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<blockquote data-quote="HMBgal" data-source="post: 748786" data-attributes="member: 13260"><p>Saw lots of good news on this thread, and if the news wasn't good--acceptance and understanding are a form of good news, too, I think.</p><p></p><p> Grandson is doing GREAT! The school district placed him in a therapeutic day school and it's been absolutely amazing. Is he still a pain in the keester teenager? Why, yes his is. Which is normal and I'm happy with normal. He's off all medications for the last five months and I think he's so much better. If we could have found a medication that was helping (and we tried soooooo many since he was five years old; he's almost 13 now), we would have no problem with him being on medications. But, they weren't helping. He's growing like a weed, sleeping well, and eating like a horse. This school keeps the kids for three years, or even less if they feel he's ready, and then they transition them slowly to a high school program that's appropriate for kids with emotional/behavioral stuff. He struggled so hard when he started at that school. They assured us it was normal and that he would come around. And he has. And the teachers hold the kids accountable academically, too. They start slow and now he's above grade level in several areas, at grade level in most, and approaching grade level in math. Phew! His old school was just basically throwing band-aids at behaviors so not much was getting done. Even so, it's amazing to me how much he was absorbing from somewhere.</p><p></p><p>My daughter (grandson's mother) on the other hand isn't doing so well. Still making foolish decisions, and the same ones over and over again. She hardly ever sees the kids. I guess she's working on her drug diversion program but I don't really know. I'm detaching. I love her, I miss her, I can't fix her. She has so much talent and ability. She's 42 and on her own. She's still living in her car, found enough money to join a gym cheaply so she can shower there (thank you 24 Hr Fitness--I teach classes for them and they give very good family discounts). </p><p></p><p>And as of Friday, June 7, I'm RETIRED from my Special Education teaching career. It's bittersweet. My husband and I were going to pull up stakes, cash out and move up to the Seattle area to be with my other daughter and two young grandkids, but we can't now because we want grandson to complete the program at this school. And his sister is so successful at her lovely k-8 school with many friends. We can disrupt either of those things, so here we are. Don't know how I will make it financially on a reduced income, but I'll figure it out. And it's not like we live in a crappy area. We live two blocks from the beach--it does not suck.</p><p></p><p>Love and hugs to all!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HMBgal, post: 748786, member: 13260"] Saw lots of good news on this thread, and if the news wasn't good--acceptance and understanding are a form of good news, too, I think. Grandson is doing GREAT! The school district placed him in a therapeutic day school and it's been absolutely amazing. Is he still a pain in the keester teenager? Why, yes his is. Which is normal and I'm happy with normal. He's off all medications for the last five months and I think he's so much better. If we could have found a medication that was helping (and we tried soooooo many since he was five years old; he's almost 13 now), we would have no problem with him being on medications. But, they weren't helping. He's growing like a weed, sleeping well, and eating like a horse. This school keeps the kids for three years, or even less if they feel he's ready, and then they transition them slowly to a high school program that's appropriate for kids with emotional/behavioral stuff. He struggled so hard when he started at that school. They assured us it was normal and that he would come around. And he has. And the teachers hold the kids accountable academically, too. They start slow and now he's above grade level in several areas, at grade level in most, and approaching grade level in math. Phew! His old school was just basically throwing band-aids at behaviors so not much was getting done. Even so, it's amazing to me how much he was absorbing from somewhere. My daughter (grandson's mother) on the other hand isn't doing so well. Still making foolish decisions, and the same ones over and over again. She hardly ever sees the kids. I guess she's working on her drug diversion program but I don't really know. I'm detaching. I love her, I miss her, I can't fix her. She has so much talent and ability. She's 42 and on her own. She's still living in her car, found enough money to join a gym cheaply so she can shower there (thank you 24 Hr Fitness--I teach classes for them and they give very good family discounts). And as of Friday, June 7, I'm RETIRED from my Special Education teaching career. It's bittersweet. My husband and I were going to pull up stakes, cash out and move up to the Seattle area to be with my other daughter and two young grandkids, but we can't now because we want grandson to complete the program at this school. And his sister is so successful at her lovely k-8 school with many friends. We can disrupt either of those things, so here we are. Don't know how I will make it financially on a reduced income, but I'll figure it out. And it's not like we live in a crappy area. We live two blocks from the beach--it does not suck. Love and hugs to all! [/QUOTE]
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