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<blockquote data-quote="SearchingForRainbows" data-source="post: 506668" data-attributes="member: 3388"><p>Sadly, our experiences, especially with difficult child 2, are in line with what Janet said. difficult child 2 suddenly became the perfect student, exceptional academic abilities, well-liked by peers, etc., etc., etc., once he was in his last year of middle school. At the time we realized they were just trying to push him through the system, get him off of his IEP, and totally mainstream him. We just didn't realize that the bulk of sped services available in high school were in several self-contained classrooms, where students had many different diags but most had very low IQs. </p><p></p><p>We were told by the sped director that this was mostly a rough/tough population of students and difficult child 2, with his very limited social skills, wouldn't be a good fit. Translation - He would be constantly bullied. We were also told at a team meeting by the principal, as hard as this is to believe, that difficult child 2 was exceptionally bright, gifted, and it didn't matter if he couldn't cross the street alone or tie his shoes. These were things he could learn in college! </p><p></p><p>I'm so sorry you have to deal with an ignorant case manager, school department. I think ignorant is the wrong word here - I'm sure they know what your difficult child needs, there just isn't any funding to provide it. So sad...</p><p></p><p>I like your idea of speaking to the sped principal and requesting a different team of sped teachers. I would request a meeting in writing, making sure to have it hand delivered, date stamped and signed, or sent by certified mail. I am confident that your difficult child will get the services he needs - You're a super warrior mom... SFR</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SearchingForRainbows, post: 506668, member: 3388"] Sadly, our experiences, especially with difficult child 2, are in line with what Janet said. difficult child 2 suddenly became the perfect student, exceptional academic abilities, well-liked by peers, etc., etc., etc., once he was in his last year of middle school. At the time we realized they were just trying to push him through the system, get him off of his IEP, and totally mainstream him. We just didn't realize that the bulk of sped services available in high school were in several self-contained classrooms, where students had many different diags but most had very low IQs. We were told by the sped director that this was mostly a rough/tough population of students and difficult child 2, with his very limited social skills, wouldn't be a good fit. Translation - He would be constantly bullied. We were also told at a team meeting by the principal, as hard as this is to believe, that difficult child 2 was exceptionally bright, gifted, and it didn't matter if he couldn't cross the street alone or tie his shoes. These were things he could learn in college! I'm so sorry you have to deal with an ignorant case manager, school department. I think ignorant is the wrong word here - I'm sure they know what your difficult child needs, there just isn't any funding to provide it. So sad... I like your idea of speaking to the sped principal and requesting a different team of sped teachers. I would request a meeting in writing, making sure to have it hand delivered, date stamped and signed, or sent by certified mail. I am confident that your difficult child will get the services he needs - You're a super warrior mom... SFR [/QUOTE]
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