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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 104286" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>I'm one who WOULD consider allowing the teacher to come along. But only a teacher who clearly has been going above and beyond the call of duty, someone who has already demonstrated how much she wants to help my child. </p><p></p><p>Communication and information seem to do the most in smoothing over problems and getting help. </p><p></p><p>But before you allow it, I would ask the doctor's permission first. Another option is to allow the doctor and the teacher to converse independently, although you would need to make it clear that it's just this one time and only about the diagnosis and the implications of it - as a teacher, she will want info from the horse's mouth on what this means for her, as difficult child's teacher.</p><p></p><p>As an education employee, you DO NOT WANT to set up a situation where this level of access to such private information is seen as regularly available and acceptable.</p><p></p><p>I'd have her there. But make it clear that this is exceptional, it won't be needed in the future because this is the diagnosis hand-down.</p><p></p><p>You need to have your own policy of vetting what medical info you allow the education system to have. Most of the time it's no problem, but sometimes you strike a doctor who's a weirdo, and you don't want the school twisting information or getting the doctor on their side inappropriately.</p><p></p><p>In summary - in my opinion, if you are convinced this teacher really does care and really could use this unprecedented access to a private health professional, and if the doctor is OK with it, then I would let her go.</p><p></p><p>Back when he was in Kindergarten, difficult child 3's teacher accompanied me to a conference on autism. We sat together, we compared notes, we even spoke of how we COULD make good home-school communication work. I would have happily invited her to a doctor's appointment. There have even been a couple of others I would have had there. And one or two I'd have like to hear the words from the doctor, instead of filtered through a report or my brain, because they never accepted any info that was second-hand, including reports. I doubt they even bothered to read the reports.</p><p></p><p>I just think - when you find a gem of a teacher, you nurture her, nourish her, value her a great deal. And yes, keep her in the loops as much as she wants to be.</p><p></p><p>But I do accept and understand the cautions expressed - it IS a tricky question, you wouldn't do this unless you're sure.</p><p></p><p>And are you sure? Because in asking us, I do wonder how sure you feel.</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 104286, member: 1991"] I'm one who WOULD consider allowing the teacher to come along. But only a teacher who clearly has been going above and beyond the call of duty, someone who has already demonstrated how much she wants to help my child. Communication and information seem to do the most in smoothing over problems and getting help. But before you allow it, I would ask the doctor's permission first. Another option is to allow the doctor and the teacher to converse independently, although you would need to make it clear that it's just this one time and only about the diagnosis and the implications of it - as a teacher, she will want info from the horse's mouth on what this means for her, as difficult child's teacher. As an education employee, you DO NOT WANT to set up a situation where this level of access to such private information is seen as regularly available and acceptable. I'd have her there. But make it clear that this is exceptional, it won't be needed in the future because this is the diagnosis hand-down. You need to have your own policy of vetting what medical info you allow the education system to have. Most of the time it's no problem, but sometimes you strike a doctor who's a weirdo, and you don't want the school twisting information or getting the doctor on their side inappropriately. In summary - in my opinion, if you are convinced this teacher really does care and really could use this unprecedented access to a private health professional, and if the doctor is OK with it, then I would let her go. Back when he was in Kindergarten, difficult child 3's teacher accompanied me to a conference on autism. We sat together, we compared notes, we even spoke of how we COULD make good home-school communication work. I would have happily invited her to a doctor's appointment. There have even been a couple of others I would have had there. And one or two I'd have like to hear the words from the doctor, instead of filtered through a report or my brain, because they never accepted any info that was second-hand, including reports. I doubt they even bothered to read the reports. I just think - when you find a gem of a teacher, you nurture her, nourish her, value her a great deal. And yes, keep her in the loops as much as she wants to be. But I do accept and understand the cautions expressed - it IS a tricky question, you wouldn't do this unless you're sure. And are you sure? Because in asking us, I do wonder how sure you feel. Marg [/QUOTE]
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