IEP Pop-ups | Autism PDD

I think I may have to take my wireless laptop to the next meeting! I'd love to pull these up right under their noses. These are awesome. Norway Mom - you are awesome to find and share these!Absolutely terrific! Excellent comebacks, backed by the legal basis. Just what the doctor ordered

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Awesome, thanks Norway! Have the IEP coming up very shortly!!NICE!!! I just love these. IEP meeting in 2 weeks--thanks for the valuable
resource!Very interesting. I book-marked them. Thank you.Thak you!! we have a meeting in 2 weeksThank you so much for these helpful links. I will pass these on to my daughter.

Here's something cool I ran across today -- IEP Pop-ups, designed to train parents on what to say when the school uses a "conversation stopper" in an IEP meeting -- for example, "we're not convinced your child needs that."

You can also link to the law that supports your responses. The pop-ups were designed by 3 different organizations BVI (Better Vision Institute), DHH (Deaf and Hard of Hearing), and SSN (don't know what this might be), but they apply well to IEP meetings for autistic children as well. Here's the link:

The above pop-ups formed the basis for this article by the National Center for Learning Disabilities.

Here's a similar website, with a 12 page long list of things school districts say, and what you can counter with based on knowledge of your rights.

Top Ten Mistakes Parents Make in IEP Meetings

3. NOT BEING FAMILIAR WITH PRIOR NOTICE SECTION OF THE PROCEDURAL SAFEGUARDS (34CFR300.503)

4. REQUESTING A RELATED SERVICE INSTEAD OF AN ASSESSMENT THAT SUPPORTS THE NEED FOR A RELATED SERVICE

5. ACCEPTING ASSESSMENT RESULTS THAT DO NOT RECOMMEND THE SERVICES YOU THINK YOUR CHILD NEEDS

6. ALLOWING THE ASSESSMENT INFORMATION TO BE PRESENTED FOR THE FIRST TIME AT THE IEP MEETING

7. ACCEPTING GOALS AND OBJECTIVES THAT ARE NOT MEASURABLE

8. ALLOWING PLACEMENT DECISIONS TO BE MADE BEFORE IEP GOALS AND OBJECTIVES ARE WRITTEN

9. ALLOWING YOUR CHILD'S IEP MEETING TO BE RUSHED SO THE SCHOOL STAFF CAN BEGIN THE NEXT CHILD'S IEP MEETING

10. NOT ASKING A LOT OF QUESTIONS

Read about how to avoid these mistakes here:

http://www.fredshead.info/2007/12/top-ten-mistakes-parents-m ake-in-iep.html