This course explains the IDEA's eligibility standards and evaluation rules for children along the autism spectrum. Substantive requirements for the evaluation are spelled out, including gathering relevant functional and developmental information, providing and administering appropriate assessments, using existing data, and more. Procedural requirements are also detailed, including obtaining consent, options when consent is refused and prior written notice, focusing on issues involving children with autism and their parents. The course also provides case law illustrating real-life application of the IDEA’s rules.
Chapters
Chapter 1 IDEA Eligibility Determinations for Children with Autism
Chapter 2 Evaluating Children with Autism: Substantive Requirements
Chapter 3 Evaluating Children with Autism: Procedural Requirements
Chapter 4 Reevaluations and Independent Educational Evaluations Under the IDEA
Learning Outcomes
After successfully completing this course, you will be able to:
- Explain IDEA requirements for eligibility under the category of autism, including how courts have interpreted "educational performance" and "need for special education”
- Carry out the fundamental components of an IDEA evaluation
- Recognize when a reevaluation may be necessary and the rules for conducting it
- Understand parents’ rights to obtain an independent educational evaluation and the district’s obligation to consider its results
- Complete chapter assessments with 100 percent mastery and the final assessment with at least 80 percent mastery
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