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My son, diagnosed with ASD, had an interesting IEP meeting yesterday I thought you might enjoy hearing about. It was to update his current levels, revise some goals and add PT to his services, in addition to his ST, OT and BT (is that right, for behavioral?)He is in a self contained mild ese k-2, repeating kindergarten, he turned 6 in July. He still drinks out of a sippy cup and finger feeds, and is substantially delayed in fine and gross motor. His speech is coming along slowly, he can't hold a conversation but can answer very simple questions if prompted, and can request his needs/wants pretty well. His teacher always makes a big deal that he still uses a sippy cup and finger feeds, and although I am always trying to encourage/help him, he is super resistant and I don't see it as a big emergency that needs to be fixed right away. I am always telling them that he will do things when he's ready, thats what kind of kid he is. Like he resisted potty training for a very long time, then when he was ready, he was trained (by me) in one day. He is taking it all in and it will come out eventually, when it is comfortable for him. He has never written or colored, he has been very resistant in holding a marker, crayon etc. His OT told me last year that writing wasnt gonna be his thing....like it was never gonna happen.
So...I had to keep him at the meeting with me after school. I was kinda bummed cause I felt the focus was gonna land on what he isn't doing/ can't do, judging by what the teacher had written on his current levels. So my son chooses this opportunity, as the meeting begins, to grab a marker and write his name for the first time ever and draw happy faces on the page like his teacher does. Then he wrote the name of a classmate and drew sad faces cause that kid had gotten in trouble that day, all the while making cute witty comments. His teacher and therapists almost fell on the floor, to them it was like he had just traveled by light year.
The PT rep had been reading her report but no one was paying attention, we couldnt take our eyes off what he was doing. She said...I've never been upstaged like this at an IEP meeting, but its in such a wonderful way! One of his goals had to be changed then and there, from writing a letter, to writing a sentence. To top it off, there was a regular kindergarten teacher attending, as required, who doesn't really know my son. She had an intern with her. As this is all going on, I overhear the intern ask her what my sons issues were and she responds...'he's autistic, but very high functioning" Wow never heard that one before!
It was a good day
So...I had to keep him at the meeting with me after school. I was kinda bummed cause I felt the focus was gonna land on what he isn't doing/ can't do, judging by what the teacher had written on his current levels. So my son chooses this opportunity, as the meeting begins, to grab a marker and write his name for the first time ever and draw happy faces on the page like his teacher does. Then he wrote the name of a classmate and drew sad faces cause that kid had gotten in trouble that day, all the while making cute witty comments. His teacher and therapists almost fell on the floor, to them it was like he had just traveled by light year.
The PT rep had been reading her report but no one was paying attention, we couldnt take our eyes off what he was doing. She said...I've never been upstaged like this at an IEP meeting, but its in such a wonderful way! One of his goals had to be changed then and there, from writing a letter, to writing a sentence. To top it off, there was a regular kindergarten teacher attending, as required, who doesn't really know my son. She had an intern with her. As this is all going on, I overhear the intern ask her what my sons issues were and she responds...'he's autistic, but very high functioning" Wow never heard that one before!
It was a good day
. Nice to hear about an IEP meeting going well and both parents and teachers feeling good about it. 
