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<blockquote data-quote="DammitJanet" data-source="post: 122744" data-attributes="member: 1514"><p>A reply from Seffersmom (where IS she???)</p><p></p><p>Sweet Pico- this is the Pico-ism that remains in Pookahs school file to this very day. It was written June 8 1998 (from the old board);</p><p></p><p>Open letter to Teachers</p><p></p><p>Message:</p><p>I am happy that you've come here. I hope you spend a few hours reading these archives and getting to know the families of ODD children represented here.</p><p>We are not stereotypical in any way. We are not naturally predisposed to dysfuction. We are from a wide range of socio-economic backgrounds--although due to the enormous costs of seeking treatment for our children, many of our families are at or approaching poverty at this time. Some of us are single parent families. Some of us are two parent families. We are just like you or your neighbor next door.</p><p></p><p>But according to statistics in Dr. Douglas Riley's book THE DEFIANT CHILD, we are the neighbor somewhere on you block. 15% of the children in your classroom could be diagnosed as ODD. That means if you are lucky, you have one or two children with this problem. If you are in my son's public school, you have 32 children in your classroom, 2 known ODD and 3 other probables; on top of the other individual issues, personalities and problems that other children have to deal with. If you have my son in your classroom, you are fortunate. His only diagnosis is ODD. He is definately not suffering from ADD, ADHD, Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD), HIV (or COBPD). But you probably have a child who is a multiple diagnosis child.</p><p></p><p>Advice:</p><p>From a mom. Call me. Talk to me. I am a human being. I love my son, but am painfully aware of his shortcomings. Will you reach out to me, hold my hands, as together we wrap our arms around my child and let him know that we both care about him too much to let him destroy himself? Will you stick with it when he is spitting on you, cursing you, calling you dirty names in front of the other children? Will you help him succeed when he can't understand what is on that piece of paper in front of him? Will you work with me when I tell you that he can learn double digits with beans in an egg carton better than he can with dots or pictures on paper? Will you try to find something good to say during our parent teacher conference? If there is a special service available that will help my child, will you help me get it in your classroom? If he needs extra attention, will you allow a teacher's aide to be in your classroom to help out? If he just can't sit still any more, can you have him help you in the classroom, straightening books, inventorying supplies, cleaning eraser or whatever until he can sit again? That works so much better than kicking him out into the hall for "someone else" to deal with. And last, dear teacher, thank you for reading all of this. For caring enough about someone else's child to look for answers to problems you may never have in your own home.</p><p></p><p>Pico honey, you will never know how much your words have meant to me over the years. I know I have at least one more for you, possibly more. When I find it I will post it, ok? Get some rest, get some hugs and eat anything and everything fattening that you want!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DammitJanet, post: 122744, member: 1514"] A reply from Seffersmom (where IS she???) Sweet Pico- this is the Pico-ism that remains in Pookahs school file to this very day. It was written June 8 1998 (from the old board); Open letter to Teachers Message: I am happy that you've come here. I hope you spend a few hours reading these archives and getting to know the families of ODD children represented here. We are not stereotypical in any way. We are not naturally predisposed to dysfuction. We are from a wide range of socio-economic backgrounds--although due to the enormous costs of seeking treatment for our children, many of our families are at or approaching poverty at this time. Some of us are single parent families. Some of us are two parent families. We are just like you or your neighbor next door. But according to statistics in Dr. Douglas Riley's book THE DEFIANT CHILD, we are the neighbor somewhere on you block. 15% of the children in your classroom could be diagnosed as ODD. That means if you are lucky, you have one or two children with this problem. If you are in my son's public school, you have 32 children in your classroom, 2 known ODD and 3 other probables; on top of the other individual issues, personalities and problems that other children have to deal with. If you have my son in your classroom, you are fortunate. His only diagnosis is ODD. He is definately not suffering from ADD, ADHD, Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD), HIV (or COBPD). But you probably have a child who is a multiple diagnosis child. Advice: From a mom. Call me. Talk to me. I am a human being. I love my son, but am painfully aware of his shortcomings. Will you reach out to me, hold my hands, as together we wrap our arms around my child and let him know that we both care about him too much to let him destroy himself? Will you stick with it when he is spitting on you, cursing you, calling you dirty names in front of the other children? Will you help him succeed when he can't understand what is on that piece of paper in front of him? Will you work with me when I tell you that he can learn double digits with beans in an egg carton better than he can with dots or pictures on paper? Will you try to find something good to say during our parent teacher conference? If there is a special service available that will help my child, will you help me get it in your classroom? If he needs extra attention, will you allow a teacher's aide to be in your classroom to help out? If he just can't sit still any more, can you have him help you in the classroom, straightening books, inventorying supplies, cleaning eraser or whatever until he can sit again? That works so much better than kicking him out into the hall for "someone else" to deal with. And last, dear teacher, thank you for reading all of this. For caring enough about someone else's child to look for answers to problems you may never have in your own home. Pico honey, you will never know how much your words have meant to me over the years. I know I have at least one more for you, possibly more. When I find it I will post it, ok? Get some rest, get some hugs and eat anything and everything fattening that you want! [/QUOTE]
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