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<blockquote data-quote="Lily's mom" data-source="post: 729074" data-attributes="member: 22853"><p>She is in a mainstream class. If I put her in a developmental learner unit, she couldn't go to our local school. We have some great units around here, but the closest ones have a lot of stairs. One of Lily's diagnoses is a visual processing disorder called Balint's syndrome, which means she doesn't see her lower visual field unless she is focused exclusively on it (if there is any competition with her upper visual field, she loses the ability to see the lower field.) That makes stairs very dangerous so i was worried about her going there. Our community school has been amazing; she has full EA support with an amazing staff and they have helped her be successful. She knows her letters, is starting to read and can count to fifteen, which is great for someone who is developmentally about two years behind her peers.</p><p></p><p>Her behaviour is very similar in both settings; she reacts without processing. if you ask her if she wants to go buy a toy, she will freak, hit and throw things as she hasn't even grasped what you said before she reacted. Her EA and I take a lot of hair pulling and hitting. Her dad gets a lot of things thrown at him.</p><p></p><p>I am not worried about the privacy - I would never discuss my students or school, and I have nothing negative to say about the care she has received. I am very open in our community and have found that by helping people to understand, they treat her much more favorably and are more forgiving. I believe she (along with all our kids) has a lot to teach the world about patience, difference and love. Everyone round here knows her - she is like the Walmart greeter at school, she knows everyone's parents and says hi to them all lol.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lily's mom, post: 729074, member: 22853"] She is in a mainstream class. If I put her in a developmental learner unit, she couldn't go to our local school. We have some great units around here, but the closest ones have a lot of stairs. One of Lily's diagnoses is a visual processing disorder called Balint's syndrome, which means she doesn't see her lower visual field unless she is focused exclusively on it (if there is any competition with her upper visual field, she loses the ability to see the lower field.) That makes stairs very dangerous so i was worried about her going there. Our community school has been amazing; she has full EA support with an amazing staff and they have helped her be successful. She knows her letters, is starting to read and can count to fifteen, which is great for someone who is developmentally about two years behind her peers. Her behaviour is very similar in both settings; she reacts without processing. if you ask her if she wants to go buy a toy, she will freak, hit and throw things as she hasn't even grasped what you said before she reacted. Her EA and I take a lot of hair pulling and hitting. Her dad gets a lot of things thrown at him. I am not worried about the privacy - I would never discuss my students or school, and I have nothing negative to say about the care she has received. I am very open in our community and have found that by helping people to understand, they treat her much more favorably and are more forgiving. I believe she (along with all our kids) has a lot to teach the world about patience, difference and love. Everyone round here knows her - she is like the Walmart greeter at school, she knows everyone's parents and says hi to them all lol. [/QUOTE]
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