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<blockquote data-quote="hearts and roses" data-source="post: 541025" data-attributes="member: 2211"><p><span style="color: #008080"><span style="font-size: 10px">Contact your state's Department of Education. They have an advocate department that can help you understand your rights under the law. You must educate yourself about what is appropriate and legal in your state. They may also be able to advocate for you at school meetings.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #008080"><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #008080"><span style="font-size: 10px">And please, just because your son has been labeled ADHD, it doesn't mean that all of his symptoms are related to that diagnosis. There could be more to it or it could be he's reacting to the way they are treating him. Sometimes low doses of medications are helpful for the child to actually learn along with behavioral or occupational therapy. There are many ways in which you/school can work together to help your son be the best student possible, even if he has limitations. Public school districts LOVE little cookie cutter kids who do everything the teacher tells them to according to the school schedule. While some level of conformity is just, if a child has special needs, those needs must be considered and he should be accomodated. Does he have any classification - is he entitled to Special Education or 504 status?</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #008080"><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #008080"><span style="font-size: 10px">difficult child's fifth grade teacher mentioned medications to me ONCE. I asked him if he felt it was appropriate for him to diagnose my daughter and suggest medications for her? Did he know any of her other health issues? Was he aware of her background, allergies, etc? He just gawked at me. I then marched into the principals office and demanded a meeting. From there she was evaluated both through the school and again privately. They would NOT pick her up for Special Education, even though it was determined she had processing issues, tourette syndrome, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), and of course the ever popular ADHD. We held back on medications, but it became apparent that SHE was suffering in her classes on an emotional and academic level. The low dose of medications along with therapy helped her for a while - then adolescence hit and that was another ballgame altogether. </span></span></p><p><span style="color: #008080"><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #008080"><span style="font-size: 10px">Anyway, do your homework, get the information you need to advocate for your son within your legal rights. Hugs, this is not an easy path you're on. I'm sorry.</span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hearts and roses, post: 541025, member: 2211"] [COLOR=#008080][SIZE=2]Contact your state's Department of Education. They have an advocate department that can help you understand your rights under the law. You must educate yourself about what is appropriate and legal in your state. They may also be able to advocate for you at school meetings. And please, just because your son has been labeled ADHD, it doesn't mean that all of his symptoms are related to that diagnosis. There could be more to it or it could be he's reacting to the way they are treating him. Sometimes low doses of medications are helpful for the child to actually learn along with behavioral or occupational therapy. There are many ways in which you/school can work together to help your son be the best student possible, even if he has limitations. Public school districts LOVE little cookie cutter kids who do everything the teacher tells them to according to the school schedule. While some level of conformity is just, if a child has special needs, those needs must be considered and he should be accomodated. Does he have any classification - is he entitled to Special Education or 504 status? difficult child's fifth grade teacher mentioned medications to me ONCE. I asked him if he felt it was appropriate for him to diagnose my daughter and suggest medications for her? Did he know any of her other health issues? Was he aware of her background, allergies, etc? He just gawked at me. I then marched into the principals office and demanded a meeting. From there she was evaluated both through the school and again privately. They would NOT pick her up for Special Education, even though it was determined she had processing issues, tourette syndrome, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), and of course the ever popular ADHD. We held back on medications, but it became apparent that SHE was suffering in her classes on an emotional and academic level. The low dose of medications along with therapy helped her for a while - then adolescence hit and that was another ballgame altogether. Anyway, do your homework, get the information you need to advocate for your son within your legal rights. Hugs, this is not an easy path you're on. I'm sorry.[/SIZE][/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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