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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 45922" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>I'm late and tired, so I'm drafting this in a hurry. I apologise if I suggest something someone else has already mentioned.</p><p></p><p>Kjs, you said, "Problem: They have Mac's at school, and a flash drive would not be compatable at home, if he does not finish an assignment. It was suggested he email his work to himself."</p><p></p><p>You can get the work on a Mac to be compatible with a easy child at home - it's really easy. Macs no longer format drives differently. All he has to do is to "save as" the document into either text only, Residential Treatment Facility (RTF) or the easy child program of your choice. There will be a very broad range of options offered to him when he chooses "save as" from the File menu. And when you plug it in at home, it should be easy to read. difficult child 3 is bilingual with computers; I suspect your difficult child is also.</p><p></p><p>Alternatively, use an Alphasmart. In Australia, our public education system will buy an Alphasmart for each student who needs use of a computer. The Alphasmart remains property of the education department, but lives at the school and if the child changes schools, so does the Alphasmart. difficult child 3 now has his at home, we take it with us on holiday when he has to do a report for school, but this is because he is still enrolled in the state system (correspondence). We like the Alphasmart so much that if Dept of Ed decide they want theirs back, we'd buy one ourselves.</p><p>And the Alphasmart is universally compatible. It saves as text only, difficult child 3 does the formatting on the main computer before printing.</p><p></p><p>As for saying he has to learn to do without his Special Education teacher - not at this age, not when he is so anxious. The psychologist was repeatedly making it clear that he is a very bright child whose anxiety is interfering with his learning, and the school's response is to try to wean him off his Special Education teacher? They've got rocks in their heads!</p><p></p><p>He is NOT going to be ready for the workforce using the same timetable as other kids his age. With difficult children like ours, you throw out the calendar. We just help them the best we can and KNOW it will take them longer, but they will get there. But not if they take away his support too soon.</p><p></p><p>The warnings are NOT the way to handle a kid with anxiety - the behaviour problems are almost always the result of stress and anxiety; to issue a warning only pushes the anxiety up even further; it will escalate it. As a result, the further warnings will probably trigger a meltdown, it is absolutely the wrong way to handle this.</p><p></p><p>He needs help with personal organisation (difficult child 1 STILL needs help with that, at 23, although he's much better).</p><p></p><p>You lost the battle over the behaviour report because VP was determined the truth would not come out. Besides, you had too much important stuff to deal with. I think the report issue goes way beyond (and outside) IEP issues, you need to write letters about it (to keep a paper trail) and keep nagging, in writing, for an explanation and some justice in future.</p><p></p><p>Organisation - he needs Special Education support. He also needs to learn how to keep and use a diary (which also requires Special Education involvement with practice, support and revision). He can't do it on his own - he simply hasn't the capability. If the Special Education teacher refuses to work with him, ask for funding for an aide for him who HAS to help him. His refusal is a poor excuse to refuse to help. Treat him like a genius five year old.</p><p></p><p>About the visual score being low - it's artificially lowering his overall score. Whenever there is a big discrepancy, it's generally a clear indication of learning disability, it's NOT a guide to overall ability. His best scores indicate what he should be capable of, if he had no learning problems.</p><p></p><p>Eye colour is no link to eye disorders (apart from albinism). I would keep close tabs on his eyes - at this age, eyes can change a lot, and fairly quickly. I remember needing a new glasses prescription at least every year.</p><p></p><p>I do agree, this was about the best IEP you could have had. Do try to get a written copy of minutes and make sure you copy what you wrote here into your own notes, so you have something to refer back to at a later stage.</p><p></p><p>Good luck with your Warrior Armour!</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 45922, member: 1991"] I'm late and tired, so I'm drafting this in a hurry. I apologise if I suggest something someone else has already mentioned. Kjs, you said, "Problem: They have Mac's at school, and a flash drive would not be compatable at home, if he does not finish an assignment. It was suggested he email his work to himself." You can get the work on a Mac to be compatible with a easy child at home - it's really easy. Macs no longer format drives differently. All he has to do is to "save as" the document into either text only, Residential Treatment Facility (RTF) or the easy child program of your choice. There will be a very broad range of options offered to him when he chooses "save as" from the File menu. And when you plug it in at home, it should be easy to read. difficult child 3 is bilingual with computers; I suspect your difficult child is also. Alternatively, use an Alphasmart. In Australia, our public education system will buy an Alphasmart for each student who needs use of a computer. The Alphasmart remains property of the education department, but lives at the school and if the child changes schools, so does the Alphasmart. difficult child 3 now has his at home, we take it with us on holiday when he has to do a report for school, but this is because he is still enrolled in the state system (correspondence). We like the Alphasmart so much that if Dept of Ed decide they want theirs back, we'd buy one ourselves. And the Alphasmart is universally compatible. It saves as text only, difficult child 3 does the formatting on the main computer before printing. As for saying he has to learn to do without his Special Education teacher - not at this age, not when he is so anxious. The psychologist was repeatedly making it clear that he is a very bright child whose anxiety is interfering with his learning, and the school's response is to try to wean him off his Special Education teacher? They've got rocks in their heads! He is NOT going to be ready for the workforce using the same timetable as other kids his age. With difficult children like ours, you throw out the calendar. We just help them the best we can and KNOW it will take them longer, but they will get there. But not if they take away his support too soon. The warnings are NOT the way to handle a kid with anxiety - the behaviour problems are almost always the result of stress and anxiety; to issue a warning only pushes the anxiety up even further; it will escalate it. As a result, the further warnings will probably trigger a meltdown, it is absolutely the wrong way to handle this. He needs help with personal organisation (difficult child 1 STILL needs help with that, at 23, although he's much better). You lost the battle over the behaviour report because VP was determined the truth would not come out. Besides, you had too much important stuff to deal with. I think the report issue goes way beyond (and outside) IEP issues, you need to write letters about it (to keep a paper trail) and keep nagging, in writing, for an explanation and some justice in future. Organisation - he needs Special Education support. He also needs to learn how to keep and use a diary (which also requires Special Education involvement with practice, support and revision). He can't do it on his own - he simply hasn't the capability. If the Special Education teacher refuses to work with him, ask for funding for an aide for him who HAS to help him. His refusal is a poor excuse to refuse to help. Treat him like a genius five year old. About the visual score being low - it's artificially lowering his overall score. Whenever there is a big discrepancy, it's generally a clear indication of learning disability, it's NOT a guide to overall ability. His best scores indicate what he should be capable of, if he had no learning problems. Eye colour is no link to eye disorders (apart from albinism). I would keep close tabs on his eyes - at this age, eyes can change a lot, and fairly quickly. I remember needing a new glasses prescription at least every year. I do agree, this was about the best IEP you could have had. Do try to get a written copy of minutes and make sure you copy what you wrote here into your own notes, so you have something to refer back to at a later stage. Good luck with your Warrior Armour! Marg [/QUOTE]
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