Tim Runner - Autism - Parenting Special Needs - Parenting/Family

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Expert Profile: Tim Runner

Expertise: Questions concerning autistic student special education: IEP, assessments, Due Process, mediation, resolution conference, federal law, CA state law, qualifying for services, residential treatment, special day classes, resource specialists, procedures, having your child assessed, adaptive PE, speech & language, non-public school, FAPE.

Experience in the area
I have been an education advocate representing students and parents for five years. My experience includes: representing my clients in IEPs, SSTs, Due Process, review assessment results for my clients and for other advocates, and mediations. I have represented clients with learning disabilities, autism, Downs Syndrome, cognitively challenged, emotional problems, learning disabilities, ADD/ADHD, and physical disabilities. I have also represented clients to County Mental Health Departments and Regional Centers. My clients range from pre-school to college students in California and various other states.

Education/Credentials
I have a degree in Mathematics from the University of California with minors in Psychology and Physics. I also studied applied statistics in the field of psychology at both the undergraduate and graduate level. I have taught college classes, conducted seminars, written articles for various publications, and testified as an expert witness.

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Something interesting about this subject that others may not know: Autism is actually a wide spectrum of disorders. Each person having autism needs to be properly assessed so that the services they need can be provided to them.

Something controversial or provocative about this subject Some school districts do a great job of identifying and serving students with autism, others do not. Under the law, schools are supposed to seek out and identify students potentially needing special education help. They are supposed to assess these students and provide then with the services they need based on the results of these assessments. This even applies to students in private schools.

What do you still hope to achieve/learn in this field? I learn more every day. Autistic students can benefit so much from proper special education services. The challenge is determining what they need and providing it to them in a timely manner.

What do you like about this subject? There is so much that can be done to help both the students and their parents. This field is rapidly evolving with new concepts being developed all the time. The filed has come a long way in learning how to identify and help students with autism.

Average Ratings
Prestige Points: 480
Knowledge	9.60 Best of the best
Clarity of Response	9.60 Best of the best
Timeliness	9.60 Best of the best
Politeness	9.67 Best of the best
Number Of Questions (in Past 24 Hours)		0
Max Questions to be Asked (in 24 Hour period)		4
Total Questions (since joining AllExperts)		86

Recent Reviews from Users

Knowl	Clarity	Time	Politeness	Date
10	10	10	10	10/14/08
10	10	10	10	10/12/08
10	10	10	10	09/11/08
7	7	7	8	04/19/08
10	10	10	10	04/17/08

User Comments

Tim, thank you very much for answering my question. So many times I have went through the process of asking questions over the internet without ever r
(tim on 10/14/08)

Thank You! I Am going to follow your advice. You have been Very Helpful and I appreciate your help Very Much! Thank You!!!
(Tracy Wilkinson on 10/12/08)

Thanks a lot for the info! You are doing a great job. This is really helping us out.
(Joshua on 09/11/08)

very thorough.tnx
(Kat on 04/17/08)

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Recent Answers from Tim Runner

2008-11-27 IEP, Social Skills, and understanding what he's being told: Sherry, You need to put your assessment requests in writing to the school and remind them of the overdue functional behavioral assessment. You need to briefly state why your son needs to have these...

2008-11-25 autism and space: Aimee, Each child is unique. It does seem interesting that all three autistic boys are interested in space. I have autistic clients with interests in everything from dinosaurs to airline schedules....

2008-11-24 schooling: Cherie, If you live in the United States, you need to write a letter to the principal asking for a special education assessments in all areas of suspected disability. The law says they have to conduct...

2008-11-21 Evaluations: Angela, The law only requires that the school district "consider" the results of outside assessments. It gives the school the final responsibility to determine what challenges a child has that are interfering...

2008-11-12 Wondering about the future: Rebecca, I'm pleased for you and your son that his preschool is working well. Before this school year is over, the school district should assess your son to determine the placement and services needed...