High Functioning Autism and the IEP: A 7-Year Observation of a Child with Asperger's Syndrome

Follow a child in an American public elementary school, the development of an IEP, evaluations for Occupation Therapy and Counseling. With copies of actual reports written by school officials on the IEP Teams over a 7-year period. Supplemental diary excerpts from the child's father with a "Where is he now?" from 2024. A grade eye-opener for any parent of guardian who is just starting out with a child with disabilities and their own Individualized Educational Plan, IEP. Also, a useful tool for anyone with a child currently in the system to compare experiences.AggressionAnxiety, nervousnessASDS Asperger Syndrome Diagnostic ScaleAsperger’s Syndrome (AS)Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)AutismBehavior Assessment System for Children, Second Edition (BASC-2)Biting, UncontrollableBodily Movements, UncontrollableChildhood disintegrative disorderDeliriumDepressionDevelopmental Motor Quotient (DMQ)DyslogiaEnergy, extremeFeeding disordersFood, color sensitivityFood, smell sensitivityGARS Gilliam Autism Rating ScaleHitting, UncontrollableInfatuationsIndividualized Education Program (IEP) ReportLanguage DelayLearning DisabilitiesMemory Events, ExtraordinaryMultidimensionally impaired disorder (MID)Multidisciplinary Team Evaluation PlanNight TerrorsNon-verbal Learning DisabilityObsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)Occupational Therapy Evaluation (OTR/L)Other Health Impaired (OHI)Peabody Developmental Motor Scales (PDMS)Pervasive Developmental Disorders (PDD)Pervasive Developmental Disorder/Autism Spectrum Disorder EvaluationPreschool Special Needs Program Exit ReportPsychoeducational ReportRett DisorderSchizophrenia spectrum disordersScreeching, UncontrollableSeizuresSelf-helpSemantic Pragmatic DisorderSocial behaviorSocial–emotional learning disorderWechsler Intelligence Scale for Children – Fourth Edition (WISC–IV)Woodcock-Johnson Tests of Achievement Third Edition (WJ-III)Read more