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Was told not to bring difficult child back to school.
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<blockquote data-quote="jal" data-source="post: 226149" data-attributes="member: 3477"><p>Shari,</p><p></p><p>I want to add my support too, as I have been there. difficult child has been through 5 daycares (currently has none) and started with public school and now is in an out of district therapeutic program where he is thriving. I too would go the public school route. We had difficult child evaluated around the age of 4 by the SD. They said he was fine and would not provide any early intervention. We are lucky enought that we live in a small town and were able to keep contact with them around every 6 months before difficult child started kindergarten. We met shortly before he started and the Dir of Pupil Services said "well maybe we can do a 504" and we told her he needs an IEP. We agreed to give it a month to see how he does and we warned them that we would be back before months end to write an IEP. Well, guess what? We were there within 3 weeks. They gave him a 1 on 1 and other provisions. This year they realized they did not have the supports in place to deal with him and offered out of district placement in a program of our choice. Be it the most heart wrenching and saddest decision we ever made it seems to be exactly what he needed. He is 6 and his math and reading have just exploded in this new program. He is starting to get his education, which has always been a huge reason that husband and I have fought so hard for him. He is a very smart kid, but could not function in a large group as he has a lot of sensory issues on top of the mood dis. </p><p></p><p>Now I know from many accounts here that it is not easy to always get what you need from the SD. We were very lucky to have a great group of educators and administrators to work with so our experience was nothing short of supportive and positive, but I would agree that maybe sending him to public school and alerting them ahead of time that an IEP will probably be evident may be your best bet to getting him the 1 on 1 he needs. Let them see how he is. Let it become apparent to them that the child needs additional support. The h*ll with the Montessori school saying that a 1 on 1 provides a stigma. Our difficult child's need help from anywhere they can get it. Best of luck to you. I hope you can get what you need for your child be it whichever route you go.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jal, post: 226149, member: 3477"] Shari, I want to add my support too, as I have been there. difficult child has been through 5 daycares (currently has none) and started with public school and now is in an out of district therapeutic program where he is thriving. I too would go the public school route. We had difficult child evaluated around the age of 4 by the SD. They said he was fine and would not provide any early intervention. We are lucky enought that we live in a small town and were able to keep contact with them around every 6 months before difficult child started kindergarten. We met shortly before he started and the Dir of Pupil Services said "well maybe we can do a 504" and we told her he needs an IEP. We agreed to give it a month to see how he does and we warned them that we would be back before months end to write an IEP. Well, guess what? We were there within 3 weeks. They gave him a 1 on 1 and other provisions. This year they realized they did not have the supports in place to deal with him and offered out of district placement in a program of our choice. Be it the most heart wrenching and saddest decision we ever made it seems to be exactly what he needed. He is 6 and his math and reading have just exploded in this new program. He is starting to get his education, which has always been a huge reason that husband and I have fought so hard for him. He is a very smart kid, but could not function in a large group as he has a lot of sensory issues on top of the mood dis. Now I know from many accounts here that it is not easy to always get what you need from the SD. We were very lucky to have a great group of educators and administrators to work with so our experience was nothing short of supportive and positive, but I would agree that maybe sending him to public school and alerting them ahead of time that an IEP will probably be evident may be your best bet to getting him the 1 on 1 he needs. Let them see how he is. Let it become apparent to them that the child needs additional support. The h*ll with the Montessori school saying that a 1 on 1 provides a stigma. Our difficult child's need help from anywhere they can get it. Best of luck to you. I hope you can get what you need for your child be it whichever route you go. [/QUOTE]
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