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<blockquote data-quote="slsh" data-source="post: 125462" data-attributes="member: 8"><p>Hello and welcome, and oh my gosh - I almost spewed my wine over your impending baldness!!!<img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/Graemlins/rofl.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":rofl:" title="rofl :rofl:" data-shortname=":rofl:" /> Only because I so totally relate!</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Normally I'd suggest requesting an evaluation through the school for special education. Unfortunately, her grades are going to work against you, even though they're not supposed to. If a child has moods or behaviors that impair their ability to receive an education, they qualify for special education but a *lot* of schools only look at academic performance. It would be a really uphill battle for you. on the other hand, her not being a "strong reader" might get your foot in the door in terms of getting them to do a full (multidisciplinary) evaluation. You might want to post over the in Special Education 101 forum to get the expert's advice. I'm really kinda on the fence here.</p><p> </p><p>We all bring our personal biases here to the board, so please take what you think fits and skip the rest. *My* bias with an irritable, defiant kiddo with ADHD traits and with parents who have a history of mood disorders (no blame or shame there - just the joy of genetics, being a depressed/bipolar person myself) would be to not jump on the lone ADHD wagon just yet but see if you can get psychiatrist to evaluate/consider a mood disorder in your daughter. My son brought new meaning to oppositional/defiant/irritable in his early elementary years. Also, interestingly, I remember going round and round with his first teachers over how bloody bored he was in class, and they insisted he was just being stubborn. His "punishment" was being forced to go sit in the 3rd grade classroom when he misbehaved in Kindergarten - guess who turned into an absolute angel while in "punishment", LOL.</p><p> </p><p>Anyway - you sound like you're on top of things. Excellent that you've read "The Explosive Child" - great book and definitely one of the most helpful for me in starting to understand the interesting way my kid's mind works. </p><p> </p><p>So glad you found us! Welcome!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="slsh, post: 125462, member: 8"] Hello and welcome, and oh my gosh - I almost spewed my wine over your impending baldness!!!:rofl: Only because I so totally relate! Normally I'd suggest requesting an evaluation through the school for special education. Unfortunately, her grades are going to work against you, even though they're not supposed to. If a child has moods or behaviors that impair their ability to receive an education, they qualify for special education but a *lot* of schools only look at academic performance. It would be a really uphill battle for you. on the other hand, her not being a "strong reader" might get your foot in the door in terms of getting them to do a full (multidisciplinary) evaluation. You might want to post over the in Special Education 101 forum to get the expert's advice. I'm really kinda on the fence here. We all bring our personal biases here to the board, so please take what you think fits and skip the rest. *My* bias with an irritable, defiant kiddo with ADHD traits and with parents who have a history of mood disorders (no blame or shame there - just the joy of genetics, being a depressed/bipolar person myself) would be to not jump on the lone ADHD wagon just yet but see if you can get psychiatrist to evaluate/consider a mood disorder in your daughter. My son brought new meaning to oppositional/defiant/irritable in his early elementary years. Also, interestingly, I remember going round and round with his first teachers over how bloody bored he was in class, and they insisted he was just being stubborn. His "punishment" was being forced to go sit in the 3rd grade classroom when he misbehaved in Kindergarten - guess who turned into an absolute angel while in "punishment", LOL. Anyway - you sound like you're on top of things. Excellent that you've read "The Explosive Child" - great book and definitely one of the most helpful for me in starting to understand the interesting way my kid's mind works. So glad you found us! Welcome! [/QUOTE]
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