tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5441989712918579133.post6809373919394063535..comments2024-01-26T03:49:33.080-05:00Comments on Rarer in Girls...My Daughter with Autism: When inclusion is no longer workingSuzannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08240262747073351481noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5441989712918579133.post-54521695500081912882014-03-08T15:13:39.315-05:002014-03-08T15:13:39.315-05:00It's tough to change your position as you'...It's tough to change your position as you've been an advocate of inclusion and Henderson but it takes a bigger person to admit there may be a need to change the course of your kid's education. My daughter goes to a regular daycare but she doesn't participate in all the activities and seems to be ignored by the teachers a lot of the time. The place isn't set up for an autistic child. It probably doesn't matter as classes aren't that structured that age but I wonder if she will be able to just sit down in chair and not wander around the classroom in a year or two. She spends a couple of mornings a week in a special education class so she's been in an inclusive and non-inclusive setting. Oh, great she just did another modern art masterpiece of poop on her window. Stuff like that makes me think how hard it is to educate her. I want her educated but not at the expense of every other kid in her class if she really becomes a serious disruption. I don't want her isolated from other kids for the rest of her days in school in some windowless classroom like she is now in the public school. At this point I think she can learn from her peers in the mainstream but if it becomes counterproductive I'll consider alternatives. <br /><br />What about homeschooling? Lack of proper training and the energy-draining aspect of 24 hour care may make this option undesirable. We can't do this not without a 50% cut in income and then not having the energy to help her little brother. I wish I didn't have to deal with autism period and just complain like other parents whose kid got a "B" or didn't make the team. Of well, I still have people tell she will grow out of autism like other kids have. That's the good old American can-do positive attitude but what happens when your kid can't do? <br /><br /><br /> <br /> <br /><br /> <br /> Freeyokehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12526846615176172310noreply@blogger.com