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[Joel's Mom]

Has anyone had this done? We just had our 1st IEP meeting on Friday and they are going to do a Functional Behavior Assessment on him in the Fall when he starts school. They feel a need for the assessment based on his behavior in his evaluation and other information I supplied on his sensory needs.

Any advice would be appreciated.

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Kimberly
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Mommy to Joel 5/11/06

[lespring]

Angela has had them done MANY times. I would encourage them to wait until after the 1st month of school though, when the "honeymoon" of the new year is usually over.

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[sal29711]

My daughter had this done for the first time in 3rd grade. Due to the fact that she was having behaviors in school...the school felt the need to do it to prove a point to me that it was her ability that was causing the behaviors NOT the fact that she had lost her aide she had had since kindergarten and everything and everyone in her school life had changed!! They used it to THEIR advantage. So they could say "see told you she couldn't do it". Not that every school is the same...but I do not like when they want to add assessments. I have huge trust issues with the school and the fact that instead of giving her information they quickly say..."see she can't" and won't give her the information. I don't know what to tell you...except they may want to set your child up on a behavior plan...which isn't always bad. However, they need to remember that your child is probably not at the mental machurity that his peers are. I am always leery of assessments...as I said because they always seem to use them against the child instead of for the child!!
Good luck I wish you the best!!

[momofrussell]

We have never had one done but know about them. I agree with Leah they should wait for one to be done... wait a month or two or I am afraid it might not be the best picture good or bad.

They can be very valuable IF used properly. They should assess the behaviors that are getting in the way of learning and put a positive behavior plan in place. I'll be honest, Russell has behaviors and never has had one done. We have had behavior people come observe and come to our IEP meetings but that doesn't mean they always have to do an FBA.

What kinds of behaviors????

I can get you more info on this stuff if you need it, let me know

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[Joel's Mom]

I know they have till October to complete it... so I do think it will take some time to observe him and complete it. They said he needed an FBA after his initial eval for preschool after just meeting him once. When it comes to therapists... he has alot of resistive behaviors... screaming, crying, won't participate, etc. During his eval he wouldn't even sit at a chair for them. He ignores his name when called on purpose and won't make any eye contact during these situations.

According to Wright's Law website... it is the law not a choice to do a FBA.
I believe the school is doing it to prove or disprove that he needs a one-on-one aide.

He has alot of issues with transitions and groups of people... mostly sensory issues. During summer camp, he had trouble when the room got too rowdy/loud. At least every day in camp, he had to be removed because he would just cry and cry because it was too much stimuli.

I've been living it for the past 3 weeks with his new PT. He won't do any work... again lots of avoidance behaviors. He'll make himself physically sick - hives/petchaie... he cried for 45 at a recent session. I'll never let that happen again. He is the type of kid who screams and screams just to get weighed at the doctor office.

It more of less takes him a while to warm up to people who start touching him or who try to make him do something.... we are talking weeks. He starts school on Monday. I am expecting him to have some rough patches but he will get through it with time. I am sending him 5 days a week to give him the most consistency.

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Kimberly
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Mommy to Joel 5/11/06

[momofrussell]

Well, maybe their approach is wrong Sometimes our kids need babysteps..... discrete trial approach where they can break down a task into steps and reinforce with positive reinforcements. So if a child won't sit in a chair, you have them sit for 1 min and then let them get up and praise them/reward them ..... you keep building on this... 2 min... 3 min... 5 min, etc.... reinforcing with positive inforcements... it works... and can be done to teach a child things.

Good luck....

A.

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[MiniMidgMom]

Our school would not do one, even with an outside behavioral therapist's recommendation. But they did do a sensory profile, which led to them implementing a sensory diet at school which is what Clara needs to help with behaviors. Her behaviors are mild and cause her to function at a lower level, but the school just kind of thought this was how she is and it took the profile for them to see that if you address behaviors and give her the physical accomodations she needs she can be a different child. They just assumed a different child didn't exist!

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