confuzzled
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really curious if any of your older kids go to extended school year (summer)....with the exception of maybe buddy's son, i cant imagine most of the kids here--i kind of feel like i "know" the older ones here by now--would qualify or want to go (unless a warrior mom knows how to fight that battle and personally wants it)......
our psychiatrist was *stupified* that mine doesnt go.
mine doesnt regress, doesnt really have transition issues any more than a typical teen for the first few days of getting back to the routine....in fact, she far surpassed most of her peers in managing the giant transition to middle school and lockers and changing all classes, doesnt have a battery of therapies through school, and etc. i cant IMAGINE what it would do for her, besides be seen as a punishment, and aggravate the bejesus out of me. our district offers a short am program--it might be 2-3 hours tops, starting at regular school time (crack 'o dawn) and it generally for a very low functioning population.
i can see why it might benefit a younger kid, or someone that REALLY needs the continuity of routine, but for just going for the sake of going???
I don't know if the psychiatrist just assumed, based on diagnosis's that its an absolute or if there is something i'm not thinking of....she also was dumbfounded that i havent registered her for DDD (probably wont qualify as the diagnosis's dont make it automatic, and there is no real reason to go down that path now) or SSI (definitely wont qualify right now as it goes on parental income & resources). everyone seems to forget that mine wasnt even diagnosis'd until 10, and i personally still think there is more to the story....and since its a work in progress, well, i have zero idea what adulthood will look like...and i dont think i'm ready to seal her fate just yet, unless there was some obvious benefit to it, Know what I mean??
maybe i'm missing something, but i was as *stupified* as the psychiatrist--but in the other direction. :-D
our psychiatrist was *stupified* that mine doesnt go.
mine doesnt regress, doesnt really have transition issues any more than a typical teen for the first few days of getting back to the routine....in fact, she far surpassed most of her peers in managing the giant transition to middle school and lockers and changing all classes, doesnt have a battery of therapies through school, and etc. i cant IMAGINE what it would do for her, besides be seen as a punishment, and aggravate the bejesus out of me. our district offers a short am program--it might be 2-3 hours tops, starting at regular school time (crack 'o dawn) and it generally for a very low functioning population.
i can see why it might benefit a younger kid, or someone that REALLY needs the continuity of routine, but for just going for the sake of going???
I don't know if the psychiatrist just assumed, based on diagnosis's that its an absolute or if there is something i'm not thinking of....she also was dumbfounded that i havent registered her for DDD (probably wont qualify as the diagnosis's dont make it automatic, and there is no real reason to go down that path now) or SSI (definitely wont qualify right now as it goes on parental income & resources). everyone seems to forget that mine wasnt even diagnosis'd until 10, and i personally still think there is more to the story....and since its a work in progress, well, i have zero idea what adulthood will look like...and i dont think i'm ready to seal her fate just yet, unless there was some obvious benefit to it, Know what I mean??
maybe i'm missing something, but i was as *stupified* as the psychiatrist--but in the other direction. :-D