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Need help with IEP re-certification OHI vs. EI
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<blockquote data-quote="Martie" data-source="post: 90643" data-attributes="member: 284"><p>Jennifer,</p><p></p><p>It can be important to have the "correct" label but not usually for a first graders. As Sheila says, services are individual and do not follow the label.</p><p></p><p>I WANTED my ex-difficult child to be classified as EI because that was his correct diagnosis although I could have argued that major depression has a biologic basis since it does. He is not Learning Disability (LD) and my gut reaction to avoid that label was confirmed by him last year (when he was 19 and doing well in college.) He told me that it made him feel very badly that everyone said he was Learning Disability (LD) except me! He thought that there must be something wrong with him I was not telling him about because the teachers kept talking about Learning Disability (LD) in front of him. He KNEW he had emotional issues---but he was very relieved to figure out that the school just wanted him to be Learning Disability (LD) because it was "convenient" for them --they had a tried and true "one size fits all" Learning Disability (LD) program. So I think this is why "the correct" label is important--not for the reasons you are concerned about: services should meet the child's needs regardless of label. How the child feels about the label may matter however. It did to my son.</p><p></p><p>Martie</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Martie, post: 90643, member: 284"] Jennifer, It can be important to have the "correct" label but not usually for a first graders. As Sheila says, services are individual and do not follow the label. I WANTED my ex-difficult child to be classified as EI because that was his correct diagnosis although I could have argued that major depression has a biologic basis since it does. He is not Learning Disability (LD) and my gut reaction to avoid that label was confirmed by him last year (when he was 19 and doing well in college.) He told me that it made him feel very badly that everyone said he was Learning Disability (LD) except me! He thought that there must be something wrong with him I was not telling him about because the teachers kept talking about Learning Disability (LD) in front of him. He KNEW he had emotional issues---but he was very relieved to figure out that the school just wanted him to be Learning Disability (LD) because it was "convenient" for them --they had a tried and true "one size fits all" Learning Disability (LD) program. So I think this is why "the correct" label is important--not for the reasons you are concerned about: services should meet the child's needs regardless of label. How the child feels about the label may matter however. It did to my son. Martie [/QUOTE]
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