism ... [... more]
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Dewey
I have written over the years how my high functioning autistic son is very fond of cats. We have several autism related books to cats like All Cats Have Asperger Syndrome, My Goldfish Ate My Cat! and Cool Cats. An opportunity arose on the social ... [... more]
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Assistive Technology Devices
My 13 year old turns 14 in March and will have one more year of California Virtual Academy (CAVA)for Middle School before going back to Los Angeles Unified School Disrtrict (LAUSD). The ITP is the next phase of planning. My 12 year old is in ... [... more]
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