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CA residents - how to get my kid accepted to Regional Centers?
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<blockquote data-quote="Smithmom" data-source="post: 740574" data-attributes="member: 23371"><p>Do you have an advocate? An educational advocate I mean. Someone to go to IEP mtgs with you. To help you sort through all the records and see what kind of evaluations, therapist reports, records would help you get the services she needs for school. My question is do you know what you want? If not this person can make suggestions. I'm assuming you can't afford to pay for this. Others can help but I'll offer a couple of suggestions. Call local mental health assoc, autism society, etc. Ask them if they either provide someone or know where you can get help. Once you have a plan and the school wont give you what you want file an appeal. The paperwork for this you get at an IEP meeting. This should trigger a negotiation process. In my state the state will give you an advocate for this negotiation process. In my experience if the advocate agrees with your plan the school district will accept it. They are not going to argue with the state dept of ed rep. If the advocate/ state rep agrees that district can't provide appropriate setting and that regional center is appropriate then that person will help you with that process.</p><p></p><p>I don't see here how old she is. Under 16 you run afoul of truancy laws. So she can't stay out of education indefinitely. Over 16 they'll send you drop out paperwork. </p><p></p><p>Guess my bigger question, sorry if I missed this too, is she getting some sort of medical help and/ or therapist to help her? Medication? Therapy?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Smithmom, post: 740574, member: 23371"] Do you have an advocate? An educational advocate I mean. Someone to go to IEP mtgs with you. To help you sort through all the records and see what kind of evaluations, therapist reports, records would help you get the services she needs for school. My question is do you know what you want? If not this person can make suggestions. I'm assuming you can't afford to pay for this. Others can help but I'll offer a couple of suggestions. Call local mental health assoc, autism society, etc. Ask them if they either provide someone or know where you can get help. Once you have a plan and the school wont give you what you want file an appeal. The paperwork for this you get at an IEP meeting. This should trigger a negotiation process. In my state the state will give you an advocate for this negotiation process. In my experience if the advocate agrees with your plan the school district will accept it. They are not going to argue with the state dept of ed rep. If the advocate/ state rep agrees that district can't provide appropriate setting and that regional center is appropriate then that person will help you with that process. I don't see here how old she is. Under 16 you run afoul of truancy laws. So she can't stay out of education indefinitely. Over 16 they'll send you drop out paperwork. Guess my bigger question, sorry if I missed this too, is she getting some sort of medical help and/ or therapist to help her? Medication? Therapy? [/QUOTE]
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