Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Case Study

Autism Spectrum Disorder is a complicated topic. Not all students with Autism require the same services. I have heard many people quote “If you have met one person with Autism then you have met one person with Autism”. Parents have tough decision to make for their child. The first tough decision is if their child should be tested. Many parents have difficulty with this decision alone. By receiving a proper diagnosis it allows parents to know that this is the reasons for certain behaviors and to start programs on how to help develop new or different behaviors. According to Yell (2012), the school is not responsible for any medical services. Medical services are defined as requiring a doctor to administer or directly supervise (Yell, 2012).
When looking at Alaska’s laws the school is responsible to pay for any health-related services required by the IEP. The school may file for reimbursement by the insurance for health-related services (Alaska Special Education Handbook, 2015). After a child reaches school age the school should provide treatment services as part of the student’s IEP. Unless the services is unreasonable for the school to provide. For example, it would be impossible for my school to provide horseback riding because we have no horses. It should be reasonable for the school to work with the previous treatment program and the parent to develop a treatment program that could work at school.