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<blockquote data-quote="jal" data-source="post: 265999" data-attributes="member: 3477"><p>Shari - You are having such a hard time, it is totally appropriate for you to come and vent here. I understand your pain as far as how your child is behaving in school as I have had the same struggles there, but not the struggles you face day to day with the educators and administrators. in my opinion, FWIW, it is time for your difficult child to move to a therapeutic school. That is the only place where the teachers and paras will be tolerable and knowledgeable in handling your childs needs. My difficult child would rage in mainstream, throw chairs, hit and scratch teachers, was a flight risk, etc. We had the IEP, the FBA, the BiPolar (BP), a para and some things helped and some did not. </p><p></p><p>It is not your responsibility to shadow your son in school. I know that it seems to be helping some, but it is disrupting your work schedule and again is an indicator that the school is not providing the proper support that difficult child needs.</p><p></p><p>You mention anxiety in your signature. Is it possible that the psychiatrist could address this with-medication? Not that I am a dr, but your difficult child and mine have similarities. We had a break through with difficult child by adding a small amount of prozac and his academic world opened and he's excelling. I never thought there was anxiety, but others saw it. The rages are nothing what they used to be (the tantrums are now age appropriate) and his cooperation in school is now very good. difficult child also trialed Risperdal and Depakote and those never helped him. </p><p></p><p>You need to get support for yourself. Please see if your state offers DCF voluntary services. You have to apply to get accepted but once you are a whole new world opens up. They can give you respite, pay for in home behaviorists to work with difficult child. Since it is totally voluntary you can stop anytime and it is of no cost to you.</p><p></p><p>I know it is heartbreaking to take your child out of mainstream. Both husband and I cried over it, but he's been at the new placement 6 months and he's eager to go to school, he is participating and learning and loves to come home and do his homework. In mainstream it would take him forever to do homewordk and now he just breezes through it. It has lifted a bunch of stress off of us as far as we aren't waiting for a call to pick him up (therapeutic school does not send home for behavior or rages), and because he is excelling he is happy which inturn makes us happy. </p><p></p><p>I do so wish you the best in whatever you decide to do.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jal, post: 265999, member: 3477"] Shari - You are having such a hard time, it is totally appropriate for you to come and vent here. I understand your pain as far as how your child is behaving in school as I have had the same struggles there, but not the struggles you face day to day with the educators and administrators. in my opinion, FWIW, it is time for your difficult child to move to a therapeutic school. That is the only place where the teachers and paras will be tolerable and knowledgeable in handling your childs needs. My difficult child would rage in mainstream, throw chairs, hit and scratch teachers, was a flight risk, etc. We had the IEP, the FBA, the BiPolar (BP), a para and some things helped and some did not. It is not your responsibility to shadow your son in school. I know that it seems to be helping some, but it is disrupting your work schedule and again is an indicator that the school is not providing the proper support that difficult child needs. You mention anxiety in your signature. Is it possible that the psychiatrist could address this with-medication? Not that I am a dr, but your difficult child and mine have similarities. We had a break through with difficult child by adding a small amount of prozac and his academic world opened and he's excelling. I never thought there was anxiety, but others saw it. The rages are nothing what they used to be (the tantrums are now age appropriate) and his cooperation in school is now very good. difficult child also trialed Risperdal and Depakote and those never helped him. You need to get support for yourself. Please see if your state offers DCF voluntary services. You have to apply to get accepted but once you are a whole new world opens up. They can give you respite, pay for in home behaviorists to work with difficult child. Since it is totally voluntary you can stop anytime and it is of no cost to you. I know it is heartbreaking to take your child out of mainstream. Both husband and I cried over it, but he's been at the new placement 6 months and he's eager to go to school, he is participating and learning and loves to come home and do his homework. In mainstream it would take him forever to do homewordk and now he just breezes through it. It has lifted a bunch of stress off of us as far as we aren't waiting for a call to pick him up (therapeutic school does not send home for behavior or rages), and because he is excelling he is happy which inturn makes us happy. I do so wish you the best in whatever you decide to do. [/QUOTE]
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