I met a new blogger this week. I mean, I met a blogger I haven’t known before now; she’s not really a “new” blogger. She actually popped over from the Mom Blog Network, which just goes to show you it was worth signing up with all the social media sites I have over the last year and a half. 
Anyway, Shawnda’s blog is called Asperger’s Syndrome Awareness, and she is also writing a book about her experiences raising her son, who is 13 and has a diagnosis of Asperger’s. Pretty cool!
I was reading some of her posts and was intrigued by her thoughts on Least Restrictive Environment and whether the way it’s put into practice is really the best thing for some of our kids. I’d love to hear your thoughts on what she has to say about it. Do you think, like Shawnda does, that it’s often really code for spending the least money possible?
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Good morning. Thanks for the post, I really appreciate it. Another thought to think about is I personally feel that the older your kid gets the less “help” they seem to be getting through special education/IEP’s. (I think that is why most parents of young kids are still happy with the system, and the fact that the other kids in their classes are still so young the differences are not quite yet apparent to them.) The thing is, you never outgrow Asperger’s. As a matter of fact , kids can regress in the progress they make if that “rug of support” is suddenly pulled out from underneath them.
P.S. I would be happy to follow your blog but I am not sure how to follow on here, if you could let me know that would be great! Thanks:)
.-= Shawnda´s last blog ..Schools are short on cash, but they have time for this? =-.
For two years I worked as an Inclusion teacher in a Middle School. Definitely, it’s harder and more demanding on the kids, but it’s also more real. I never hesitated to send a kid back to resource classes if I thought they couldn’t hang, but I’d rather them getting C’s in an inclusion setting. Honestly, LRE needs a LOT of tweaking, but I’ve seen that it works. Previously, I thought it was terrible idea.
.-= Katy´s last blog ..Perspective =-.
Trish,
Thanks for sharing Shawnda’s blog, not to mention your extensive blogroll & list of resources.
I appreciate everyone’s comments here and on Shawnda’s post – this is something I’m definitely going to keep an eye on as my son gets older. I can see that I will have to continue to be very assertive and proactive each year to make sure that the school is doing everything they can and that we are also finding the proper place for him to learn and develop.
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