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(836 posts)If you read the "conclusion" section at page 363 online in this book, you really get a sense of what this battle his mother had with the school board may have
been about -- and it goes to exactly my thoughts on this subject with respect to public education:
Asperger Syndrome by PhD Ami Klin PhD, MD Fred R. Volkmar MD and Sara S. Sparrow PhD (Feb 18, 2000)
Conclusion
"...individuals with AS [Asperger Syndrome] have in the past been offered a choice between insufficient services for children with autism who are at a much lower level of general functioning, or, still, services for children with conduct problems, whose needs are totally different and incompatible with AS. These gaps in awareness and in services are slowly being corrected, although there is still much to be done in terms of producing a more research-based body of knowledge on effective interventions and in terms of considerably augmenting the resources available, including training of professionals, restructuring of current educational curricula and better preparation of students for the demands of independent living.
...This chapter advances the principle that our educational and treatment goals should focus on the longer-term goals of promoting increased social opportunities, of better capitalizing on the individuals' natural talents and on vocational satisfaction and independent-living skills, as well as on their general emotional well-being."