Spoke with Spec Ed teacher

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Registered: 02-24-2004
Spoke with Spec Ed teacher
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Mon, 12-12-2005 - 12:47pm

Well, I decided to go into the school this morning and talk with the spec ed teacher. I mentioned to her that I found out that Nathan had been pulled out of class to be with Mrs. L....but I wasn't informed of anything. WELL....she looked at me and said, "oh, I didn't talk to you about that?" DUH!!!!! So, she went on to apologize, saying it was her fault, she thought that she had mentioned it to me. So, she explained what the class was all about.

Then I told her that I found out that Nathan had cried last week, but that there wasn't anything written in his folder about it. So, she tried to be polite, and explained what had happened...blah, blah, blah!!!! I told her that I would like something written in his folder, so that I know what's going on. This way, I can discuss things with Nathan....about the situation, his behavior, the behavior of others, etc. Going over things, helps him to understand the situation better, and sometimes he doesn't always understand what's going on here at school.

Then, I asked her if I could get something written up .....a schedule of when he's pulled out of class, for what, for how long, and what the rest of the class is doing while he is pulled out. This way I have some idea what his schedule is like. (I never asked her for this schedule before because I didn't realize how often he had been getting pulled out of class....but from what Nathan says...it seems quite a bit.)

It was a lighthearted conversation....I didn't come off snotty or anything. I really wanted too. But she does work with Nathan, so I figured that I should be nice, and give her a chance to explain. I hate confronting people. It's hard for me, because I generally a quiet person. Having an autistic child sure changes things.

michelle

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Registered: 08-26-2005
Tue, 12-13-2005 - 12:12am
Michelle,
I'm also a quiet person and have a hard time standing up for myself sometimes but when I got Jake's diagnosis I made up my mind that I wasn't going to just go quietly when I felt Jake needed certain things. I recently parted ways with a ST because she was constantly cancelling or switching days and it became very stressful for Jake. At first I wasn't going to say anything because she was through E.I and because it's free I felt maybe I shouldn't, but I just felt she didn't have a real genuine interest in Jake's case and had very little experience working with autistic kids. It is hard but it's so important to stand up for our kids because there are so little services available to them already, I feel what they do get should be top notch. Good for you!
Teresa