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06.24.08, 19:41 PM NY Schools
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Anybody know a kid with Asperger's who didn't pass G & T? Did they appeal based on dc's condition? [ Reply | Watch | Flag ]
NY Schools 06.24.08, 07:41 PM Flag
 

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I don't get what the appeal would be based on? If the kid cannot take the test and perform well on it, he does not belong in G&T. If his inability to test well is related to a condition, then he still doesn't belong there. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.24.08, 07:49 PM Flag
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The idea is that many kids with Asperger's are off the charts gifted, but don't test well. And when they are 4 y.o. they are particularly adverse to tests like this. Being gifted is about being "gifted," not about testing well. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.24.08, 08:18 PM Flag
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np - I don't think any of the gifted schools & programs would be able to educate a dc with Asperger's. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.24.08, 08:21 PM Flag
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then you don't know anything about aspergers. Until recently, it wasn't even generally diagnosed. Chances are you went to school with someone with it and just didn't know it -- think back to the really smart socially awkward kid. There is no reason any G&T couldn't educate an asperger's kid (except that the kid would likely be smarter than most of the other kids in class) [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.25.08, 07:14 AM Flag
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nowadays everything is some kind of condition. There is the "standard" child and every deviation is a condition that needs special treatment. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.25.08, 07:48 AM Flag
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Of course it can, but the kid has to test in. DF's dc did test in with AS (just posted elsewhere in the thread). [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.25.08, 08:00 AM Flag
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I agree that the child has to test in. I was responding to the poster who said she didn't think a G%T class would be able to educate a dc with aspergers. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.25.08, 08:03 AM Flag
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I know someone with dc with Asperger's and dc scored 99 on OLSAT and is going to citywide program. Not all Aspergers dcs test badly. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.25.08, 08:00 AM Flag
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If I can recall the wording in the Dept. of Ed. literature, the tests are about assessing the candidate's abilities for learning. Somebody with Asperger's probably needs special services, not a gt format - it's not about what is best for you but for the child. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.24.08, 08:24 PM Flag
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finally, a voice of reason. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.24.08, 08:29 PM Flag
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what does that mean - "best for you"? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.24.08, 08:51 PM Flag
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what's up with that? If child is academically brilinat, but socially laggin you shun theM? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.24.08, 08:54 PM Flag
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NP: Asperger's is more than "socially lagging", you know. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.24.08, 09:09 PM Flag
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Totally depends on the child, no two kids are the same, even with that diagnosis. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.25.08, 08:03 AM Flag
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i don't think that's what the above poster was saying. they weren't taking issue with the fact that the kid was gifted, just that the G&T program, as it is currently offered in our school system, may not be appropriate. they may need a different kind of (equally academically advanced) setting. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.24.08, 09:30 PM Flag
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asperger's kids do not need special academic services. They could often use some play therapy so that they can make friends, but the vast, vast majority of asperger's kids are in regular classes (some of the asperger's kids I know are at TT schools, in fact) [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.25.08, 07:16 AM Flag
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There are several in our G&T program, but they have to test in just like everyone else. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.25.08, 08:03 AM Flag
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I agree that the child needs to test in. I was responding to the comment that "someone with aspergers probably needs special services" [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.25.08, 08:05 AM Flag
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Agree, some kids do others do not. A good friend's ds gets some services to help him with boosting social skills, but he is doing fabulously as far as academics go. In regular gen ed school. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.25.08, 08:11 AM Flag
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why couldn't GT accommodate Asperger's? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.24.08, 08:50 PM Flag
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my DH has Asperger's & says fact he was in GT was his saving grace; gave him access to kids he could relate to. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.24.08, 08:53 PM Flag
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It is true what they say about G & T parents. Preserve your elite status at all costs. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.24.08, 08:55 PM Flag
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no. But I know one with asperger's who is in g&t and doing great. School knew about it when they took him. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.25.08, 02:28 AM Flag
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but he likely was able to test into the program, no? i think if the dc has asperger's, but can perform on tests, then why not. If he can't he probably will have too many problems in a G&T program and is better served in SNs program [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.25.08, 03:09 AM Flag
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Please. AS kids can do well in normal gen ed programs too, it is not G&T or SN school. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.25.08, 08:01 AM Flag
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yes. he tests well. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.25.08, 08:18 AM Flag
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Many very intelligent kids didn't pass the G&T, for many reasons. Get over it and move on. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.25.08, 07:46 AM Flag
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I thought Asperger's had specific diagnostic criteria to meet - not just "socially lagging". [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.25.08, 08:15 AM Flag
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it does have specific criteria, but those criteria have nothing to do with ability to function in a classroom [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.25.08, 09:13 AM Flag
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