Guest guest Posted July 17, 2004 Report Share Posted July 17, 2004 Hi! My name is Lori. My family lives in . I am a former elementary school teacher who is now a stay at home mom. Happily, I have two children, boy and girl twins who will be going into third grade this school year. My son has PDD and tourettes. My daughter is NT. My husband and I have been very pleased with the services provided at our children's school. In particular, we have been so thankful for the teachers and administrators at the school who have been willing to do just about what ever we have asked in terms of modifications for our son. For the last 2 years he has been mainstreamed for all but about 20 minutes of his school day. He was successful because his teacher was full of compassion, willing to learn, and patient. She also did a great job of educating my son's classmates about autism. His classmates were truly his friends. So now I come to the reason I have joined the network. My husband has a terrific job opportunity in Odessa. I have been able to find nothing out about the Odessa schools and how they handle high functioning autistic students. In a week or so I will be able to speak with school personnel, but I am actually much more interested in hearing from a parent who has had a child in the Odessa school system. I have yet to hear a school employee in any system say that their school was less than adequate. A parent, I know, can really tell me what I need to know. Therefore, if anyone has any info on Odessa schools, please respond. I am sure it will not seem odd to anyone that we are basing our decision to move or not to move on what we find out about the schools. Thank-you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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