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<blockquote data-quote="judytor" data-source="post: 217158" data-attributes="member: 5400"><p><strong>Hi there <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> Actually, while I do love the teacher, I don't necessarily agree with her discipline tactics. She is of the mindset that I need to impose time outs on ds4 even when he's out of control. He just doesn't respond to time outs and it actually makes things worse. (I have successfully used time outs with my other NT children and it has worked so it's not that I'm opposed in general).</strong></p><p><strong>As far as the preschool setting, I just didn't feel it was what he needed. (His teacher even agreed that he probably needed a different environment but said for stability sake, we should leave him there til the end of the year).</strong></p><p><strong>Ds4 has a multitude of needs. I don't have the time or money to fight the school district right now. I need to get ds the help he needs and not cause more damage along the way. I felt like keeping him in that school was only causing more problems for him. I hope that makes sense <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> </strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><strong>Hi there <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> We have looked into hiring an advocate but we are so beyond broke right now. We have spent so much money out of pocket getting some of the evaluations done and seeing different specialists (we used our private insurance and one psychiatric didn't bill insurance and we're still waiting on them to reinburse us). We now have medi-cal for him but not all Dr's take Medi-cal.</strong></p><p><strong>I agree with what you're saying about the diagnosis's. There are so many different things going on with him. When I spoke with the FASD specialist, he told me that it was good that my son had an Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) diagnosis because that was our "in" for services. However, like I said before, the school district says they don't "see" the autism and while he does have some problems with speech and social development, they believe his needs would be best met in a behavioral mod setting to which I vehemently disagreed but lost the argument.</strong></p><p><strong>Ds4 absolutely needs structure. He also needs intense physical and occupational therapy. He needs help with communication and speech. They didn't even do an Occupational Therapist (OT) evaluation. with the school district. They said that would come later. They also only had him with ST for 2x a week at `15 minutes each time. </strong></p><p><strong>Right now we are focusing on homeschooling him and also getting Occupational Therapist (OT) and PT set up (hopefully with his Medi Cal). I also am using the CPS model (The Explosive Child). I was hoping to get him into a co op type preschool until we can hire an advocate to work these things out. Sorry this got so long.....I could type for hours about all of this......<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" /> </strong></p><p><strong></strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="judytor, post: 217158, member: 5400"] [B]Hi there :) Actually, while I do love the teacher, I don't necessarily agree with her discipline tactics. She is of the mindset that I need to impose time outs on ds4 even when he's out of control. He just doesn't respond to time outs and it actually makes things worse. (I have successfully used time outs with my other NT children and it has worked so it's not that I'm opposed in general). As far as the preschool setting, I just didn't feel it was what he needed. (His teacher even agreed that he probably needed a different environment but said for stability sake, we should leave him there til the end of the year). Ds4 has a multitude of needs. I don't have the time or money to fight the school district right now. I need to get ds the help he needs and not cause more damage along the way. I felt like keeping him in that school was only causing more problems for him. I hope that makes sense :) [/B] [B]Hi there :) We have looked into hiring an advocate but we are so beyond broke right now. We have spent so much money out of pocket getting some of the evaluations done and seeing different specialists (we used our private insurance and one psychiatric didn't bill insurance and we're still waiting on them to reinburse us). We now have medi-cal for him but not all Dr's take Medi-cal. I agree with what you're saying about the diagnosis's. There are so many different things going on with him. When I spoke with the FASD specialist, he told me that it was good that my son had an Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) diagnosis because that was our "in" for services. However, like I said before, the school district says they don't "see" the autism and while he does have some problems with speech and social development, they believe his needs would be best met in a behavioral mod setting to which I vehemently disagreed but lost the argument. Ds4 absolutely needs structure. He also needs intense physical and occupational therapy. He needs help with communication and speech. They didn't even do an Occupational Therapist (OT) evaluation. with the school district. They said that would come later. They also only had him with ST for 2x a week at `15 minutes each time. Right now we are focusing on homeschooling him and also getting Occupational Therapist (OT) and PT set up (hopefully with his Medi Cal). I also am using the CPS model (The Explosive Child). I was hoping to get him into a co op type preschool until we can hire an advocate to work these things out. Sorry this got so long.....I could type for hours about all of this......:( [/B] [/QUOTE]
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