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15 Yr Old Son: 1 Step Forward, 3 Steps Back
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<blockquote data-quote="startingfresh" data-source="post: 741431" data-attributes="member: 22380"><p>Ifpo, I read your post and your story is so very close to the struggle we have had with our son. However, he acted out only at home but was pretty detached and quiet at school. At 15, things were at their worst and he is now 19. You are doing things right and so many here have posted excellent advice. In looking back over the past several years, we did so many interventions and things to help him but the ONE THING that was absolutely 100% a life changer was getting a 504 in place for him. That was not easy as he was never a problem at school. His official diagnosis was adhd and anxiety and we had to pay his psychiatrist $200 to write a letter detailing this in order to get the ball rolling. Once we had that, things changed. I did try hard to get an IEP but they refused, saying his diagnosis didn't warrant that. I will spare you all the details of hell we went through over the high school years but that 504 was the one thing that forced the school and teachers to be flexible and get him to graduation. The Wrights Law website was a great resource for me during that time. Wrightslaw is a website about special education law and advocacy with thousands of articles, cases, and free resources. I found an article there that helped me know exactly what to say during the meeting when met with resistance. Good luck to you and keep doing exactly what you are doing!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="startingfresh, post: 741431, member: 22380"] Ifpo, I read your post and your story is so very close to the struggle we have had with our son. However, he acted out only at home but was pretty detached and quiet at school. At 15, things were at their worst and he is now 19. You are doing things right and so many here have posted excellent advice. In looking back over the past several years, we did so many interventions and things to help him but the ONE THING that was absolutely 100% a life changer was getting a 504 in place for him. That was not easy as he was never a problem at school. His official diagnosis was adhd and anxiety and we had to pay his psychiatrist $200 to write a letter detailing this in order to get the ball rolling. Once we had that, things changed. I did try hard to get an IEP but they refused, saying his diagnosis didn't warrant that. I will spare you all the details of hell we went through over the high school years but that 504 was the one thing that forced the school and teachers to be flexible and get him to graduation. The Wrights Law website was a great resource for me during that time. Wrightslaw is a website about special education law and advocacy with thousands of articles, cases, and free resources. I found an article there that helped me know exactly what to say during the meeting when met with resistance. Good luck to you and keep doing exactly what you are doing! [/QUOTE]
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