I have 2 boys who are autistic and in kindergarten. Our school district (as well as ALL the public and private school districts within driving distance) does full-day kindergarten, and it's not really working. One (H) has PDA and tends to totally melt down by the end of the day due to the demands placed on him and sensory overload. My other (S) exhibits serious school refusal behavior nearly every morning because he wants to stay home and play, and, really, kindergarten generally is pretty developmentally inappropriate for kids that age-- they SHOULD have more time to play!
Am I crazy for bringing up to the IEP team that I'd like them both to go to school only half-day? I feel like my only other option is to pull them out and homeschool (or not-at-all-school), but I don't really feel equipped for that, not to mention that I'm not sure what effect doing that would have on their IEPs if/when we would re-enroll them in public school for first grade.
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splash716
Hi all,
I have 2 boys who are autistic and in kindergarten. Our school district (as well as ALL the public and private school districts within driving distance) does full-day kindergarten, and it's not really working. One (H) has PDA and tends to totally melt down by the end of the day due to the demands placed on him and sensory overload. My other (S) exhibits serious school refusal behavior nearly every morning because he wants to stay home and play, and, really, kindergarten generally is pretty developmentally inappropriate for kids that age-- they SHOULD have more time to play!
Am I crazy for bringing up to the IEP team that I'd like them both to go to school only half-day? I feel like my only other option is to pull them out and homeschool (or not-at-all-school), but I don't really feel equipped for that, not to mention that I'm not sure what effect doing that would have on their IEPs if/when we would re-enroll them in public school for first grade.
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