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<blockquote data-quote="butterflydreams" data-source="post: 257563"><p>Thanks. The meeting didn't go as planned. We were supposed to be there at 7:20am - we were. We sat there and sat there. Finally at 7:55am difficult child went off to class and we were still waiting. They finally came for us, just after 8am. Apparently they were in there discussing things and no one can come to a consensus as to what to do with and for difficult child. He scores high on his tests, he is at or above grade level, he just doesn't do the work. </p><p></p><p>They brought up his tardiness and he was absent yesterday because he couldn't wake up. I explained about difficulty getting him awake in the morning and that he has been having hypomania symptoms for the last week or so. They said that he has been tardy so many times that he is almost to the point of being sent to the dean's office. The school psychiatric did say that we could get a letter from the psychiatrist explaining the problem and that might help. They said that no matter what time he wakes up he should come even if it is only for the last period of the day.</p><p></p><p>We ended up not having the intended meeting because of their not knowing what to do. I was so glad that my boyfriend was there because it gave someone else who is familiar with difficult child to explain what is going on and to advocate for him. Overall I think the meeting was productive though. </p><p></p><p>I am going to enroll difficult child in a after school program called Teen Scene that is held at his school by the city. They also have a spring break and summer program. The summer program is full already but they put him on a waiting list - we are number 6 on the list. With the after school program, he will also get time to work on homework and 2 days per week he can go to the homework help sessions the school does in the main part of the school. He needs activity time and when he goes home after school now, he wont go outside - he cocoons himself in the house. </p><p></p><p>He has very little time left this year to pull things around for him to not have to repeat 7th grade next year, more than likely he will have to go to summer school for 2 classes and pass those in order to move on. </p><p></p><p>The school psychiatric said that we could label him as Emotionally Disturbed and give him an IEP based on that, the problem is that he is in the smallest regular ed classes that they have and the only thing that do that would do is that he would end up losing his art class which he has first period and give him a study skills class. That wouldn't be good because his art class is his favorite and it starts his day off. We are going to reconvene again the week after spring break in 3 weeks and decide then. We will see what happens. </p><p></p><p>I will be discussing this at his psychiatrist appointment on Thursday.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="butterflydreams, post: 257563"] Thanks. The meeting didn't go as planned. We were supposed to be there at 7:20am - we were. We sat there and sat there. Finally at 7:55am difficult child went off to class and we were still waiting. They finally came for us, just after 8am. Apparently they were in there discussing things and no one can come to a consensus as to what to do with and for difficult child. He scores high on his tests, he is at or above grade level, he just doesn't do the work. They brought up his tardiness and he was absent yesterday because he couldn't wake up. I explained about difficulty getting him awake in the morning and that he has been having hypomania symptoms for the last week or so. They said that he has been tardy so many times that he is almost to the point of being sent to the dean's office. The school psychiatric did say that we could get a letter from the psychiatrist explaining the problem and that might help. They said that no matter what time he wakes up he should come even if it is only for the last period of the day. We ended up not having the intended meeting because of their not knowing what to do. I was so glad that my boyfriend was there because it gave someone else who is familiar with difficult child to explain what is going on and to advocate for him. Overall I think the meeting was productive though. I am going to enroll difficult child in a after school program called Teen Scene that is held at his school by the city. They also have a spring break and summer program. The summer program is full already but they put him on a waiting list - we are number 6 on the list. With the after school program, he will also get time to work on homework and 2 days per week he can go to the homework help sessions the school does in the main part of the school. He needs activity time and when he goes home after school now, he wont go outside - he cocoons himself in the house. He has very little time left this year to pull things around for him to not have to repeat 7th grade next year, more than likely he will have to go to summer school for 2 classes and pass those in order to move on. The school psychiatric said that we could label him as Emotionally Disturbed and give him an IEP based on that, the problem is that he is in the smallest regular ed classes that they have and the only thing that do that would do is that he would end up losing his art class which he has first period and give him a study skills class. That wouldn't be good because his art class is his favorite and it starts his day off. We are going to reconvene again the week after spring break in 3 weeks and decide then. We will see what happens. I will be discussing this at his psychiatrist appointment on Thursday. [/QUOTE]
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