Out of school for THREE WEEKS!

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what kind of worms pinworms? round worms? I have to tell you, I don't think

I would want around anyone who has the kind you can catch.............

I do think you are entitled to home services. Viola

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Kayla's school nurse just called and they won't let Kayla back until

she is certified worm free -- which will be in THREE WEEKS. ARGH!! I'm

so annoyed. That means she's not getting any therapy (except for her 1

hour of home ABA). She was out most of February due to weather and

colds and now she's going to miss nearly all of March! I understand

their concern, but SHEESH! It's not like lice where it's going to be

jumping around. The aides wear gloves when changing diapers and are

very good about sanitizing everything. I think it's more the " ICK "

factor than any real health concerns.

Ecki

Mom to Kayla (DS/ASD, 4/5/04) and Laurie (PDD-NOS, 7/12/01)

http://oppositekids.blogspot.com/

[Guest guest]

If she is out of school for 3 weeks, then isn't she entitled to homebound

instruction???

> Kayla's school nurse just called and they won't let Kayla back until

> she is certified worm free -- which will be in THREE WEEKS. ARGH!! I'm

> so annoyed. That means she's not getting any therapy (except for her 1

> hour of home ABA). She was out most of February due to weather and

> colds and now she's going to miss nearly all of March! I understand

> their concern, but SHEESH! It's not like lice where it's going to be

> jumping around. The aides wear gloves when changing diapers and are

> very good about sanitizing everything. I think it's more the " ICK "

> factor than any real health concerns.

>

> Ecki

> Mom to Kayla (DS/ASD, 4/5/04) and Laurie (PDD-NOS, 7/12/01)

> http://oppositekids.blogspot.com/

>

>

>

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[Guest guest]

When was in cancer treatment, we had it in his IEP that if he was out more

than 2 weeks he would qualify for homebound services. I don't think it's

automatic, but if you request it, they have to consider it. You can call a case

conference to discuss it, and they have to show up.

Beth, mom to , 8, DS/ASD/leukemia survivor

Re: Out of school for THREE WEEKS!

If she is out of school for 3 weeks, then isn't she entitled to homebound

instruction???

> Kayla's school nurse just called and they won't let Kayla back until

> she is certified worm free -- which will be in THREE WEEKS. ARGH!! I'm

> so annoyed. That means she's not getting any therapy (except for her 1

> hour of home ABA). She was out most of February due to weather and

> colds and now she's going to miss nearly all of March! I understand

> their concern, but SHEESH! It's not like lice where it's going to be

> jumping around. The aides wear gloves when changing diapers and are

> very good about sanitizing everything. I think it's more the " ICK "

> factor than any real health concerns.

>

> Ecki

> Mom to Kayla (DS/ASD, 4/5/04) and Laurie (PDD-NOS, 7/12/01)

> http://oppositekids.blogspot.com/

>

>

>

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Sara - Life is a journey- we choose the path.

[Guest guest]

There are different types of roundworm. Do you know which type Kayla has? My

son had Toxocara. He got it from our dog. It is very common in dogs

and cats. But it is not transmitted from person to person therefore no reason

to be excluded from school. He took the same medication that you take for

pinworms but instead of one day you take it for three days (sorry I can't

remember the name of it). He did not miss any school.

Did Kayla's doctor say she had to be kept home? You may want to check with

your local health department what precautions need to be taken. If they say she

is not communicable to others than she can go to school. Here is a link to the

Centers for Disease Control regarding Toxocara

http://www.dpd.cdc.gov/dpdx/HTML/Toxocariasis.htm

By the way it is estimated that 14% of the population has undiagnosed

toxocariasis - see link http://www.dpd.cdc.gov/dpdx/HTML/Toxocariasis.htm

I quickly looked up the other type of roundworm (Ascariasis) in " Control of

Communicable Diseases Manual " and it states it is transmitted by ingesting

" infective eggs from soil contaminated with human feces or from uncooked produce

contaminated with soil containing infective eggs, BUT NOT DIRECTLY FROM PERSON

TO PERSON OR FROM FRESH FECES " . So again if she is not communicable, why is she

being excluded from school. Here is a link for Ascariasis

http://www.dpd.cdc.gov/dpdx/HTML/Ascariasis.htm

Again check with your local health department on whether she needs to be

excluded from school.

