Bullying of a student with a disability that results in the student not receiving meaningful educational benefit constitutes a denial of a free appropriate public education (FAPE) under the IDEA that must be remedied. Students with disabilities are disproportionately affected by bullying »
Adult With Aspergers Draws First Blood
Drawing First Blood When was the last time you saw an adolescent or teenager who was always on their best behavior? I’ll wait. As an Adult with Aspergers, I can, and will, stand toe-to-toe against anyone who says just Asperger’s kids have issues with social skills. What should make an adult is learning how not ... An Adult with Aspergers social point of view »
Asperger Adults Can Speak For Themselves
“For all Asperger Adults, we are not broken.” ” I work, have a family, I am happy”. “I can speak for myself, I do not need someone to speak for me”. Asperger Adults »
“My philosophy about Asperger’s is simple: Asperger is an obstacle course, not a disability”
by Simon Huebner In or Out? Autism Speaks and everyone else can’t make up their minds. I’d rather not repeat myself on my site but Asperger is an obstacle course . I already recorded a podcast about groups such as Autism Speaks and the Autistic Self-Advocacy Network. I’m not going to imitate what feels like ... Read more from a highly educated and successful adult who has Asperger Syndrome »
Academic Accommodations and Modifications: Parents have the right to demand educational approaches that work
Academic modifications are topically only implemented through the IEP, its very rare to see a 504 plan discuss modifications to school curriculum. As a team member of the IEP and 504 meetings, parents have a legal right to suggest and request teaching strategy, accommodation, and or modification, that they believe will help their child. Continue Reading »
Asperger Adults Also Want To Date
Dating Issues of the Asperger Adult, by Simon Huebner. Someone out there like you…Yeah, you. Log off the internet. For Asperger Adults that’s my best dating advice. I was curious enough to Google JDate and Tinder, but not curious enough to sign up myself. Even if I replay moments in my head that I could have ... An Adult With Aspergers Also Wants To Date. »
“The farther away Asperger adults grow from being kids, the more we face profound challenges”
As an Asperger adult I might not often express love and kindness, but I know I can provide a positive atmosphere for someone who feels broken down by the world and has to be built up. Asperger Adults »
“Asperger’s is like having a rocket throwing arm”
Asperger’s is like having a rocket throwing arm with dreadful accuracy and footwork. Keeping a balance with things I enjoy has helped me guard against feeling like I’m stuck in the mud like a tire without traction. Continue Reading »
Asperger Students Need Fulfillment
The feeling of fulfillment for the Aspergers population is elusive; and this population is fulfillment driven. All students would benefit, and especially the Asperger population if the school system incorporated the feeling of fulfillment even when the student is struggling. Richard Kaplan said Asperger Students Need Fulfillment »
Inappropriate education setting
Parents are ill equipped to battle the monolith of school district’s resources. The struggle of parents, faced with parenting a child with a disability on a day by day basis, cannot be overstated nor minimized. Clearly, due process protections, including “stay put” must remain available to protect the legal and civil rights of children with disabilities. The purpose of stay-put is to protect the child while the adults in the child’s life try to resolve their disagreement about what is appropriate. Parents should not have to leave their child in an inappropriate education setting. »