Starting SPED Summer School Tomorrow | Autism PDD

My son was in ESY too. It started 2 weeks after school let out and was only for 3 weeks, 4 days a week at 3 hrs daily. We've done it for the past 3 years and I'm still not pleased with system of things. I'm working with the school to change the length of the program and have it closer to the starting date of the school year. It would help his transition and others too. Of course, my son doesn't start getting into it until mid-week and then its over with until the next week. Its hard for us... My son is in ESY--started July 2. I wrote a social story for him and I think that helped a little. He gets SPED, ST and OT. The teachers are great! I have been lucky with almost everything they have done for him in our system. Unfortunately, I may be in the minority. (But I am also a true advocate for my son.)Anyone else have kids starting summer school?
Gage starts tomorrow every day from 8-10 through the public school to prepare him for 1st grade and he also gets OT, PT, and Speech services.Daniel starts in a week, M-TH 8:30-11:30. He's only getting ST though. Hopefully he will be okay. The first few days always worry me because I don't know how he's going to adjust. *shrug*

I decided to keep Mason out of ESY this year...just thought he needed a break...but he does go twice a week for his speech and OT...and will be doing a jumpstart to 1st grade later in the summer.

Good luck, I hope it goes well!

My son started ESY on July 2. Speech, PT,OT.We opted out. When I found out where the class was, I said no way. Plus we're preparing to move and I didn't want to cause too much change. I hate that it has to be only a few weeks. Kids with ASD need year round therapy/instruction! We go to private ST and OT an hr. and a half a week each.ESY? I have not heard this one before :)Extended School Year. That is what they call it around here. zayzer39278.6302662037I got really lucky that J's regular campus is one of the sites of ESY this year,
he's in the same classroom he was during the year with the same kids and
teachers. Easy transistion there!
I think it's just ridiculous that ESY is only 4 weeks long, though. REALLY
hard on a single parent...
He does get continued services as well, OT, ST, APE, etc. But we have almost
7 weeks of summer before he goes back to school! It's quite stressful. He's
going to attend a daycamp for kids age 3-8 mild to moderate ASD in august,
but being a first timer to all this daycamp hoopla, I had no idea how far in
advance you had to sign up, so I only got him in 2 days a week....that's all
they had left. Bummer. Seems my entire budget is going toward babysitting
this summer.I am worried about the transition and also the fact that it is only for 3 weeks, but since it is only two hours each day, and for two weeks we will have swimming lessons directly after, I think it will go OK. I know the first week of Kindergarten Gage hid under his desk and would not come out. But I think since he is older now and we have been talking about summer school all summer, and I have gone over everything with him repeatedly, AND he will know that swimming lessons are literally right after class - well, I just HOPE it goes well.
If he really hates it and has a hard time, I don't know what i will do because I really think he needs the additional help. But if his behavior intereferes too much with the therapy and learning then I MAY pull him