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<blockquote data-quote="WearyWoman" data-source="post: 386033"><p>svengandhi - Thanks for sharing your thoughts. Believe me, I am beyond consolation with JT's behavior. I can't imagine how he could possibly give himself permission to do anything like that. I haven't slept well in days, and I had a migraine last night over it.</p><p> </p><p>Susie - You make a great point about preparing JT of what to do if he is called into the office in the future. I hadn't thought of that. While JT is so smart in some ways, socially he really makes foolish choices at times. He gets As and Bs in school and yet, he'll wonder why someone is upset when he tallks forever about his mechanical abilities to the exclusion of any other conversation. He can read several books in a day and yet head out to the bus without his coat in 40-degree weather. He'll cut the sleeves off of a brand new shirt to turn it into a "muscle shirt" (which we don't allow), but leave the cut-off sleeves laying in plain sight for us to find. I'm telling you this kid can disassemble a car motor, read a book, and figure out how to put it all back together, but yet he lacks common sense. He doesn't have Asperger's, but it's along those lines. He's missing some of the cause-and-effect thinking. Plus, he is SO impulsive that he often does something and regrets it, but by then, it's too late. He knows the difference between right and wrong, yet has difficulty behaving in a right way.</p><p> </p><p>Allan - I've heard about CPS, and I like that idea. I have no desire to create an "us-against-them" scenario with the school. JT was 100% wrong - period. I just think the school handled the situation poorly in that JT has now been indirectly threatened by personnel AFTER apologizing and doing the right thing. He does need help with skills - a LOT of help. Unfortunately, because he performs so well academically, we've not been able to get him any help at all through the school for his behavioral issues. They claim any disorders he may have are only relevant if they affect his educationla performance, and since he's an A student, well . . . he doesn't have real needs, I guess. He has severe ADHD, dyslexia, dysgraphia, ODD, and impulsivity. He sort of slips through the cracks, as he doesn't have an IEP or receive any special services.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WearyWoman, post: 386033"] svengandhi - Thanks for sharing your thoughts. Believe me, I am beyond consolation with JT's behavior. I can't imagine how he could possibly give himself permission to do anything like that. I haven't slept well in days, and I had a migraine last night over it. Susie - You make a great point about preparing JT of what to do if he is called into the office in the future. I hadn't thought of that. While JT is so smart in some ways, socially he really makes foolish choices at times. He gets As and Bs in school and yet, he'll wonder why someone is upset when he tallks forever about his mechanical abilities to the exclusion of any other conversation. He can read several books in a day and yet head out to the bus without his coat in 40-degree weather. He'll cut the sleeves off of a brand new shirt to turn it into a "muscle shirt" (which we don't allow), but leave the cut-off sleeves laying in plain sight for us to find. I'm telling you this kid can disassemble a car motor, read a book, and figure out how to put it all back together, but yet he lacks common sense. He doesn't have Asperger's, but it's along those lines. He's missing some of the cause-and-effect thinking. Plus, he is SO impulsive that he often does something and regrets it, but by then, it's too late. He knows the difference between right and wrong, yet has difficulty behaving in a right way. Allan - I've heard about CPS, and I like that idea. I have no desire to create an "us-against-them" scenario with the school. JT was 100% wrong - period. I just think the school handled the situation poorly in that JT has now been indirectly threatened by personnel AFTER apologizing and doing the right thing. He does need help with skills - a LOT of help. Unfortunately, because he performs so well academically, we've not been able to get him any help at all through the school for his behavioral issues. They claim any disorders he may have are only relevant if they affect his educationla performance, and since he's an A student, well . . . he doesn't have real needs, I guess. He has severe ADHD, dyslexia, dysgraphia, ODD, and impulsivity. He sort of slips through the cracks, as he doesn't have an IEP or receive any special services. [/QUOTE]
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