tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527055659904040434.post6922135118898052316..comments2023-09-17T04:34:33.856-07:00Comments on My ASD Child: Helping Teachers To Understand Your Aspergers ChildUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527055659904040434.post-38776768929486808562013-03-26T12:46:42.320-07:002013-03-26T12:46:42.320-07:00Thank you for this infoThank you for this infoAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07529058815361644849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527055659904040434.post-1934683630883303592012-10-14T13:02:08.404-07:002012-10-14T13:02:08.404-07:00Thank you for this post! I found it very informati...Thank you for this post! I found it very informational and helpful! I plan on printing this out and hanging it in my classroom! I teach four year olds at a private school and have personally never had a child in my class with Asperger's syndrome until this school year. This child was diagnosed by a specialist at my school only a few weeks ago. The part that frustrates me the most is that this child's parents claims there is nothing wrong with their child. They believe their child's meltdowns and other social struggles are not a sign/symptom of Asperger's, but rather all discipline problems!! They have told me multiple times their child is just bad and needs to be disciplined more! I know they are probably just going through denial, but I feel like they are letting too much time go by without trying to figure out the best ways to help their child. My assistant and myself have taken it upon ourselves to collect all of the information we can about Asperger's syndrome so that we can better help this child even if it only is in the classroom. So thank you again for is wonderful information!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07893068892345601253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527055659904040434.post-31994675325500075442012-06-17T05:54:40.810-07:002012-06-17T05:54:40.810-07:00Exactly what I was looking for... I will use this ...Exactly what I was looking for... I will use this as an example and send it to summer school with him on Monday... actually, I'll hand deliver it to his teacher! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527055659904040434.post-84594032780485094712011-09-01T07:03:49.731-07:002011-09-01T07:03:49.731-07:00Angela Pascuali Thank you so much i have printed o...Angela Pascuali Thank you so much i have printed out the template and i will defently share it with my sons school.<br />22 hours ago · Like<br />Wendy Layne Windrich I checked for you but NC does not currently offer FREE online public school. They are adding them all the time. Keep watching for http://www.k12.com/participating-schools/north-carolina - We are using k12 in Texas for our daughter because it's free and it's public school. She does all her work from home on a computer or printouts and has teachers as well so I'm just a learning coach.<br />19 hours ago · Like<br />Angela Pascuali Thank you Wendy for checking for me , i will defently keep a look out for that. It is a shame that NC does not offer it.<br />19 hours ago · Like<br />Lynn Mulder Sounds like you need to go to the next step up which would be the state board of education. The school is just pushing you around. They know they have to provide your child with an appropriate education but unless they are made to they are not going to. Call the dept. Of Ed. for your state and let them know what's going on. I think you will be surprised how fast the school starts to listen! It worked for me. They still try at times to bully me, but I just remind them that I am not going away.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527055659904040434.post-37097643083773569172011-09-01T07:03:35.427-07:002011-09-01T07:03:35.427-07:00What do i do when a teacher and school is not unde...What do i do when a teacher and school is not understanding on how to deal with a child with Aspergers syndrom. We have looked into homeschooling are 6 year old but can not afford it at this time. I have approached the school board on this matter and they told me that they would look into it. At the first parent teacher meeting i have asked my sons new teacher if she had read his file she said no i do not need to because i will get to know him on my own. When i told her that my son has Aspergers she said she will deal with it her own way. When i asked the school if i could get a new teacher they denied me. The problem that i see is that the school system in Fayetteville NC does not know on how to deal with a child with Aspergers sysndrom and when i talk to them and try and give them some options that they can do in order to help my son they always tell me no we will have to do this are way. Nobody is listening to me and i am at my witts end with this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527055659904040434.post-59747574168445649682011-06-20T06:57:37.118-07:002011-06-20T06:57:37.118-07:00How do I get my son challenged in school, and the ...How do I get my son challenged in school, and the school to work around his Aspergers?<br /><br />My 8 year old son was recently diagnosed with Aspergers. Academically he has never had a challenge. The most frustrating part for me is trying to tell that teachers he knows this stuff, and he's not being challenged.. but I get the same old song and dance.. that they will evaluate him the first 3 months and tell me if things neeed to change. Obviously, they never do.. and my son sits in class already knowing most of the things being taught.. then when grades come along.. he only gets a 3.. when he was doing it long before they even taught it in class.. and miraculously.. he gets better as the year goes on.. no child left behind? What about the ones who are being held back because they possibly help the school look better?