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<blockquote data-quote="smallworld" data-source="post: 139834" data-attributes="member: 2423"><p>A few thoughts for you:</p><p> </p><p>Does your school or SD have a psychologist on staff? In my experience, most SDs have a psychologist they bring to IEP meetings in which an ED is involved. Obviously, school psycholgists are trained in mental health issues (they're not always terrific psychologists, but they do know the range of mental health issues).</p><p> </p><p>In terms of an advocate, check out the website <a href="http://www.copaa.com" target="_blank">www.copaa.com</a>. The website has a list of advocates by state. I personally believe you need one now because it's not just about the school your difficult child is in now. Generally, the kinds of issues you're dealing with don't magically disappear, and he's going to need an IEP when he goes to high school as well.</p><p> </p><p>Finally, the word "behavior" is being interpreted very strictly by your SD. In psychological terms, "behavior" means the response of a person to a stimulus. "Behavior" is not only about acting out. "Behavior" includes shutting down. My son, for example, is not a "behavior problem" in school in that he does not talk back to teachers, act aggressively toward classmates, or disrupt classroom proceedings. However, because of his emotional disability, he shuts down and won't do his work when stressed by time constraints, pressure from teachers or frustration over challenging concepts. This is behavior just the way acting out is behavior.</p><p> </p><p>I thought our SD was bad. Yours takes the cake.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="smallworld, post: 139834, member: 2423"] A few thoughts for you: Does your school or SD have a psychologist on staff? In my experience, most SDs have a psychologist they bring to IEP meetings in which an ED is involved. Obviously, school psycholgists are trained in mental health issues (they're not always terrific psychologists, but they do know the range of mental health issues). In terms of an advocate, check out the website [URL="http://www.copaa.com"]www.copaa.com[/URL]. The website has a list of advocates by state. I personally believe you need one now because it's not just about the school your difficult child is in now. Generally, the kinds of issues you're dealing with don't magically disappear, and he's going to need an IEP when he goes to high school as well. Finally, the word "behavior" is being interpreted very strictly by your SD. In psychological terms, "behavior" means the response of a person to a stimulus. "Behavior" is not only about acting out. "Behavior" includes shutting down. My son, for example, is not a "behavior problem" in school in that he does not talk back to teachers, act aggressively toward classmates, or disrupt classroom proceedings. However, because of his emotional disability, he shuts down and won't do his work when stressed by time constraints, pressure from teachers or frustration over challenging concepts. This is behavior just the way acting out is behavior. I thought our SD was bad. Yours takes the cake. [/QUOTE]
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