My son is 7 yrs old and in the 3rd grade. He has high-functioning autism. In his school last year (we just moved), he was in the regular ed. classroom full-time, but an aide would come in for part of the day to work with him individually on some subjects - mostly math. This was documented in his IEP, and worked well for him.
Well his new teacher has been complaining that he is disruptive in the afternoons and wants him to be medicated at noon so she can handle him better(!) I asked how he was in the mornings, and she said that she doesn't have him - he's sent to a "resource room" for part of the morning! I wasn't even aware they'd done this, and it definitely accounts for his disruptiveness in the afternoons, he's in a completely different environment!
This is definitely NOT the 'least restrictive environment" for my son, who is very intelligent and can do all the 3rd grade work. He just needs someone to help him stay focused and provide some 1-to-1 instruction if needed.
2006-10-23
08:06:39
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littlemamakati
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