Originally Posted by PanzerAzelSaturn
Would it be inappropriate if I brought him along to part of the IEP meeting so that they could see the actual child they are demonizing and treating like a label? Thanks everyone, I'm so glad that I have this site to talk about this stuff and I always get such great advice. smile
Missed this in my first post. It would be highly irregular to include a 5 year old in an IEP meeting. My experience was junior high was when the school starting including my daughter in the meetings and by High School they want the student included. And from your description of your son, your probably don't want him in the meeting as I doubt he could sit still. This is honestly one of the reasons these meetings take place AFTER school starts. Anytime I've had these meetings if the staff haven't already interacted with my child, they make sure to do so before the meeting usually by pulling the child for a small meeting ahead of time.