Re: I'm Just a Big Nothing; Seeing through the Mrs. Xx filter ??

[Guest guest]

Holy Cow Vera, that is amazing.

HHmmmm! And we are the whackos?

That is why I believe the pediatricians are as guilty as anyone.

They know, they have heard the arguements, the " just following

directions " doesn't fly, never has stood up in a court of law.

Kendra

> >

> > Hi

> >

> > This actually happened a couple of weeks before Xmas, but I

> wanted to share our latest round of IEP (we are scheduled to meet

in

> a few months and we have hired an attorney who will be present).

> >

> > Prior the IEP, everyone agreed that we needed to move up his

> triennial (once every 3 year). I really did not want the

> pschological evaluation as I believe his condition has everything

to

> do with viruses and heavy metal toxicity and nothing to do with

> mental illness, but I got talked into it. The staff psychologist

and

> I hate each other -- I am civil but she is not. She once said to

me

> that the entire ASD epidemic could be solved if " all of these

nerds

> would stop having babies. Just check out some of these parents. "

> >

> > So any way, she is the last one in the IEP to present and she

> opens with something along the lines that my just turned 6 year

old

> might be suffering from clinical manic depression and should be

> referred immediately to a psychiatrist for treatment options if

his

> condition presists.

> >

> > My son's was just getting out of class -- and even though we

live

> 10 minutes from the school -- he spends one hour on it each way

> because he is the first kid picked up and the last one dropped

off.

> But he LOVES that stupid bus -- too much if you know what I mean.

> >

> > So I request to have brought in and said that since we were

> done with the IEP I could drive him home. They brought in and

> with the entire room present I said,

> >

> > Vera: " , this is Mrs. X (the psychologist), do you remember

> talking to her last week.? "

> >

> > : " I sure do. "

> >

> > Vera: Mrs. X seems to think you are very sad. How do you feel? "

> >

> > : " I feel great. "

> >

> > Mrs. X: " But , why did you tell me several times, " I'm just

a

> BIG nothing? "

> >

> > : " Because that is what the number zero says to the number

> one on my new Leapster Math Circus video. I'm just a BIG nothing. "

> >

> > Vera: I demand we strike any reference from his school records

> to manic depression or referal for psychiatric evaluation.

> >

> > Mrs. XX: Snarls at me.

> >

> > Vera: I stick my tongue out at her (so no one else could see)

> and will have an attorney review the records and make the changes

we

> were promised 5 months ago.

> >

> > And the beat goes on.

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Sorry you misunderstood.

I mean her misinterpretation of your son's words is based on her own

life experience

- her " filter, " like seeing the world through rose colored glasses.

Carolyn

> >

> > Hi

> >

> > This actually happened a couple of weeks before Xmas, but I

> wanted to share our latest round of IEP (we are scheduled to meet

in

> a few months and we have hired an attorney who will be present).

> >

> > Prior the IEP, everyone agreed that we needed to move up his

> triennial (once every 3 year). I really did not want the

> pschological evaluation as I believe his condition has everything

to

> do with viruses and heavy metal toxicity and nothing to do with

> mental illness, but I got talked into it. The staff psychologist

and

> I hate each other -- I am civil but she is not. She once said to me

> that the entire ASD epidemic could be solved if " all of these nerds

> would stop having babies. Just check out some of these parents. "

> >

> > So any way, she is the last one in the IEP to present and she

> opens with something along the lines that my just turned 6 year old

> might be suffering from clinical manic depression and should be

> referred immediately to a psychiatrist for treatment options if his

> condition presists.

> >

> > My son's was just getting out of class -- and even though we live

> 10 minutes from the school -- he spends one hour on it each way

> because he is the first kid picked up and the last one dropped off.

> But he LOVES that stupid bus -- too much if you know what I mean.

> >

> > So I request to have brought in and said that since we were

> done with the IEP I could drive him home. They brought in and

> with the entire room present I said,

> >

> > Vera: " , this is Mrs. X (the psychologist), do you remember

> talking to her last week.? "

> >

> > : " I sure do. "

> >

> > Vera: Mrs. X seems to think you are very sad. How do you feel? "

> >

> > : " I feel great. "

> >

> > Mrs. X: " But , why did you tell me several times, " I'm just a

> BIG nothing? "

> >

> > : " Because that is what the number zero says to the number

> one on my new Leapster Math Circus video. I'm just a BIG nothing. "

> >

> > Vera: I demand we strike any reference from his school records

> to manic depression or referal for psychiatric evaluation.

> >

> > Mrs. XX: Snarls at me.

> >

> > Vera: I stick my tongue out at her (so no one else could see)

> and will have an attorney review the records and make the changes

we

> were promised 5 months ago.

> >

> > And the beat goes on.

> >

>