#iep

[hello-friends9500]

Was mostly too anxious to finish my school work earlier on cause I thought I would get punished for getting any of the answers wrong (which was clearly a sign of trauma from what was happening at home).

[spaceshipsandpurpledrank]

[turtley-ausome]

with school starting up again can you make a post talking about your experiences as a hsn autistic in school? were you in public school private school homeschool etc? did you have any special plans like iep bip 504? how did the staff and peers treat you? did you find the work easy or hard? what is one thing you want lsn autistics to know about going to school with higher needs?

My school experience was overall not good. But for some reason i miss school anyway. I have done public school, home school, online school (IMPOSSIBLE for me), and a autism/DD specific special education school wich is were i graduated from at 22 (you can can go to school until 22 if your disabled).

Staff didn’t understand me a lot the times mostly. Peers were a mix i had some nice, some nice but baby talk me, some ignore me, some mean or bully me a lot espescialy when i was in elementry and middle school. I have had both 504 and IEP but IEP longer becase i needed wayyy more suport then 504 can offer including a 1:1 aide.

I also met with a BCBA (ABA specialist but she was actualy mostly nice!) and a counseler at school regularly. And an OT and speech therapist! I was waived from needing take the state wide testing exams for my state.

Lots of work was hard for me even when it was adapted to be ‘easyer’ and id have meltdowns over it even but some was to easy also! Also somthing people don’t talk about is restraint and seclusion at school when you have high/higher suport needs becase that happen to me a LOT. I want LSN autistics to know we did NOT “have it easy”. We were often treated like animals and other bad treatment.

I still miss my special needs school even thogh a lot bad stuff happen there. Maybe i miss having structure routine I don’t know why but I do!.

Let me know if u have any more specific questions!

[sillylandmagic]

Being a speech-language impaired person is the worst when I have to figure out the words to tell my mom that my IEP isn’t being followed.

It’s near impossible to advocate for myself.

[theworldoffostering]

H has a three year re-eval meeting this afternoon. I’ve been stressing about it for days. Can’t sleep. Can’t function. Full on cried this morning. I have the testing they did and it appears that they want to discharge him from all services. Currently he receives OT, writing, and reading. Reading is five days/week for 45 minutes. OT is 30 minutes/week, and writing is 3x/week. We have diagnoses of ADHD, auditory processing disorder, dyslexia, dysgraphia, and a bit of depression thrown in. Am I crazy for feeling like he needs the IEP in order to function? Doubt it.

[so-very-sedated]

i asked for accommodations and??? i got them??? AND THEY MADE FOCUSING SO MUCH EASIER??????? unprecedented.

[gammarayz08]

USA students with disabilities and disorders: LISTEN UP!

In the USA, a huge issue has gone unnoticed by our government, despite the cries of my people. Since the creation and implementation of IEPs and 504s for students with disorders and disabilities in school systems, this problem has plagued school systems on a national scale.

‘What is this problem?’ Is what you may ask. Well, I shall tell you from my perspective (and other students) as a female who has autism, ADHD, and GAD.

The problem is that school systems are allowing staff to discriminate and ignore students with IEPs and 504s. When I was in 9th grade, I had an English teacher who wouldn’t follow my IEP, which is illegal to do. Even with my case manager and parents communicating to him that he had to follow my IEP, he wouldn’t listen and lied about his actions. My case manager reported him to the higher ups of the school and her supervisor, but they didn’t even reach out to him, nor did they ever get back to us.

I was warned by many students with IEPs about this English teacher, as they also experienced the same exact situation where he refused to follow their IEPs. He was (and likely still is) the only option for 9th grade English, besides the English class for those who may have things like dyslexia or those who struggle with English in general.

I could’ve taken him to court, unfortunately though, I only found that out after I moved schools.

The next year, in my new school, my new case manager ignored my concerns and refused to talk about making a few changes to my IEP. She brushed me off by saying that I would be fine.

I wasn’t fine.

I ended up switching to online school, where I would be at home, yet still receiving the proper education through online meetings and programs.

Those of us who are students with IEPs and disabilities or disorders, especially under the age of 18, are oppressed and our cries for help are ignored.

We are SUFFERING. IEPs are NOT a privilege, they are a NECESSITY for those of us who have it!

My best friend who also has an IEP keeps me updated on the happenings of the school I went to (the one with the English teacher mentioned in the first paragraph) about how those of us in special education or/and have IEPs are being treated.

I have researched and read of so many incidents and situations like mine.

There is a HORRIFYING amount of mistreatment of my community, my people, with disabilities, disorders, and IEPs among schools across the nation.

How could schools claim to treat everyone fairly and that consequences for discrimination will ensue, when the teachers are the ones who discriminate more than most of the students and get away with it?

We need to change, and we need to revolt against schools who let staff get away with discrimination of those of us with disabilities, disorders, and IEPs!

WE WILL NOT BE SILENCED! WE WILL FIGHT FOR OUR RIGHT TO EDUCATION!

To my dear readers, please share this post across social media platforms to spread the support we so desperately need. Please share this among family and friends, coworkers, and even teachers and school staff.

[lexxicona]

I’m very curious so I’m going to ask

People who had IEPs in Primary/Secondary School, did you ever feel embarrassed/ashamed at any point?

Yes, once I realized there was something different about me

Yes, once I realized the implications of my accommodation(s)

Yes, during/once I’d left elementary school (6-11 years old)

Yes, during/once I’d left middle school (12-14 years old)

Yes, during/once I’d left high school (15-18 years old)

Yes, I always knew there was something different about me and I hated it

No, I knew I had an IEP but didn’t mind

No, I knew I had an IEP and didn’t care

I never had an IEP

What’s an IEP?

Voting ended onSep 9, 2025