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Advice needed for OHIO IEP meeting
Oct 04, 2008 12:46AM in the Asperger's Syndrome Community
IEE = Independent Educational Evaluation. Parents have a right to an IEE at the scoiol districts expense if they disagree with the M-team evaluation. Do it in writing and go for it.
birth control pills for 9 yr old autistic child
Oct 04, 2008 12:28AM in the Autism Community
Drs. Mark and David Geier seem to think there is a relation with mercury and testosterone levels. The Geiers noted that people with autism had lower levels of glutathione (unsure of spelling). They found that testosterone blocks the body’s ability to make glutathione. And that mercury binds itself to glutathione. So. whatever the body makes, testoster...
gluten-free casein-free diet
Oct 03, 2008 11:52PM in the Autism Community
There was some stuff about Secetin treatments for autism. This is normally for persons with Celiac Sprue. But some say it helps persons with autism. I think Dr Bernard Rimland (vitamin B-12 treatments) mentions secretin. Temple Grandin mentions two types of autism: the regressive/epileptic type and the Kanner/Asperger type. Some treatments work for one ...
vaccines
Oct 03, 2008 11:44PM in the Autism Community
Anti freeze in vaccines? Where ? In the Arctic? I don't think they're frozen to begin with.
Daughter's IEP meeting for preschool
Oct 03, 2008 11:30PM in the Autism Community
Once the IEP gets hammered out, spotcheck to see if the teachers have the copy and have read it. Also do a"pop quiz" on some goals and progress thereof from time to time. When you have progress reports/report cards and other academic stuff, you should also ask for written report on IEP goals progress as well. After all, if goals are required to progress fr...
Writing the IEP for developmental preschool
Sep 24, 2008 10:01AM in the Autism Community
I think we are on the right track as to the goals, the phrasing can be decided at the meeting. Thats why we have meetings. to get the best minds together and hammer out the details. As long as you see that the goals are SMART: Specific, Measurable Atainable and have a Time table, you're good to go. I just want to re-iterate the need for specific Present ...