meeting with lawyer tomorrow Keep your fingers crossed for us!
I'm really nervous about what she has to say...and even more nervous about how we're going to pay for her...and nervous about doing battle with the SD. But homeschooling isn't working for us and I don't want them to go back to their old programs, so lawyer it is. Bug's old school (ASD specific) will take him back and I think I've found a good program for Brownie. Now the trick is getting the SD to pay for it...ah ha...
Me--homeschooling WAHM, bipolar II depressive--Lithium, Lamictal, Lexapro, Adderall
H--anxious, trying to take care of us all
Bug-- 6, (twin) high-functioning autism/Aspergers, mild CP, darling boy & super smarty
Brownie--6, anxious/explosive, originally dx ADHD, looking towards ODD/pediatric bipolar disorder, handsome, dimples, great dancer
A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds. --Ralph Waldo Emerson
You go momma!!!
me: 48, sngl adoptive mom, SLP, now SAHM
son/gfg 15! , gottcha day 2y10mo, ASD, acquired brain injury (surgery at age 2), borderline cognitive, anxiety, adhd, temporal lobe seizures, attachment issues. Symptoms: severe anxeity, fight or flight, impulsive, verbal and physical aggression, LPD, social issues, obsessive/perseverative/compulsive/tics. Meds: Ritalin, Lyrica, Clonidine/Catapres, Benadryl, Lithium-not helping, going off now: Zyprexa...seems good so far
Do you have a complete list of all the accommodations you provide at home that work written down? That would be a good start. YOU know what helps and what doesn't. If the school district can't provide all of them, they need to place them somewhere that can. Make sure to let them know that if they insist they go there, let them know you will FIGHT them to get ALL the accommodations they need. Who knows, it might work???
Good luck. If the lawyer is good, in will be worth it. I hope??? Let us know how it goes.
Me - single SAHM, prev hx of depression & anxiety, probably PDD/Aspie??
GFG1 - ADHD, Asperger's, Anxiety Disorder-NOS, PTSD, Sensory Processing Dysfunction, Strattera, Tenex
GFG2 - gifted, PDD-NOS, Adjustment Disorder, no meds
Ex - not in picture, schizoeffective, ADHD, bipolar
I hope you get a pit bull like I got. I would be up a creek if I didn't get the state disability law center to represent us (legal aid). I hope you find like I am finding that even if it is hard, it does get things moving faster.
me: 48, sngl adoptive mom, SLP, now SAHM
son/gfg 15! , gottcha day 2y10mo, ASD, acquired brain injury (surgery at age 2), borderline cognitive, anxiety, adhd, temporal lobe seizures, attachment issues. Symptoms: severe anxeity, fight or flight, impulsive, verbal and physical aggression, LPD, social issues, obsessive/perseverative/compulsive/tics. Meds: Ritalin, Lyrica, Clonidine/Catapres, Benadryl, Lithium-not helping, going off now: Zyprexa...seems good so far
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