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A Student with Autism and a Behavior Chart

My son is in ninth grade, which means high school. And, he’s had some bumps in the road during this all-important transition. What are some of the issues? *First of all, my son is going without an aide for the full school day. He has never been aide-less before in school. He wanted to go…

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A Student with Autism Transitions to No School Aide

Our son wanted to not have an aide in high school. And, here’s how it’s going… How did we begin the transition? My son had a full time aide in 7th grade. As the year ended, the aide would give him “breaks,” she wasn’t with him during snack and lunch. She would meet him at…

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Teens & School Problems

Even though your child may have loved going to school when he was younger, one day he woke up as a teenager and declared he didn’t want to go. Different factors can make teenagers dread school or have trouble succeeding at it. Getting as good an education as he can is important for your teen’s future career and success. Talk to him to determine a way to work through his school problems.