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<blockquote data-quote="zoo_keeper" data-source="post: 437789" data-attributes="member: 12188"><p>Thank you all for the warm welcome. The more posts I read the more amazing I find this site. Just knowing that other families are struggling like ours is uplifting. </p><p></p><p>crazy - "zookeeper" is an analogy I've been using for a while now, works well.</p><p></p><p>jjj - yes difficult child 1 was on homebound because the treatment team felt it best that he attend the day program. difficult child 1 has always been seen as a behavioral problem at school not so much as a child with a mental illness. Even tho they know about his diagnosis. At the end of last school year (when he was attending), I was told that it was time to "begin exploring other education options that are equipped to handle difficult child 1." Dead wrong, yes I know. At that time I demanding appropriate testing and IEP eligiblitity meeting. Some testing was done but difficult child 1 was undergoing a massive meltdown at the time and was hospitalized. After hospitalization he started the day program and I knew he was not stable enough for a school environment. School district suggested they fund a homebound tutor and the eligibility meeting was posponed. After researching this I now know that an IEP should have been established but at the time there was only so many battles I could fight. Its an understatement to say I will be glad to leave this school district behind. </p><p></p><p>Next week we will all be traveling to the new area to look at a few houses a rental agency has in mind for us. We are contacting a realtor here but so much to be done before our house can be placed on the market; trying to get a rumamge sale organized. difficult child 1 upset about selling a ratty old couch thats been in the garage for a year. Told him to make a list of all the things in the garage he thinks we should keep and we'll talk about each item if he can stay calm. distracted him at least.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="zoo_keeper, post: 437789, member: 12188"] Thank you all for the warm welcome. The more posts I read the more amazing I find this site. Just knowing that other families are struggling like ours is uplifting. crazy - "zookeeper" is an analogy I've been using for a while now, works well. jjj - yes difficult child 1 was on homebound because the treatment team felt it best that he attend the day program. difficult child 1 has always been seen as a behavioral problem at school not so much as a child with a mental illness. Even tho they know about his diagnosis. At the end of last school year (when he was attending), I was told that it was time to "begin exploring other education options that are equipped to handle difficult child 1." Dead wrong, yes I know. At that time I demanding appropriate testing and IEP eligiblitity meeting. Some testing was done but difficult child 1 was undergoing a massive meltdown at the time and was hospitalized. After hospitalization he started the day program and I knew he was not stable enough for a school environment. School district suggested they fund a homebound tutor and the eligibility meeting was posponed. After researching this I now know that an IEP should have been established but at the time there was only so many battles I could fight. Its an understatement to say I will be glad to leave this school district behind. Next week we will all be traveling to the new area to look at a few houses a rental agency has in mind for us. We are contacting a realtor here but so much to be done before our house can be placed on the market; trying to get a rumamge sale organized. difficult child 1 upset about selling a ratty old couch thats been in the garage for a year. Told him to make a list of all the things in the garage he thinks we should keep and we'll talk about each item if he can stay calm. distracted him at least. [/QUOTE]
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