Yes...get the help of a parent advocate. They can help you know the rights that you have for your son,make sure that you are getting all available resources, and help you navigate through all of the goal setting and paperwork. They are usually provided free of cost. Try doing a google search for the "parents in charge network" or even contacting your school district.

Hello!

New here...

I have a son, who is 6 and is autistic...

major problems at school..mostly behavioral problems.

Was suspended for punching teacher in the face and now we are waiting on an emergency IEP.,,,

any advice??

x-posted to Main Messageboard After five months of waiting and a new psych evaluation, my 19-year-old autistic/MR son has finally been approved to resume his SSI payments as an adult. (We received SSI for him as a child, but had to stop when my income went up.) I am SO thrilled!! Having his money to help out in our household expenses will be a huge help, to say nothing of being able to do more fun things with him rather than say "No, I'm sorry honey, but we can't afford that this month." What does this have to do with my WLS? Stress relief for one, and since stress contributes heavily to my eating patterns, this is a good thing. Not just in the short-term, either. Now I can relax just that little bit more knowing that if something ever happened to me, he'd already be "in the system" and have some kind of financial support (small as it is) right away. Now, to find a way to celebrate that doesn't involve a big food feast (our traditional way to celebrate ANYTHING...)

I know it's been a while now since you posted this, so I'm curious to know how things are working out now that you have a diagnosis? My son was diagnosed with Aspergers in 2000, and while I think he actually has PDD-NOS (another diagnosis on the autistic spectrum), it was such a relief to have ANY diagnosis that accounted for his autistic traits that I was thrilled. We had spent years trying to understand why he had echolalia, perseveration, noise sensitivy, and OCD-like behaviors, but all anyone could say was that he was "too social to have autism." It's been a godsend to have the definitions of what constitutes the autistic spectrum opened up to reflect reality. I know a lot of people feel labels are "bad," but after our experience, I think that knowing what is going on and what you can expect is incredibly helpful in figuring out how to address your child's needs better. Hope you and your family are doing well with this! Jacqi

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