Full time aid in school......

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FWIW~ when we went at it with son's school district to get son placed out of district in a therapeutic school, we mentioned that we would be contacting our lawyer ( renowned SE lawyer in our area)if the outlined suggestions within our son's neuropsych eval were not followed........we ended up bringing an advocate with us ( my retired boss, principal and founder of one of the 6 RESCs in CT)....they certainly listened to what we had to say.

I'm a teacher and I have an aspie in one of my classes. He has an aide with him and it has done wonders for him academically! He is in 7th grade and made the honor roll for the first time! His aide takes notes and does in class assignments. She does not do things for him, but in addition to what he does so he can get anything that he may have missed in class. Her main support role is to help keep him focused and organized, which is what he needs most.

I say push for the aide. You shouldn't settle for C's if your child is capable of better. Good luck.

My kid has an aide and he is 6. She does not do any of his work. She redirects him to focus on his work. On occasion she will guide his hand to the work. She also ensures that he stays in the proper place. He is a bit of a runner and when he is not redirected he does tend to wander off from his assignments. He has been in the school district for 3 years (no formal diagnosis---probably as or hfa) and we have only had the aide for 2. He has made significant leaps and bounds with the aide redirecting him when he gets side tracked. This has also enabled him to be mainstreamed instead of placed in a purely special ed setting. He still does OT twice a week and speech 5 times a week, but we are noticing less of a need for them. He is self correcting his speech and no longer rocks. His aide has helped redirect his "hand flapping" into drumming or "quiet hands".
I hope you get what you are looking for from your district. Mine has been most compassionate and welcoming.