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>I'm sorry that I don't have any advice for you >regarding school placement and IEPs as I am living in >Canada. I do work with children here who are both deaf >and autistic and I would highly recomend a signed home >ABA program and a school environment where your child >is surrounded by other signing children and adults and >an aid to deal with problematic behaviors. It is often >possible to train a university student to use the >behavioral principles and shadow very young children >in nursery or kindergarten programs. I recomend a >signing environment as oppossed to having an >interpreter as that way children can pick up on >language incidentally and generalize what they have >been specifically taught at home. I realize that this >may not be possible in your situation however.I hope >some of this is helpful. Sincerely, Sari Lauren >>If anyone can help - we ar going through a tough IEP >>for our three year old regarding placement >>options,etc. They don't have any classes for the >>hearing impaired/deaf here in Chico, Ca at the >>pre-school level. We are sort of being made the >>exsample...................... Any helpful >>information would be greatly appreciated. >> >>Thank You, >> >>Michele
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