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<blockquote data-quote="PSALM 30:5" data-source="post: 156813" data-attributes="member: 5295"><p><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'"><span style="font-size: 12px">I'm going to attempt to answer everyone's questions. I'll offer a disclaimer on my "<strong>candid</strong>" responses...</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'"><span style="font-size: 12px">1. My daughter has undergone tests for learning disabilities-- that turned up nothing unusual. If anything, it confirmed what we already knew-- she's a kinestetic learner.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'"><span style="font-size: 12px">2. We tried medications a few years ago and they yielded no improvement. We caught a lot of **** from family members about how it's a parents job to suppor their child however necessary-- <strong><em>NOT </em></strong>to medicate their children so that they can deal with them.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'"><span style="font-size: 12px">3. We have quite a few Psychiatrists in the family-- while they have never evaluated my daughter one-on-one, they have never referenced anything aside from ADHD patterns and behaviors.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'"><span style="font-size: 12px">4. My daughter goes to a private school. There were 25 kids in her 6th grade class. She will be repeating the 6th grade next year.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'"><span style="font-size: 12px">5. <strong>Let me say this-- and I hope it doesn't rub anyone the wrong way</strong>, but it's how I feel, so work with me here... We are African-American (black folks!) living in Colorado... If I place my child on an IEP or 504 Plan, she's stuck. She's marked. She's tainted. She officially becomes a "have not". The educational system is not supportive of children of color-- nor is it a system that seeks to provide adequate resources for children with special learning needs. Essentially, my daughter will become the kid in a classroom with a variety of other students, some with severe needs, not allowed to populate the halls with her peers, not able to eat lunch with the other students, never being able to attend a "good school" because this IEP or 504 Plan will hold her back from opportunities within the district-- which is exactly why we placed her in private school. I speek from first hand knowledge-- my husband is a principal in the district and I have started our districts schools of choice...</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'"><span style="font-size: 12px">6. Strattera is the medication her physician would like to place her on towards the end of the summer-- making the necessary adjustments prior to the start of the school year, so that once school starts she's "good to go".</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'"><span style="font-size: 12px">I'm sure that doesn't address everything, but possible a good start???</span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="PSALM 30:5, post: 156813, member: 5295"] [FONT=Georgia][SIZE=3]I'm going to attempt to answer everyone's questions. I'll offer a disclaimer on my "[B]candid[/B]" responses...[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Georgia][/FONT] [FONT=Georgia][SIZE=3]1. My daughter has undergone tests for learning disabilities-- that turned up nothing unusual. If anything, it confirmed what we already knew-- she's a kinestetic learner.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Georgia][/FONT] [FONT=Georgia][SIZE=3]2. We tried medications a few years ago and they yielded no improvement. We caught a lot of **** from family members about how it's a parents job to suppor their child however necessary-- [B][I]NOT [/I][/B]to medicate their children so that they can deal with them.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Georgia][/FONT] [FONT=Georgia][SIZE=3]3. We have quite a few Psychiatrists in the family-- while they have never evaluated my daughter one-on-one, they have never referenced anything aside from ADHD patterns and behaviors.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Georgia][/FONT] [FONT=Georgia][SIZE=3]4. My daughter goes to a private school. There were 25 kids in her 6th grade class. She will be repeating the 6th grade next year.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Georgia][/FONT] [FONT=Georgia][SIZE=3]5. [B]Let me say this-- and I hope it doesn't rub anyone the wrong way[/B], but it's how I feel, so work with me here... We are African-American (black folks!) living in Colorado... If I place my child on an IEP or 504 Plan, she's stuck. She's marked. She's tainted. She officially becomes a "have not". The educational system is not supportive of children of color-- nor is it a system that seeks to provide adequate resources for children with special learning needs. Essentially, my daughter will become the kid in a classroom with a variety of other students, some with severe needs, not allowed to populate the halls with her peers, not able to eat lunch with the other students, never being able to attend a "good school" because this IEP or 504 Plan will hold her back from opportunities within the district-- which is exactly why we placed her in private school. I speek from first hand knowledge-- my husband is a principal in the district and I have started our districts schools of choice...[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Georgia][/FONT] [FONT=Georgia][SIZE=3]6. Strattera is the medication her physician would like to place her on towards the end of the summer-- making the necessary adjustments prior to the start of the school year, so that once school starts she's "good to go".[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Georgia][/FONT] [FONT=Georgia][SIZE=3]I'm sure that doesn't address everything, but possible a good start???[/SIZE][/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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