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1st Grade and Suspended twice already :\
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<blockquote data-quote="TeDo" data-source="post: 582429" data-attributes="member: 15799"><p>Has your son ever been evaluated by a child psychiatrist or PhD level child psychologist or a neuropsychologist? His acting out could be his expressing his feelings because he doesn't know any better. Have you looked into PTSD? My son suffers from that (along with other things) and he has a real issue with trusting people, even people he knows well. Your son has had a turbulent life. Punishing him for not having the skills he needs to handle everything he's had to deal with is like punishing a quadriplegic for not getting up and walking. It will only do more damage to expect him to do things he isn't capable of doing. You really need to change your interpretation of his behavior and start looking at it from a victim's point of view.</p><p></p><p>As for the school, I would recommend you ask for "an evaluation for special education services". Put the request in writing. The way I worded mine was "I would like __________ evaluated for special education services. I would like this evaluation to include, but not be limited to, academic, psychological, behavioral, Occupational Therapist (OT), and Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) evaluations." Send the WRITTEN request Certified Mail with Return Receipt Requested. This starts a federal timeline for them to evaluate him in every area and should identify what causes and when the problems occur and then come up with a plan to address his needs. Also, the day they receive the request puts him under certain protections (not preventions) of disciplinary actions.</p><p></p><p>In the meantime, you REALLY need to have him evaluated. He's being punished at school and at home for things beyond his control. You need to find out WHY and help him gain (teach him) the skills he needs. The sooner the better. That will also help push the school harder. If you don't, they won't. Know what I mean??</p><p></p><p>Welcome to our little corner of the world.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TeDo, post: 582429, member: 15799"] Has your son ever been evaluated by a child psychiatrist or PhD level child psychologist or a neuropsychologist? His acting out could be his expressing his feelings because he doesn't know any better. Have you looked into PTSD? My son suffers from that (along with other things) and he has a real issue with trusting people, even people he knows well. Your son has had a turbulent life. Punishing him for not having the skills he needs to handle everything he's had to deal with is like punishing a quadriplegic for not getting up and walking. It will only do more damage to expect him to do things he isn't capable of doing. You really need to change your interpretation of his behavior and start looking at it from a victim's point of view. As for the school, I would recommend you ask for "an evaluation for special education services". Put the request in writing. The way I worded mine was "I would like __________ evaluated for special education services. I would like this evaluation to include, but not be limited to, academic, psychological, behavioral, Occupational Therapist (OT), and Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) evaluations." Send the WRITTEN request Certified Mail with Return Receipt Requested. This starts a federal timeline for them to evaluate him in every area and should identify what causes and when the problems occur and then come up with a plan to address his needs. Also, the day they receive the request puts him under certain protections (not preventions) of disciplinary actions. In the meantime, you REALLY need to have him evaluated. He's being punished at school and at home for things beyond his control. You need to find out WHY and help him gain (teach him) the skills he needs. The sooner the better. That will also help push the school harder. If you don't, they won't. Know what I mean?? Welcome to our little corner of the world. [/QUOTE]
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