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Great Opportunity or Curse?? Self-Contained Class
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<blockquote data-quote="MsMichelle" data-source="post: 54232" data-attributes="member: 3835"><p>After the advice here, speaking to my counselor (she is a mom of a child with bi-polar disorder that happens to go to the same school where the new program will be housed) And my difficult child's psychologist, I decided to sign the forms to change my son's placement. He will be attending the new program. I do still have my reservations but I think they stem more from my own denial that my son has a problem OR rather wishing it weren't so. I don't want him to be the weird little boy in the special class. (No offense intended!) But it is what it is and I have to work with the reality at hand.</p><p></p><p>My counselor very excitedly urged me to put my son in the program and quickly! She was also going to call the school right after our appointment and see about getting her difficult child in the running for the new school.</p><p></p><p>I think part of my son's school moving so quickly now to get him intensive help stems from their "covering their tracks" or feeling guilty OR hoping not to get their pants sued off for completely failing my son earlier.</p><p></p><p>Within the first 2 weeks of kindergarten, (a full year and 8 months ago!) I asked to have my son assessed and the party line was "we really don't do that until 2nd grade". That was before the big behavior shift but I had already had my concerns about adhd issues. AFTER my son's hospitalization and our baptism by fire, I've discovered that my son has rights and he should have been evaluated then. I didn't know I needed to send a certified letter asking for his evaluation. I just verbally asked his teacher and mentioned it to the principal. Oh well, whatever the reason, he is getting the help now.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MsMichelle, post: 54232, member: 3835"] After the advice here, speaking to my counselor (she is a mom of a child with bi-polar disorder that happens to go to the same school where the new program will be housed) And my difficult child's psychologist, I decided to sign the forms to change my son's placement. He will be attending the new program. I do still have my reservations but I think they stem more from my own denial that my son has a problem OR rather wishing it weren't so. I don't want him to be the weird little boy in the special class. (No offense intended!) But it is what it is and I have to work with the reality at hand. My counselor very excitedly urged me to put my son in the program and quickly! She was also going to call the school right after our appointment and see about getting her difficult child in the running for the new school. I think part of my son's school moving so quickly now to get him intensive help stems from their "covering their tracks" or feeling guilty OR hoping not to get their pants sued off for completely failing my son earlier. Within the first 2 weeks of kindergarten, (a full year and 8 months ago!) I asked to have my son assessed and the party line was "we really don't do that until 2nd grade". That was before the big behavior shift but I had already had my concerns about adhd issues. AFTER my son's hospitalization and our baptism by fire, I've discovered that my son has rights and he should have been evaluated then. I didn't know I needed to send a certified letter asking for his evaluation. I just verbally asked his teacher and mentioned it to the principal. Oh well, whatever the reason, he is getting the help now. [/QUOTE]
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