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Son could be exited from special education

meghans30meghans30 member
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I should be thrilled, right? I am nervous about the possibility of my son being exited from the system for 1st grade. He has been recieving services since he was 2 from EI, then he began a special needs pre-k and finally was placed in a restrictive setting for kindergarten. His initial dx was severe Apraxia of speech, SPD, and a fine motor delay. He did not speak any intelligible words until 3.5 yo.

According to the test results in Nov. Trevor tested within the normal range for expressive language and above average for receptive. He can now print his name well, identifies all the letters of the alphabet, is on track as far as letter sound recognition, and his fine motor skills have greatly improved. He still has a slight attention issue, and can be easily excited, but all the testing and even comments from the SLP and his current teacher point to an exit from his current program and perhaps a lose of services. Of course I am thrilled with his progress, but am also nervous of him being placed in a large 1st grade classroom with no support and all our hard work falling apart. His current class size is 14 ( K and 1st combined) with three staff members.

Anyone been through this before? Could he possibly be a canidate for a 504 plan? The SLP did mention at our last meeting that they were "looking for something else," because his progress is not typical of a child with true Apraxia... The worrying never stops, does it? I've dreamed of this day and now that I am faced with the possibility of leaving all the special ed. services behind I am nervous.

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  • meghans30meghans30 member
    Thanks. This response was very helpful. I just have to wait it out until our 3 year eval in March. Recieved his IEP progress report yesterday and his progress is remarkable. So proud of him, thankful for the great professionals who have worked with him all these years, and nervous.
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  • nictelnictel

    Hi!  I don't have any advice, since I have only been on this ride for about a year now.  My son was diagnosed with apraxia in September, and has made a ton of progress, although he is still very hard to understand...

    Out of curiousity, do you know what she meant by saying that his progress was not typical of true apraxia?  What would be typical progress for true apraxia?

    Good Luck!  Let us know what happens!  I love your blog by the way - it has been very helpful to me.  Thank you for taking the time to write it.

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