Ahhh, Martie... *thank* you, because I have to admit that when I picked Boo up from school today, after the requisite potty jokes which seemed appropriate for the situation, I did whisper in his ear that he might want to think about graduating this year so we can be done with this... you guessed it, cr!p.
Your response was like a well placed 2x4 upside my head. How weary I am of all the bologna is beside the point. I'm letting Boo down by letting them get away with- this garbage. So, IEP mtg sched on Wednesday with- nurse, sped dir (who I have to say thought the swallowing study was over the top - didn't find that out 'til today), and dir. of co-op.
I will simply be asking for written policies re: time limitations and staffing limitations on diapering (this could become an ongoing issue due to interventions we have to make to deal with- constipation which is part and parcel of spastic quad - duh, antibiotics (for URI) or no), inviting them to obtain swallowing study and "rx" at their own expense (and lotsaluck presenting any kind of medical documentation re: necessity for it), explain that Boo will bring whatever he pleases for lunch from here on out (gosh... I have to worry about retaliation here, though - a choking episode just to prove me wrong... paranoid much? Yes - thank goodness his 1:1 nurse who actually feeds him is an old hand and someone I trust without reservation), and handing over rx for Occupational Therapist (OT)/PT with- as gentle a reminder as I can muster about authorizations to release information.
I need to remember that Boo comes first and that if I don't advocate for him, no one will. Thank you thank you for the reminder.
Picking up my sword for the umpteenth time...