AboutMichelle Fattig Expertise I can answer questions about educational testing, autism, Asperger's Syndrome, ADD/ADHD, Special Education, IEP, Learning Disabilities, Sensory Processing, Parent Advocacy, Response to Intervention, living and parenting with disabilities, parent rights in special education, school psychology, and more. I cannot provide a medical diagnosis.
Experience I am a school psychologist, medical technologist, author of the Annie Books series: Experience Aspeger's Syndrome and Attention Deficits Through the Eyes of a Child, RTI facilitator, ILCD facilitator, parent advocate, presenter, and researcher. My children and I have Asperger's, ADD/ADHD, and learning disabilities.
Organizations National Association of School Pyschologists, American Medical Technologists, Learning Disabilities Association of Nebraska
Education/Credentials Ed.S. in School Psychology, doctoral studies in SPED Law, SPED Systems Enhancement Leadership, and doctoral candidate Education Leadership. MT(AMT) and MLT(ASCP)
Expert: Michelle Fattig Date: 1/18/2008 Subject: my autistic student
Question i have an autistic girl in my class who is 4 and she has been having screaming outbursts pretty much all day long. I have tried everything to stop her from doing this. There are 24 kids in my classroom do you think that she is overstimulated?
Answer I would recommend evaluating her sensory hyper vs hyporeactivity, which may help to isolate how she is being over or understimulated in various sensory areas. You can locate a checklist at:http://www.sensory-processing-disorder.com/
I hope this is helpful. If you include a school psychologist and occupational therapist, they can help you in finding positive behavior supports, sensory interventions, and social skills training to help her be more successful.
