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 Thanks for your response, yes Micki they aren't going to sign anything from the school. I will let them know about the book.

Kris, yes she does have sensory issues and you accurately described some of what they think is happening. However they are thinking she might has Aspergers (spell?) because she has trouble reading emotions. They had to teach her that when someone is crying you should consol them and other things that are usually unlearned. She smiles herself and makes eye contact so it's hard to tell exactly what's going on.

I feel bad that they are having a hard time with the school system. No child that needs them should go without services.

Obviously the psychologist had little knowledge of asd. Hyperlexia (early
reading skills) is common in AS and many kids on the spectrum are
indeed gifted in some areas, gifted and asd is not mutually exclusive.
Being gifted also does not mean that she does not need services.

Since this was through the school system and will be used to exclude her
from receiving services I would advice her to
-buy Wrightslaw "from emotions to advocacy' to help her navigate
through the special education system
-be sure to document interaction with psychologist and get from him in
writing why she is not asd
-she should not sign anything from the school-district she does not/
never agree with !!!
-get an evaluation from someone knowledgeable

With an outside evaluation and the obvious incompetence of the school
psychologist she should be able to make an agruemment to the district
about receiving services (the 'how-to-do-that' is in wrightslaws book)

HI-MY SON IS ALSO 3 AND HAS AUTISM.  I JUST ALSO HAPPEN TO BE A PEDIATRIC OCCUAPTIONAL THERAPY ASSISTANT, WHO WORKS WITH AUTISTIC CHILDREN.  IT SOUNDS TO ME AS IF YOUR FRIEND'S DAUGHTER MAY HAVE "SENSORY ISSUES"  OR SENSORY MODULATION DISFUNCTION.  YOU CAN HAVE THIS WITHOUT BEING AUTISTIC.  SHE MAY ALSO JUST HAVE A REGULATION OF BEHAVIOR ISSUE.  IT COME OUT IN TANTRUMS AS THESE CHILDREN ARE UNABLE TO CORRECTLY ARTICULATE WHAT THEY ARE FEELING, SO THEY "MELT-DOWN"-BECAUSE IT DEFINATELY GETS THEIR POINT ACROSS, AND THEY GET TO STOP WHATEVER IT IS THEY DON'T WANT TO DO, BECAUSE NO ONE IS ABLE TO CALM THEM DOWN(THAT IS WHERE THE SELF REGULATION COMES IN, BECAUSE SHE DOES NOT YET HAVE THE SKILLS TO CALM HERSELF)  I WOULD DEFINATELY RECOMMEND THAT SHE READ THE OUT OF SINC CHILD.  THIS IS A WONDERFUL REFERENCE AND SHE MAY FIND SOMETHING THAT CLEARLY DISCRIBES THE BEHAVIORS HER DAUGHTER DISPLAYS-WHICH WOULD LEAD TO MORE APPROPRIATE THERAPY GOALS.  GOOD LUCK TO BOTH OF YOU.
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