<br /><br />Now, socially my son has a hard time with the kids. I received phone calls quite a bit in 2nd grade with my son getting in kids faces,talking and disrupting the class. I talked with my son, grounded him from things, spanked him.. and I'm just now finally have an answer to all this chaos, Aspergers! I'm almost relieved, because I couldn't explain why he would do certain things. Now.. how do I contact the school.. who do I contact to get this kid challenged and tested? He's entering 3rd grade, and is asking me to teach him algebra and square roots, he already knows the basics of both. Reading wise... I'd bet he's at high school level.. he's just a human sponge. Dinosaurs, Astronomy, mathematics, skyscrapers, rollercoasters..he can and will tell you all sorts of facts that most high schoolers don't know. lol<br /><br />I'm trying to teach him how to ride a bike.. and this is where it gets hairy.. he thinks because everything comes easy, it should be a piece of cake.. but we all know riding a bike isn't quite that easy. Now, I can't get him to try at all because he says he can't do it.<br /><br />My fear is my son will have a melt down once school gets tougher.. when he finally doesn't know everything and he has to work for it. I know I just unleashed alot in this question, but it all boils down to me being frustrated. I'm trying to get what's best for my son at his school, but I'm just not really sure who to talk to and what to say or to ask to get my son what he needs. If anyone has a set protocol of how to handle this.. please tell me so I can be a good advocate for my childs education. I humbly accept that I'm clueless when it comes to the school system and how it works. Thank you for your time!<br />ValAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527055659904040434.post-78423620114835617752011-03-02T05:52:11.485-08:002011-03-02T05:52:11.485-08:00Re: Are there any professionals that you would rec...Re: Are there any professionals that you would recommend that help with asperger’s in the Kansas City/Lee’s Summit, MO area that may have immediate availability and know exactly what they are doing to help us?<br /><br />Try looking here: http://aspergerssupportgroups.wordpress.com/<br /><br /><br />Re: Are their free resources that we could use to help educate his teachers?<br /><br />Go to www.MyAspergersChild.com and type "helping teachers' in the search box.<br /><br />Good luck,<br /><br />MarkMarknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527055659904040434.post-28358490103917326162011-03-02T05:51:46.456-08:002011-03-02T05:51:46.456-08:00Hello Mr. Hutten,
I need help. I have a 12 year...Hello Mr. Hutten,<br /> <br />I need help. I have a 12 year old, 6th grade son, who is one of seven children in his family. He is incredibly explosive at home and doing miserable at school (he goes to Catholic school). We were told he has asperger’s by his psychologist and psychiatrist last year. We are on a waiting list with Children’s Mercy hospital for an official evaluation.<br /> <br />Are there any professionals that you would recommend that help with asperger’s in the Kansas City/Lee’s Summit, MO area that may have immediate availability and know exactly what they are doing to help us?<br /> <br />Are their free resources that we could use to help educate his teachers? Our son is in the 6th grade but reads at the 3rd grade reading level. He knows he is behind but will not accept help. I need help in helping the teachers interact with him. It is hard to recommend when I am not an educator and we have so many struggles of our own working with him to even complete so of the homework he comes home with.<br /> <br />Your direction would be appreciated.<br /> <br />Thank you,<br />MelissaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527055659904040434.post-49157639618821695502010-12-16T20:10:15.967-08:002010-12-16T20:10:15.967-08:00Terrific work! This is the type of information tha...Terrific work! This is the type of information that should be shared around the web. Shame on the search engines for not positioning this post higher!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527055659904040434.post-1881710969618150212010-11-07T17:12:52.220-08:002010-11-07T17:12:52.220-08:00We are also very experienced with those after scho...We are also very experienced with those after school meltdowns. It's one big reason why we send our 13-year old Aspie/HFA son to school just in the morning and homeschool in the afternoon. The modified schedule really works, though we are hoping to build his tolerance for school so he can attend for more hours in high school. I would love to know some ideas to help build that tolerance for a longer school day. I'm thinking sensory help during the school day, and possibly modifying his schedule in other ways at school might help.Lisa Zhttp://www.lisazahnwrites.