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<blockquote data-quote="lbc123" data-source="post: 360144"><p>Thanks for the thoughtful and kind replies. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> </p><p></p><p>Allan, thanks for the rec's. I met with the guidance counselor, who thankfully really listened to what I had to say and had a supportive approach (mostly) rather than a punishment approach. I think it comes down to the "teachers" being very unskilled/untrained, which really isn't their fault, per se. They're probably paid 8 bucks/hour and just don't have the experience to deal with "special" needs, as they say. </p><p></p><p>LDM, he's on the split dose to help him get through the day and because my former insurance didn't cover the name-brand XR. With Healthy Families, though, I'm hoping that will change. I've got an appointment with the pediatrician. psychiatrist coming up to look at medications, since I was working with my family doctor (who I love) until I lost my health coverage. Things are kind of heating up under less than ideal circumstances in bigger ways that they used to, so I'm moving into a new world, it seems. We have Section 504 accomodations that just got put into place, and the school psychologist and counselor are great to work with. We put in a lot of language to hopefully support adults treating him with respect and remembering to look at him as a person and not a problem. Because lord knows he FEELS it when people treat him like a problem! (Plus it's just not okay!)</p><p></p><p>His teacher, who is marvelous, has really helped him adjust to school life. With her and the school psychiatric and school counselor's help, things are really starting to come together for him in school. He had so much anxiety about being picked on and not liked (he was new to the school) and that has subsided a lot (with a lot of work on everybody's part). The other day he was peacefully playing kickball with the other kids at recess and it just felt like a miracle, you know? </p><p></p><p>When I initially started talking with the s-psychiatric and s-counselor, we thought nothing was significant to warrant an IEP. I don't really know if there's any benefit to it at the moment? The 504 seems like it will help, and once I figure out how the heck to find a good afterschool solution with no money to speak of, then hopefully we'll be much more on track. We'll see. </p><p></p><p>Thanks so much. It's nice to talk about it and do some collaborative thinking about what might work. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="lbc123, post: 360144"] Thanks for the thoughtful and kind replies. :) Allan, thanks for the rec's. I met with the guidance counselor, who thankfully really listened to what I had to say and had a supportive approach (mostly) rather than a punishment approach. I think it comes down to the "teachers" being very unskilled/untrained, which really isn't their fault, per se. They're probably paid 8 bucks/hour and just don't have the experience to deal with "special" needs, as they say. LDM, he's on the split dose to help him get through the day and because my former insurance didn't cover the name-brand XR. With Healthy Families, though, I'm hoping that will change. I've got an appointment with the pediatrician. psychiatrist coming up to look at medications, since I was working with my family doctor (who I love) until I lost my health coverage. Things are kind of heating up under less than ideal circumstances in bigger ways that they used to, so I'm moving into a new world, it seems. We have Section 504 accomodations that just got put into place, and the school psychologist and counselor are great to work with. We put in a lot of language to hopefully support adults treating him with respect and remembering to look at him as a person and not a problem. Because lord knows he FEELS it when people treat him like a problem! (Plus it's just not okay!) His teacher, who is marvelous, has really helped him adjust to school life. With her and the school psychiatric and school counselor's help, things are really starting to come together for him in school. He had so much anxiety about being picked on and not liked (he was new to the school) and that has subsided a lot (with a lot of work on everybody's part). The other day he was peacefully playing kickball with the other kids at recess and it just felt like a miracle, you know? When I initially started talking with the s-psychiatric and s-counselor, we thought nothing was significant to warrant an IEP. I don't really know if there's any benefit to it at the moment? The 504 seems like it will help, and once I figure out how the heck to find a good afterschool solution with no money to speak of, then hopefully we'll be much more on track. We'll see. Thanks so much. It's nice to talk about it and do some collaborative thinking about what might work. :) [/QUOTE]
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