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August 25, 2006
SITE: Ten Common Mistakes Parents Make During the IEP Meeting (Gray Center)
SITE: Ten Common Mistakes Parents Make During the IEP Meeting (Gray Center)
URL: http://www.thegraycenter.org/sectionsdetails.cfm?id=41
DESCRIPTION: Excellent article by Matt Foley and DeAnn Hyatt-Foley (who living in Lubbock Texas and have a fourteen year old son. (from the site - Matt and DeAnn have also developed a workshop that teaches parents and educators the special education process. Their workshop has been presented throughout Texas and at the Yale University Autism Conference.)
As advertised, the site offers ten ideas that help better understand the process. These are (see the article for full explinations):
-Believing the professionals are the only experts.
-Not making requests in writing.
-Not being familiar with Prior Notice section of the Procedural Safeguards (34 CFR 300.503).
-Requesting a related service instead of an assessment that supports the need for a related service.
-Accepting assessment results that do not recommend the services you think your child needs.
-Allowing the assessment information to be presented for the first time at the IEP meeting.
-Accepting goals and objectives that are not measurable.
-Allowing placement decisions to be made before IEP goals and objectives are written.
-Allowing your child’s IEP meeting to be rushed so the school staff can begin the next child’s IEP meeting.
-Not asking a lot of questions.
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August 14, 2006
Video Social Stories (dttrainer.com)
SITE: Video Social Stories (dttrainer.com)
URL: http://www.dttrainer.com/storymovies.html
DESCRIPTION: Site from dttrainer (Descrete Trial Trainer) for their Video Social Stories product. Three sample video stories from the social stories series are available on the site for viewing. The first volume is called "Social Concepts and Skills at School." As with all Social Stories, these can provide a guide for creating social stories specifically for your child or student. The three samples episodes might be sufficient for giving you guidance in that direction.
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August 09, 2006
Organization for Autism Research (OAR)
SITE: Organization for Autism Research (OAR)
URL: http://www.researchautism.org
DESCRIPTION: Excellent site from the Organization for Autism Research (OAR). They were formed in 2001 by seven parents and grandparents of children and adults on the autism spectrum, "OAR set out to use applied science to answer questions that parents, families, individuals with autism, teachers and caregivers confront daily. No other autism organization has this singular focus."
The site has very good information on Autism and resources that you can use. Of primary note are three books that can be downloaded in their entirety from the site:
A Parent's Guide to Research (the first book in the Life Journey through Autism Series that provides basic information on Autism, especially useful for the parent first discovering the diagnosis for a loved one).
An Educator’s Guide to Autism (the second book in the Life Journey through Autism series provides parents, teachers and education professionals with a plan for teaching a child with autism in the general elementary classroom setting).
An Educator’s Guide to Asperger Syndrome (the third book in the Life Journey Through Autism series that illustrates ways to work with Asperger Syndrome children within an inclusive classroom setting).
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August 08, 2006
2006 National Autism Conference (State College, Pennsylvania)
SITE: 2006 National Autism Conference (State College, Pennsylvania)
URL: http://www.outreach.psu.edu/programs/Autism/National/default-Agenda.asp
DESCRIPTION: The mission of the conference is to: "This conference provides comprehensive, evidence-based information to assist educators,
providers, and families in developing effective educational and therapeutic programming for all students with autism spectrum disorders." Many of the presentation materials are posted to the site. Click on the agenda and browse the days to see if online content is available. Many of the speakers have placed their slides on the site and they provide good outlines of many topics that would be of interest to educators, parents and others who work with autistic children and adults.
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August 03, 2006
College and Research Library News INTERNET RESOURCES Series: Autism spectrum disorders: A resource for ASD information on the Web
Site: College and Research Library News INTERNET RESOURCES Series: Autism spectrum disorders: A resource for ASD information on the Web
URL: http://www.ala.org/ala/acrl/acrlpubs/crlnews/backissues2005/october05/autism.htm
Description: Article written by Corey Seeman for College and Research Library News (C&RL News, October 2005, Vol. 66, No. 9) on resources that academic libraries should know about when exploring Autism Spectrum Disorders. This list was not comprehensive, but focuses on some of the more prominent sites of interest to academic libraries.
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