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<blockquote data-quote="house of cards" data-source="post: 198479" data-attributes="member: 2005"><p>If I could change 2 things about me, I would be a better advocate and I would want to communicate better. Both of these things hurt my kids, but I am doing the best I know how to do. I have fought to get him on a mood stabilizer with his psychiatrist, she isn't comfortable increasing it. He should have an opportunity to increase the lamictal..he only takes 150 mgs. I have fought to kep him off ADs and stimulants.</p><p></p><p>I have fought with the school to lower standards/requirments so I could keep him in school for the last 3-4 years. It sounds ridiculous to ask a school to back off of substantiating learning but it is the only thing that I can see that will work. I've tried to get a homework club or no homework in the IEP and havn't been successful in writing but they did start doing homework in school and cut it way down toward the end of last year when they had to put him in the resource room for math and language arts.</p><p></p><p>The reason for the move was because the reg ed teachers got frustrated with his work effort and my request to ease up on him and they quit on him, after his attitute really fell apart(he stopped caring what they thought at all, he stopped doing any work for them). The sp ed teachers are much more receptive to thinking outside the box but they can't get away from grades and test scores either. My son was starting to actually enjoy school, came home and began his homework without prodding and was learning.</p><p></p><p>I know this is what he needs and I will do my best but it is harder because of my social anxiety and poor communication skills. It is so frustrating to have to do this every year and they still won't truly understand until they try it their way first and get my difficult child angry and turned off of school. Then they will try my way when they have created a ticking time bomb that they don't no how to deal with.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="house of cards, post: 198479, member: 2005"] If I could change 2 things about me, I would be a better advocate and I would want to communicate better. Both of these things hurt my kids, but I am doing the best I know how to do. I have fought to get him on a mood stabilizer with his psychiatrist, she isn't comfortable increasing it. He should have an opportunity to increase the lamictal..he only takes 150 mgs. I have fought to kep him off ADs and stimulants. I have fought with the school to lower standards/requirments so I could keep him in school for the last 3-4 years. It sounds ridiculous to ask a school to back off of substantiating learning but it is the only thing that I can see that will work. I've tried to get a homework club or no homework in the IEP and havn't been successful in writing but they did start doing homework in school and cut it way down toward the end of last year when they had to put him in the resource room for math and language arts. The reason for the move was because the reg ed teachers got frustrated with his work effort and my request to ease up on him and they quit on him, after his attitute really fell apart(he stopped caring what they thought at all, he stopped doing any work for them). The sp ed teachers are much more receptive to thinking outside the box but they can't get away from grades and test scores either. My son was starting to actually enjoy school, came home and began his homework without prodding and was learning. I know this is what he needs and I will do my best but it is harder because of my social anxiety and poor communication skills. It is so frustrating to have to do this every year and they still won't truly understand until they try it their way first and get my difficult child angry and turned off of school. Then they will try my way when they have created a ticking time bomb that they don't no how to deal with. [/QUOTE]
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