Special Education

Recent Answers

2012-02-10 Speech Disorders - greatdaughter repeating herself:

Pamela,   As you know without seeing the child it is impossible to guess of what is the cause of her behavior. However, I do agree that such behavior is quite odd.  Given that she is a late talker I urge

2012-02-10 Special Education - withdrawing consent:

Thanks for writing to me and using this service!  The OT and you have disagreements on your child's level of skill and functioning, areas of need, goals or objectives, accommodations, and/or services in

2012-02-10 Autism - withdrawing consent given in the past:

David,    What you were told at the last ARD meeting is not true -- they were just pressuring you to sign and agree. The law gives you a line item veto: you can agree with the placements and services you

2012-02-10 Autism - Diagnosis:

Hello Susan,    Although I'm from Ontario, I have not lived there in some time, so am not up on all the current services available in the Brampton area.    But, here are a few places you can contact. Even

2012-02-08 Autism - High Functioning Aspergers:

Hi Kay,    If your son has an IEP, ask for an update meeting on the grounds that the transition from one teacher to several is not working well and nobody is on the same page. All his teachers should attend