who is your go-to person at school ? | Autism PDD

We have it written into my childs IEP that if something happens and my child is upset, having meltdowns, etc, that her teacher is call me asap.  Her teacher has been great doing this.  I have made friendly relationships with all the staff and don't hesitate to call them when needed.  THe principal was calling me each week for updates on my childs progress.  He did that to ease our minds.  I know he is busy and I thanked him for doing that and told him it really wasn't necessary unless my DD was having a hard time.  We are very lucky, we have a great school.  The school my DD was at last year was a whole different story.My ds is mainstreamed and the communication between the 'team' and us
is not always as frequent as I'd like it. Often I do not hear about problems
until they escalate. Still the person that usually calls me is either the
principal or the school psychologist. That is usually who I contact too if
there are issues. They both have been great to deal with. A friend of mine
with an AS son does all her communication with the school social worker.
Who is your go-to person?
My first go to person is the teacher . and then my case worker that is assigned to my son ... That is usually who takes care of everything for us..  danyell78239237.3840625My son's teacher sends home a daily report sheet.  She is my main go-to person.  I typically only call the principal if I have specific school policy questions.  My dd autism support classroom teacher is my go-to person.  A system that works well for us, also, is the notebook that we use for any non-emergency correspondence.  If there are questions, concerns, etc. we use the notebook as a means of communication.  It works very well.  Ours has been the Spec Ed teacher.  Adam has a very good relationship with her and so do I.  She has been the one constant as we go therough the grades and new teachers.  The Special Ed teacher who teaches the autism class.  I LOVE her!  We've become friends, and Connor and her younger son have really clicked, and get together from time to time.  I trust her implicitly, and she always calls me and lets me know what is going on.  I feel so lucky to have her on my side.  Both in elementary and now middle school, I have worked with wonderful special ed teachers, who have given me their home phone numbers so they are always available to discuss any concerns I may have.  Wow.  No wonder my son is excelling

It was the SLP who identifed my daughter as needing more than speech (I had said so at her IEP last fall, but was not sure then, just WHAT was up).  And it was she who actually WROTE the IEP.

And, it was she who, after the meeting, was kind enough to ask us, "Are you all feeling more comfortable with what we are doing, now?" 

The Special Ed Teacher is who we have the most contact with, she relays messages to Reg. Ed Teacher if needed. Autism consulant if we have a serious issue, or behavior issues. 
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