Hey Pat:



I agreed with you wholeheartly. I have been trying to get this message across to my children teachers at 

every meeting. They do not want to hear this. Children with disabilites mature faster than normal children.



Rosalind 







 





Rosalind King 

http://www.theexternalbrain.com



 





 



-----Original Message-----

From: PatMFL at aol.com

To: aroffman at lesley.edu; learningdisabilities at nifl.gov

Sent: Thu, 8 Nov 2007 9:30 pm

Subject: [LearningDisabilities 1498] Re: [Learning Disabilities] Transition discussion












While the notion that persons with learning disabilities have average or above average intelligence but have a processing deficit may be dated, it unfortunately is was the basis for determining eligibility to receive services for students 14 and older.  This will be changing as students identified under the a RTI system, but until these students age up, we are dealing with students found eligible under the old system.?  It will be interesting to see how post-secondary institutions will respond to the RTI model of determining eligibility for services rather than the discrepancy model.





On another note, it has been my experience that many, not all, high school students who have been diagnosed as having a learning disability need to be taught community living skills as well as social/personal skills.?  Quite frequently their learning disability does overlap into the community and their social life.??  This is why a quality transition IEP address all of the transition service areas:?  instruction, employment, community experience, post-school adult living, related services, and if appropriate, daily living skills and functional vocational evaluation.?  Many people feel that the only area that needs to be discussed for students with learning disabilities is the instruction area, because after all, these are students who have average or above average intelligence.??  One of the things that I like to emphasize when doing training on Transition IEPs is the importance of addressing post-school adult living.?  Most folks think that this area is only there to discuss the need for living accommodations (independent living/supported living), however, this is where the skills needed to function as an adult (budgeting, time management, etc.) need to be addressed.





Patrick Mulvihill, Consultant


The Transition Center at the University of Florida





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