Re: Re: Cindy/

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: It is so hard to figure out what is DS, what is MR, what is Autism,

what is just " kid " . The important thing is not which is which, but what

does Annie need to be comfortable and what does she need to be in her

optimum learning mode. Sounds like you understand where she needs to be

academically and what is best for her comfort szone.

Now a personal note - I LOVE where you live. Went to school at St. ph's

on LAke Sebago. Great place.

Another thought: Using the college as a source of " extra help " . Their

special ed department has some awesome profs, so an assumption is you may

find some awesome people as students there!

> Hi Margaret, Sorry to hear your son has been sick, it's never fun at

> any age.

> We live in Windham, Maine, Annie is in 4th grade (we kept her back

> in 2nd grade), and she's doing OK. The evals put her reading at a 2nd

> grade level and math at first grade. She does her work pretty well

> WHEN she focuses, and I think that's a big part of her diagnosis.

> She's in a life skills program, making foods, washing and drying

> clothes after they go swimming every other week, as well as working on

> reading and math. She spends some time in the general ed room, all the

> time w/ a 1:1 aide. But that class has other kids w/ special needs,

> one of which is a hard of hearing kid, so the teacher wears a field of

> sound device to help that child. Unfortunately, Annie can't stand loud

> noises and perhaps even hears a high pitch from the thing that we typs

> can't hear, so she doesn't like being in that room. Behaviors are a

> problem, especially at the beginning of the year, but it was a new

> school to her (our town has k-3 in the Primary school, she's now in

> 4th at a seperate school), spilling milk, pinching her aide,and she's

> not usually aggressive at all, so it was disturbing. She has settled

> down by now, and she really is very sweet and can be funny. I think a

> lot of her 'peculiar " behavior is her attempt to be funny because she

> knows what NOT to do, but isn't sure what to do. But matter that's

> just delusional Mommy talking. I find it difficult to know what's MR,

> and what is " autistic " ? Sorry to go on so much, but thanks for

> 'listening'.

> >

> > Hi, Everyone.........welcome to the group. My son, Gareth, is

> 19 with

> > the DS/Autism/OCD dx.....along with many medical issues, too. It is

> good to

> > hear a school district is 'on top' of things.....usually they fight

> parents

> > who want the dual dx for their kids. How is Anne doing in school?

> With the

> > dual dx, depending on the state that you live in, you may be

> entitled to many

> > more therapies that won't be available just with the DS. As for the

> > crying.....I think we all have done it. I knew my son was

> different from other DS

> > kids but still cried when it was *officially* documented as autism

> at age 6.

> > We accepted the DS at birth with no problems, but the autism was

> something

> > totally different. Fill in some details on where you

> live....someone may be

> > close by.

> >

> > Gareth went back to school this morning after the X-rays showed that

> most of

> > the pneumonia was gone. His temp was down to 98......normal for most

> > people. He's lost 3 lbs from the diarrhea because of the antibiotics,

> > though.....good ole Augmentum....poopmentum.

> > Take care, Everyone.

> > Margaret

> >

> >

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