OMG,Since I'm in Canada I cant tell you what course to take ,But you were right to pull him out Until you get this dealt with,If I walked on this i would not have been able to hold it together like you did,I cant imagine how your child must feel,being restrained by someone he has no real bond with.
I know in our school system they have to have a separate room for restraining tantrums, calming ect,Never in a class full of there peers!!! That is disgraceful.!!You should be told every day how your son is coping and if any disciplinary action was given to him,Find an Autism Advocate to help you with the IEP.
(((HUGS))) for you and your son.
God bless ,Linda
Okay sorry yall if this is too long but i've been reading and getting alot of info from the board i was wondering if any can help me. My son Taron is 5yrs and was dx at 3yrs started aba around 4yrs10mon but his behavoirs of hitting his 1:1teacher was something new but they told me this happends and it will be okay he will comply with his programs and that will stop. Okay he was doing okayFirst look at your current IEP. Check to see if a Behavioral Intervention
Plan is written in it. IF it is not than ask that a FBA done on your child by
a BCBA.
This is key as the Funtional Behavioral Analysis will get to the causes of
your sons behaviors. You will need a BCBA to help write this up for you.
Ask that your 1:1 aide be a fully trained ABA therapist who will be able to
implement the BIP at school. The fact that he can work calmly with you
leeds me to beleive that there is a lot going on which is triggering your
sons behaviors.
ASk to have Behavior Interventions 1:1 at home as well.
I would check on what type of reinforcement schedules they have for your
child as well. Is the aide facilitating anything? YOur childs behaviors are
a part of his autism, that being said it needs to be addressed in a very big
way. He needs Behavior intervention right away.
Go see an advocate right away. You have every right to call an emergency
IEP. Put everything in writing. Document everything.
I have worked in the field of behavior analysis for about 10 years, including an early intervention school, and I can tell you that you are right. It sounds like their is a problem with the interaction between your son and the teacher/aid. First, I would say that he was 100% wrong telling you it will get better in a few weeks. SOmetimes therapy takes years to show any improvements and it is a uneducated statement to say something like he did. I would seriously research what qualifications this man has. SOmetimes they stick and aid or teacher in a classroom with little if any behavioral knowledge and call them a behavioral tech. THEY ARE NOT! You have the right to have appropriate education for your son! They should be able to offer alternative schooling, maybe even a school contracted to provide services they are not able to provide in a classroom. Call the school board, the princaple, who ever you have to EVERY DAY! Don't let. Research some schools in the area and come prepared to request services! It just sounds like they have not put a lot of effort into prevention in the classroom, they immediately go to crisis mode. A male staff being on top of your son is not part of any restraint proceedure I know! TYpically ACT is what they use in school systems but that invoves sitting on the floor with the child in front of you in a hold, NOT ON TOP OF HIM. I don't want to scare you but there have been a lot of cases of childrens breathing stopped in those situations. You can always go the route of having your doctor write something about him not being restrained due to medical concerns. DON't get me wrong sometimes children who are a threat to the health, safety, and welfare of themself or anyone else must be retrained. THis should always be the last resport. I would ask to see this man's certification in whatever restraint proceedure is being used because without that he is not legally allowed to touch your son. SOme schools even require parent consent to use restraint proceedures on their children. No safe restraint proceedure lies a child face first on the floor without some type of padding. I am sorry for the rant but I see this type of thing all the time. Iam sorry to say that this might continue unless you become the biggest pain in the butt for the school system. Fight for everything your son needs!
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