Basically, an IEP is where teachers and parents come together and figure out what the educational needs are for the child...like a personal game plan.
Our son was tested at school and along with the home personal survey; they have found that he is on the Autism spectrum...and Aspergers was mentioned. We have him scheduled to see a specialist, a really great doctor. I say that because I have personally met with him before and I have even recommended him in the past. I am confident that after all the other tests our son might have to through the specialist that there will be no long drawn out process as it is/was in my case. This will be a learning process for the whole family.
I was observing him the other night a dinner with my sister and her youngest son. My sister is a nurse and was very good with him. My sister had refilled the salsa dish with a different bottle that he had used and he was very quick to point out she had use the wrong bottle and it wasn't the same. She explained to him that it had the same salsa in the bottle that she used. She also went on to explain to him that she was going to get another basket of chips and that they would be the same type of chips just a different basket. I personally didn't think he needed this explanation since he has been to Mexican restaurants a lot since he was little. I didn't say anything, I continued to watch. My son said that it was ok as she was handed a new basket of chips. I thought to myself, would I know when to explain things to him when things are different like a basket of chips? How will I know what I should explain to him and what I shouldn't. I don't want him to feel like he's different, I want him to feel like himself. I am sure I will learn with my husband the do's and don'ts as this process and progress goes on.
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