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Amy H. Larsen, M.S. Special Education Consultant
5438 East Hanbury Street Long Beach, CA 90808
alarsen@culb.edu  - Office: (562) 221-1298 - Fax: (562) 429-2300

Impact of child's behavior at school saddles district with cost of ABA

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Affirming a decision reported at 54 IDELR 294, the 3d U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals held that a New Jersey district failed to offer FAPE to a student with autism who had problems with self-stimulatory and aggressive behavior at home.


Amy H. Larsen, M.S. Special Education Consultant
5438 East Hanbury Street Long Beach, CA 90808
alarsen@culb.edu
Office:(562)221-1298      Fax: (562)429-2300

Denial of FAPE via Nonimplementation


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Take steps this summer to stave off implementation delays come fall
Staff shortages and confusion can prove particularly harmful at the beginning of a new school year. Take steps now to resolve these issues. Neither of them will excuse IEP implementation delays in the eyes of hearing officers and the courts. "Once you hold that annual IEP meeting and agree to services, you need to make sure those services are in place when school starts," says Susan Thomas, director of programs for students with disabilities for Berkeley County (S.C.) School District. The failure to have an IEP in effect at the beginning of the school year can result in a denial of FAPE. Take steps over the summer to stave off implementation delays in the fall.

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Amy H. Larsen, M.S. Special Education Consultant
5438 East Hanbury Street Long Beach, CA 90808
alarsen@culb.edu      Office: (562) 221-1298     Fax: (562) 429-2300      

Autism Society - Kelton's Story

When he’s interested in something, he has the ability to be the best, which was proven this year by becoming one of the most competitive wrestlers in the state.
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In 1998, my five-year-old brother, Kelton, was diagnosed with autism by a team from a prominent children’s hospital. Kelton is a talented individual who runs cross-country and track, wrestles, plays the drums, loves history, and collects bobble heads and key chains. He aspires to be the youngest his......
Amy H. Larsen, M.S. Special Education Consultant 5438 East Hanbury Street Long Beach, CA 90808 alarsen@culb.edu Office:(562)221-1298 Fax: (562) 429-2399