aspergers syndrome

My daughter (who is turning 13 next week) has been attending Michelle Winner's social skills class in San Jose CA this summer. It has been very very helpful. I recommend her website, seminars and books. The books are especially easy reading, with activities to copy and large print. Her approach has been effective with my child, and also I have benefitted from changing how I approach my child and her learning struggles. I also like Kathryn Stewart's new book (do a amazon search) and "Asperger's Syndrome and Adolescence-Strategies for School Success"--this last book has lots of lists of suggested accomodations that can be useful for writing IEP's. Kathryn Stewart's book (she heads Orion Academy, a high school in Moraga CA) is not thick, and is easy to read--good for school staff gifts. Michelle Winner's website is www.socialthinking.org.

My daughter was thinking about having to start school on Aug 26 and started crying, because she hates school, all the kids are mean (her twin sister agrees) and the teachers and principal know nothing. So far, the school shines on the fact that my child is miserable and has no solutions. They are always out of compliance with her IEP and don't know how to deal with her well. She is also very gifted, and this adds to the problems. Her main academic difficulty is writing--she has written almost nothing in 2 years. Lindamood Bell program helped her this summer, but I am waiting to see how it translate to doing schoolwork--and what the district will say when I tell them I want to have them continue to pay for the LB program. They have failed her for three years--they probably will continue to do so. Good luck

Very interested in how it went with the school board. I'm thinking of doing this myself. How did they respond?

I'm very glad for you1 Much continued success! I think this is the avenue I will pursue next. Hope I am as successful. Thanks for your response.