Someone please explain IEPs in practice to me!

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After all this time (two years) on MNSN I still don't understand IEPs! I know there should be targets and that they should be SMART but I don't understand how to devise targets for ds (and certainly don't want the senco to devise tham by herself!)
Ds has today finally received a diagnosis of ASD specifically PDA (!!!!!) so the targets need to be around positive attitude to school and engagement but how can these things be measured? He doesn't have any learning difficulties but does have sensory issues particularly proprioception and auditory.
We have a meeting at school tomorrow to make plans for next academic year and I need help to structure it!!

You could write it up when you get home even, its more about compare notes, triggers, patterns etc does bad morning before school = bad morning/day in school and/or vice versa. Bad mornings on certain days, with certain activities etc, etc.

I often think its better being outwards with feelings, ds is the total opposite directs everything inwards and is so passive, he is overlooked. No overlooking a screamer! and I wish you the best of luck with his IEP