tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27817243.post90694398597979865..comments2024-03-24T03:28:37.007-04:00Comments on Life With Joey: Mama Bear on the ProwlJoeymomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08254601805621175842noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27817243.post-2584958876051668722009-08-20T11:25:45.159-04:002009-08-20T11:25:45.159-04:00I am so sorry to hear this. What a nightmare for y...I am so sorry to hear this. What a nightmare for you. I hate that the schools set these kids up to fail before they give them what they need to succeed. Why do they have to ensure that his first experience in school is going to be frustrating and upsetting? I am so sorry. I am very angry for you.Stimeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09685801693683588805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27817243.post-77211622166518055542009-08-19T15:51:17.074-04:002009-08-19T15:51:17.074-04:00So, like, you can put a child into an inappropriat...<b><i>So, like, you can put a child into an inappropriate placement until it is proven inappropriate? </i></b><br /><br />Well, actually, what they usually wait for is the (who would have thought?) big meltdown in school, which is then treated as a safety/discipline issue, and your child is suspended or expelled.<br /><br />The only way we hornswaggled our team to paying any attention to our experts was to carefully choose experts who had been consulted by the special school district themself in the past. That and the lawyer at our side made it harder for them to ignore them.<br /><br />JoeClub 166https://www.blogger.com/profile/01816977079856902634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27817243.post-92118487000756612962009-08-19T11:15:14.744-04:002009-08-19T11:15:14.744-04:00At some of our IEP's, I had only one or two te...At some of our IEP's, I had only one or two teachers agreeing with me and the rest were acting like I was crazy. <br /><br />It took me taking my son to a pediatric neurologist before they would do autism testing at his school.<br /><br />I say keep fighting, make your voice heard! Perhaps schedule a meeting with the school principal...psychologist and bring your documentation.kristihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17987700142247888708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27817243.post-16329517952803611392009-08-19T07:34:11.294-04:002009-08-19T07:34:11.294-04:00"Can they put a child in a placement that is ..."Can they put a child in a placement that is inappropriate until proven it is inappropriate"...<br /><br />Yes, and they will and then they will blame it on you and your son and not themselves.<br /><br />They hate private professionals here too. Yet, they refuse to do it themselves nor give unbiased results because they are part of the 'union'. The only one that tells me the truth is the OT b/c she's paid by OHIP (Health Ins) not the school board.<br /><br />At the end of Gr 3, I got hit 4 days before the end of school with "your kid was bad all year". I took the weekend and wrote them a letter. Here you can contact Behavioural Supports without school consent. They hate Behavioural more than parents do. I told them they would fix it, put in appropriate social skills teaching or I would see to it was done..... Week before school started my son had 1/4 time support and 2wks in he had a proper token system in place.<br /><br />Now... I have to do that all over again b/c we have a new VP this fall... I'm not "sucking up" this time... I'm going in the week before school starts with my paperwork from this summer and my expectations in writing... I've had enough.farmwifetwohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02680758336779501712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27817243.post-62101190555230617182009-08-18T20:37:37.442-04:002009-08-18T20:37:37.442-04:00Ouch. In North Carolina, a lot of kids on the spe...Ouch. In North Carolina, a lot of kids on the spectrum (who can keep it together for part of the day and fall apart at home from working so hard keeping it together at school) are losing their eligibility for many services under an autism diagnosis, but able to keep some services for social skills under the speech/language eligibility requirements. Just another last resort IDEA : ) <br /><br />Good Luck from EmpowerAutism!Sylviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17645784337178172866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27817243.post-662325941465681362009-08-18T20:18:25.756-04:002009-08-18T20:18:25.756-04:00One word: VIDEO
Get your mom, a neighbor, friend,...One word: VIDEO<br /><br />Get your mom, a neighbor, friend, co-worker to come with you one afternoon and video the interactions and the behaviors. Make sure the video has a date/time stamp, too. Then provide a copy to the school along with written documentation. Request in writing that this video and documentation be made a part of his OFFICIAL school record and copy the Superintendent of the school board (or whomever the top dog is in your system). Indicate that you are providing it as demonstration of his behaviors which come out later in the day.<br /><br />Then, if you need to, check with COPAA and see if they have someone in your area who can give you legal guidance.<br /><br />Sending good thoughts your way. xoNiksmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14715465327343655483noreply@blogger.com