Guest guest Posted May 28, 2004 Report Share Posted May 28, 2004 I am in Canada. Where abouts are you? I am in Toronto and if you are, I might be able to be more specific. You need to get an IPRC from the principal. The school board's website will have info on this. Request it in writing. The placement she will get as a result of this could be anything from extra resource help in school to 4 hours of tutorial at home per day. You will have to defend that being in school right now is impossible for her. You will also have to get her identified as exceptional which may mean admitting she has a behaviour problem (OCD and other mental disorders are not one of the checkboxes in Canada - very limited). The goal is to get her an IEP and a placement in the most appropriate environment for her. They see it as a progression and try to get you to agree to the least expensive intervention. Given that she is just getting out of the hospital, there should be lots of doctor's letters and such you can access to back up your case. In addition, there are also agencies at least in Toronto and surrounding areas that have out patient treatment programs just for kids like her. There are 8 kids in a class, they are taught by board teachers but not in the school. The teacher has special training to deal with children with mental illness. They get therapy while they are there and are welcome to get up and be alone if they need to at any time. That might be the better option for her in the long run. It might not be at home but she is getting exactly what she needs in a safe environment (Dr's are available) and special attention to help her learn as well. Respond back and let me know where you are and I might be able to help more. R. --------------------------------- Post your free ad now! Yahoo! Canada Personals Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 18, 2004 Report Share Posted August 18, 2004 Kim, I'll be interested in following your story as we have a nearly 15 yos (15 on Nov. 1) who I homeschool. We also had a bad year last year. Forget the homeschooling! Our son is so bad with OCD that he can't even move half the time. So...before we even think about school this year, we have decided to take him to the nearest OCD specialist, supposed to be one of the best in the state (I live in Florida) and we have our appt. on Monday afternoon. At that time, we'll see what he recommends and how the eval. turns out. We've had him in therapy for the past 6 months with a decent therapist familiar with compulsive OCD (handwashing, etc.) but not too versed in obsessive type -bad thoughts, etc. His meds need reevaluating too as they're not doing their job so in general we need a new start. All this is to say that after this next course of treatment I expect I'll be putting our son in school(he's never been in public school either)as I don't feel equipped to handle this anymore so I'll be watching your story. By the way, what is MDD? Glad to hear things are working out for you. It sure gives us that are still struggling hope to hear the success stories. Keep in touch. school We did it. We enrolled in the local high school. So, for the first time he will be attending public school. The counselor was so nice and didn't question our home schooling records (worried myself into a tizzy for nothing!) and he was placed into 10th grade with his agemates even though we explained how he majorly melted down halfway through 9th and didn't finish most of his subjects. He will have to repeat Algebra, but that is no big deal for us or for the school. It was much easier to enroll him than I imagined and now we are all excited about his new adventure! Hopefully he'll be able to stay awake in school! Kim in IA (, 15 in 4 more days, MDD and OCD) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 18, 2004 Report Share Posted August 18, 2004 , I think MDD is right for " major depression disorder " (still new at all this and not sure of all the abbreviations) which was his first diagnosis back in April when he first " really lost it. " School last year was a joke. Well, not so funny though! He decided that his little sister was to be avoided at all cost, first she was just " germy " then she was " scary, repulsive, etc. " She is, in reality, a sweet 10 year-old girl and even though he has treated her horribly in his efforts to avoid her and everything she has touched, looked at, etc. (hissing, growling, screaming, etc.) she has not given up on him. She sticks up for him to other people, and always hopes he'll start liking her again. Not fun stuff when home schooling. That plus the fact that a lot of days he just laid on his bed all day, behind the " force field " that he felt surrounded his bed. (that part is quite a bit better.) I know he has had a lot of fears that bad things will happen, too, and felt safer on his bed. Couldn't use the family bathroom, eat normal meals, bathe, etc. (those are better too, but has his own bathroom/shower in cellar, and still won't eat with us if is home.) I hope your son's new therapist works out. Were you hit by Charley? I sure hope not! has been counting down to his birthday. We have a quandry, though. We don't think it's right to send away so that we can celebrate 's birthday, and I feel icky about taking him a piece of cake with a candle in it up to his room where he can eat it by himself in his " safe " place. We all love him and want to celebrate his big day. If anyone has any suggestions I would enjoy hearing them. Kim in IA > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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