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527055659904040434.post-41935437930140637672010-11-06T19:54:24.057-07:002010-11-06T19:54:24.057-07:00I would also like to see an article about meltdown...I would also like to see an article about meltdowns after school. My son has never melted down at school, but has a horrible time at home. We were fortunate to have had an excellent elementary school that was able to help with an at home behavior chart with rewards and consequences at school. But when I mentioned doing a similar thing in Middle school, the "special ed" teachers were just confused. They had never even heard that it was very common for Aspergers children to meltdown at home-arrgh! I am going to try to work with the school with the help of our new behavioral psychologist and any articles on the topic would be very helpfulAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527055659904040434.post-34277174016237070112010-11-06T10:37:53.998-07:002010-11-06T10:37:53.998-07:00I wish to God above that I had stumbled across thi...I wish to God above that I had stumbled across this information when I was struggling with educators trying to get help for my son. I feel our family was thrust into the home school situation we are in everyday now because of the lack of willingness on educators parts to accept and understand the diagnosis just as we as parents were struggling to do. Their lack of understand led to an assault which has led to damage to my son's love of learning!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527055659904040434.post-73129274918123601012010-11-05T20:58:28.879-07:002010-11-05T20:58:28.879-07:00Thank you so much for sharing such a helpful templ...Thank you so much for sharing such a helpful template to "educate" our teachers about Aspergers. I would appreciate if you could also write an article about educating teachers about the meltdowns AFTER school or at home... and helping teachers be less judgmental about our parenting! My son's teacher told me our son was "only oppositional with me and he's fine at school" and that I need to figure that out in therapy. She is placing the sole blame on me as a parent, with no understanding of his special needs. Our kids hold it together all day, are overstimulated and exhausted by the end of the day... of course, they're going to MELT! And of course, they're going to melt with the safest, most unconditional person... their mother/father. I've heard from other parents of kids with Aspergers with this same issue. I would appreciate hearing about similar experiences or advice.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527055659904040434.post-74201017032647842992010-11-04T13:12:29.928-07:002010-11-04T13:12:29.928-07:00I think my biggest concern is that we are dealing ...I think my biggest concern is that we are dealing with educators that have never 'seen' Asperger's before, and are therefore convinced that none of the outbursts, meltdowns, etc. are related to it. How do you make people understand that although there may be good days, meltdowns are really a part of things and not willful disobedience and defiance, or as it was put today, a "temper tantrum"?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527055659904040434.post-27967660577160301502010-11-04T13:11:58.704-07:002010-11-04T13:11:58.704-07:00Here is a question I have; why, when the educators...Here is a question I have; why, when the educators hear the word Autism/Aspergers, they drop the pen?<br /><br /> <br /><br />My father, sister and I have Aspergers, but went to school before it was known of. So we 3 were taught to print and do cursive. We hand wrote well enough, and fast enough, to keep up with note taking and turning in handwritten papers. When my nephew and son were diagnosed, the taught them block writing and only did cursive for one week. After that, they went straight to dictation, then to computers. There was no effort to teach them. An here, with my son in 8th grade, the school is finally listening to me. My son has a 3rd/4th grade reading level, does not have full comprehension of what he’s reading (doesn’t see how events influence each other) and has a 2nd grade spelling level. As for typing – he failed it. Turns out that he is the type of child that need to learn to read and spell through handwriting – specifically cursive.<br /><br /> <br /><br />Then there’s the excuse that we’re in the electronic age and no one write anything anymore. I work for a big university and I see plenty of handwriting among the staff and teachers. The only reason you see students walking around with laptops all the time is because the classroom requires it. I’ve beaten modern kids typing of notes on the computer with my handwriting. On a laptop, you can’t do list, sketches, arrows drawn up to a previous note. A sketch, in its self, can say/explain a concept far easier and faster than if you tried to write/type it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527055659904040434.post-39887081761875179662010-11-04T11:22:38.252-07:002010-11-04T11:22:38.252-07:00Unfortunately I've found that the schools will...Unfortunately I've found that the schools will do anything (they know all the loop holes) to keep from giving a child a 'tag'. They either don't have enough trained teachers, aides, or money. It took us 5 doctors and 3 years to get our child diagnosis. If a counselor did the diagnosis, you'll need to find a Child Development Clinic or a Child Psychiatrist. It may help if you got a second opinion from a doctor of your choice. Now, the school is willing to do their own testing and even pay for an outside doctor to do the test. Insist on a doctor with a good reputation, otherwise, they'll send the child to someone who's not good at diagnosing it. Making sure that you have the correct physician would be a good topic write about.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com