Hopefully this helps.

eckidatri wrote:

Kayla's school nurse just called and they won't let Kayla back until

she is certified worm free -- which will be in THREE WEEKS. ARGH!! I'm

so annoyed. That means she's not getting any therapy (except for her 1

hour of home ABA). She was out most of February due to weather and

colds and now she's going to miss nearly all of March! I understand

their concern, but SHEESH! It's not like lice where it's going to be

jumping around. The aides wear gloves when changing diapers and are

very good about sanitizing everything. I think it's more the " ICK "

factor than any real health concerns.

Ecki

Mom to Kayla (DS/ASD, 4/5/04) and Laurie (PDD-NOS, 7/12/01)

http://oppositekids.blogspot.com/

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[Guest guest]

Hi Ecki,

Check on your state's homebound regs. You may be able to get a few hours of

services home.

Charlyne

Mom to Zeb 15 DS/OCD/ASD?

eckidatri wrote: Kayla's school

nurse just called and they won't let Kayla back until

she is certified worm free -- which will be in THREE WEEKS. ARGH!! I'm

so annoyed. That means she's not getting any therapy (except for her 1

hour of home ABA). She was out most of February due to weather and

colds and now she's going to miss nearly all of March! I understand

their concern, but SHEESH! It's not like lice where it's going to be

jumping around. The aides wear gloves when changing diapers and are

very good about sanitizing everything. I think it's more the " ICK "

factor than any real health concerns.

Ecki

Mom to Kayla (DS/ASD, 4/5/04) and Laurie (PDD-NOS, 7/12/01)

http://oppositekids.blogspot.com/

[Guest guest]

worms don't fly. Pin worms are nedemic in humans - I believe the last

statistic I saw was that over 60% of us have pin worms all the time. Round

worms are treatable and again are pretty much in the human host. I wonder

what the health department in your state has to say about worms and school?

Sounds like someone has 'made up a rule'. We have had kids in school with

HUGE tapeworms expelled (at school) and they still stayed in school.

> what kind of worms pinworms? round worms? I have to tell you, I don't

> think

> I would want around anyone who has the kind you can

> catch.............

> I do think you are entitled to home services. Viola

>

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>

>

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Kayla has ascaris. They had no idea what it was at Urgent Care until

one of the doctors from South America saw it!

One of the weeks she is going to be out happens to be Spring Break,

so they said she's only really out for two weeks. Never mind that she

missed a lot of February because of snow and colds!

I think it's just the " ick " factor with changing the diapers. They

found the first roundworm there and I think it just freaked them all

out. Personally the only one I've seen is when they showed it to me

in a speciment jar at Urgent Care. I don't know if that's good or

bad...either she only had the ONE worm or the meds aren't working so

she's not expelling them.

Ecki

Mom to Kayla (DS/ASD, 4/5/04) and Laurie (PDD-NOS, 7/12/01)

http://oppositekids.blogspot.com/

>

> There are different types of roundworm. Do you know which type

Kayla has?

[Guest guest]

Sometimes with the meds, the worms die and are reabsorbed as waste and

expelled in feces - unseen.

> Kayla has ascaris. They had no idea what it was at Urgent Care until

> one of the doctors from South America saw it!

>

> One of the weeks she is going to be out happens to be Spring Break,

> so they said she's only really out for two weeks. Never mind that she

> missed a lot of February because of snow and colds!

>

> I think it's just the " ick " factor with changing the diapers. They

> found the first roundworm there and I think it just freaked them all

> out. Personally the only one I've seen is when they showed it to me

> in a speciment jar at Urgent Care. I don't know if that's good or

> bad...either she only had the ONE worm or the meds aren't working so

> she's not expelling them.

>

> Ecki

> Mom to Kayla (DS/ASD, 4/5/04) and Laurie (PDD-NOS, 7/12/01)

> http://oppositekids.blogspot.com/

>

>

> >

> > There are different types of roundworm. Do you know which type

> Kayla has?

>

>

>

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Sara - Life is a journey- we choose the path.