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<blockquote data-quote="Chaosuncontained" data-source="post: 459131" data-attributes="member: 11016"><p>Thank you all for your comments, hugs and support. It means more to me than you know--well, wait, you've been here too, so you do know...lol</p><p></p><p>You all have given me a lot to think about. I made an appointment with his doctor for Monday morning. I'll tell him I want additional testing...if HE can't do it, he can direct me to where I can get it done. I want his advice on IEP for Carson. I want/need his advice on what to tell the school. The principal told me today "Carson has no problem doing the things he *wants* to do...he just doesn't *want* to do his work". While that may be partly true--it isn't that cut and dried. I REALLY think that when he is given a page with 20 questions on it that he freaks. It is overwhelming, daunting. He thinks to himself "I can't. It's too hard. I'm not going to be able to do all this, so I won't even try" and then he shuts down, crawls under his desk and sulks. But I need *something* from the doctor to help me explain it to them...because they don't seem to WANT to try to get it. </p><p></p><p>This afternoon "Richard" AKA The Principal, called me back. He apologized for his comments reagrding "having no place for him (Carson) here" and for telling Carson that it was his choice whether he wanted to do his work or go home. What 9 year old will pick staying at school and doing work over going home? He was very calm and I really felt like he was trying to placate me. Told me to really think about IEP...was I sure this is what I wanted for Carson? I told him that Carson being on medication, section 504...none of THAT was working. That is may be the best thing for him to get evaluated at least--we could maybe get a better idea of what we are dealing with. That maybe being Bipolar with ADHD wasn't all he needed help with. Maybe he has a math learning disability? Or maybe the writing one (since he hates cursive--it takes him literally minutes to write ONE word.)? I could tell that my threats of IEP has him rattled. Our school district is already having financial issues (what school isn't)--and the idea that they might have to fork out money for doctors and evaluations and "serious accomodations" is giving him pause. </p><p></p><p>But I still don't know what to tell them. </p><p></p><p>When I picked Carson up from school he walked over to me, laid his head on my hip and said "I really blew it today." I said "yeah, you sorta did Buddy". He looked up at me with a huge smile on his face and said "But the rest of my day went really well..." Sigh. </p><p></p><p></p><p>Here's hoping tomorrow is a trouble free day...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Chaosuncontained, post: 459131, member: 11016"] Thank you all for your comments, hugs and support. It means more to me than you know--well, wait, you've been here too, so you do know...lol You all have given me a lot to think about. I made an appointment with his doctor for Monday morning. I'll tell him I want additional testing...if HE can't do it, he can direct me to where I can get it done. I want his advice on IEP for Carson. I want/need his advice on what to tell the school. The principal told me today "Carson has no problem doing the things he *wants* to do...he just doesn't *want* to do his work". While that may be partly true--it isn't that cut and dried. I REALLY think that when he is given a page with 20 questions on it that he freaks. It is overwhelming, daunting. He thinks to himself "I can't. It's too hard. I'm not going to be able to do all this, so I won't even try" and then he shuts down, crawls under his desk and sulks. But I need *something* from the doctor to help me explain it to them...because they don't seem to WANT to try to get it. This afternoon "Richard" AKA The Principal, called me back. He apologized for his comments reagrding "having no place for him (Carson) here" and for telling Carson that it was his choice whether he wanted to do his work or go home. What 9 year old will pick staying at school and doing work over going home? He was very calm and I really felt like he was trying to placate me. Told me to really think about IEP...was I sure this is what I wanted for Carson? I told him that Carson being on medication, section 504...none of THAT was working. That is may be the best thing for him to get evaluated at least--we could maybe get a better idea of what we are dealing with. That maybe being Bipolar with ADHD wasn't all he needed help with. Maybe he has a math learning disability? Or maybe the writing one (since he hates cursive--it takes him literally minutes to write ONE word.)? I could tell that my threats of IEP has him rattled. Our school district is already having financial issues (what school isn't)--and the idea that they might have to fork out money for doctors and evaluations and "serious accomodations" is giving him pause. But I still don't know what to tell them. When I picked Carson up from school he walked over to me, laid his head on my hip and said "I really blew it today." I said "yeah, you sorta did Buddy". He looked up at me with a huge smile on his face and said "But the rest of my day went really well..." Sigh. Here's hoping tomorrow is a trouble free day... [/QUOTE]
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