Maria Mendi Posted November 28, 2022 Share Posted November 28, 2022 Since we’ve had my son’s Initial IEP, they rejected my request for a 1:1 aide. Since then he’s been having weekly episodes of aggression at school—and he hasn’t been aggressive before. He was recent diagnosed with Autism and ADHD and is minimally verbal. He’s assaulted classmates and a teacher and I truly feel that with a 1:1 aide, it would minimize these meltdowns. Has anyone experienced sudden aggression in their little on? Any advice would be very helpful. I’m just scared that if this continues he would be pulled from the general classroom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Jenna Posted November 29, 2022 Moderators Share Posted November 29, 2022 Have you touched base with your pediatrician to make sure there's nothing medical going on with illness/disability/med changes/etc. that could be causing this? What has the school said about the recent aggression at school? If behavioral challenges are impacting your child's, or other children's education, schools can perform a functional behavioral assessment to determine why this behavior is happening and how to prevent it. For more on FBAs, see https://adayinourshoes.com/behavior-iep-special-education/. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Lisa Lightner Posted November 30, 2022 Administrators Share Posted November 30, 2022 Having a 1:1 aide can be preventative or reactive. I'd work on creating an environment for him where he doesn't want to lash out at others. For more information, you can find me here: A Day in our Shoes Planet Sesame Street Doggy Lovin The IEP Toolkit Online IEP Advocacy Training-Registration Ends Sept 27 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSD24 Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 My thought...well I have 2 of them. 1st is to request an FBA. You want to know what the antecedent is and see about addressing it. There is a medical condition that comes to my mind (my 2nd thought) when there is abrupt change in a child's behavior. It's not accepted by every medical professional so it's often not diagnosed easily/quickly. The condition is PANDAS or PANS. Since the behavior isn't all/most of the time it's less likely to be medical. I'm guessing that something is triggering him at school and hopefully the FBA will get to the bottom of it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maria Mendi Posted December 5, 2022 Author Share Posted December 5, 2022 Thank you. He’s communicated to me “bully” and mimicked their gestures of laughing at him, pointing, and saying he is a bad kid. I will read into FBA and request for one, for sure! I think because his autism prevents him from picking up on social cues that may be causing the taunting from his peers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Jenna Posted December 7, 2022 Moderators Share Posted December 7, 2022 I'm so sorry to hear that he's being bullied. Lisa has some advocacy tips for dealing with bullying at https://adayinourshoes.com/bullying-school-stop-bullying-happening/. I hope these are helpful and that the bullying stops immediately. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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