What in your opinion are the opportunities and challenges of parent/professional collaboration for inclusive education, particularly towards learners with special-needs and disabilities ?
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The challenges that parents face is that the teachers have little knowledge of autism and much less understanding of what children face at school. I have not found any opportunities over the last 13 years of dealing with schools as a parent of autistic children.
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Something to consider- There’s also an element of parents being reluctant to work closely with practitioners in terms of inclusion as they feel teachers are far more knowledgeable due to their qualifications etc. ThIs creates a sense of disempowerment in parents working collaboratively with teachers.
Personal experience: As a parent of a 4 year old son diagnosed with autism, I first acknowledged to myself that I was now his chief advocate. I determined a team-building approach was in his best interest. I realized early that most SpEd pros had a personal connection, often a family member. I tapped into that. I communicated often, embraced all creative ideas they had, showed appreciation for any extra efforts. They (all) reciprocated with more ideas, more interest-and we got progress. Some grade school IEP meetings had 12-15 or more in attendance and ran 2+ hrs, brainstorming. (I still have recordings of most of these meetings.) This approach worked through all grades, though most effectively prior to high school. When Eric got into community college, I made sure his (by now very large) team got credit and knew they made the difference-again, this is why they teach. A few clueless gen ed teachers and administrators sometimes-but most of the time, they came around. This is just my own anecdotal experience, but strong team effort worked for us-hope it helps.
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