One of the challenges in determining AT solutions for Amos is the lack of resources, both human and material, in the poor, rural district where he attends school.

Before Amos entered kindergarten in the fall, a team of educators met with Amos's parents to begin putting together an Individualized Education Plan (IEP). In attendance at the meeting were the kindergarten teacher, special education teacher, the school principal, the speech-language pathologist, and the school psychologist. The occupational therapist was unavailable for meeting. There are two grade schools and a middle school in the district; the three schools share the services of the OT, speech-language pathologist and school psychologist (who is responsible for testing).

Amos is perhaps the most severely autistic student ever to attend his school. The speech-language pathologist, a recent hire, has considerable experience with children with autism because of previous work experience in a larger district. The rest of...
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