Re: Regression, need help!

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What else are you giving him (diet, supps, etc..) tell us exactly what he's on and we'll try to help you figure it out..ugh. i've been there. right away I would start w/ two cups of Epsom salt (becareful of the quality of epsom salt - it does make a difference..) in a warm bath and activated charcoal (do you use activated charcoal?) try and get a script for compounded dye free ibuprofen. I would do these three things tomorrow.Sent from my iPhone

My oldest started kindergarten a week ago and he's regressing. He did so good last year in pre-k and thought he would transition go Kindergaten well but he is acting like he did 3 years ago before we started biomedical. I'm really scared for him. He's lashing out at teachers and students, refusing to do work and throwing things. He hasn't done this for the last 2 years. He seed to start to go down hill the week before school but ramped up the 2nd day of school. U can't figure our if it's a virus, allergies, or just plain ole nerves. I thought if he was just nervous he would have calmed down by now, but he hasn't. He was on Respen-A and we took him off as it seemed to cause him to act this way, but he's been off a week now and symptoms aren't any better. It did cause him to regress but I would think he is over it now, but he's not. I just am beside myself and don't know the problem. Any advice? Can kiddos regress with stress? Thank you for your

help. I'm so scared for him.

Rhonda

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Will start tomorrow. We aren't giving him very much supps. The only thing besides Respen-A we changed was giving B-12 shots every day for the last month. He seemed to respond well though. We did have a virus 2 weeks ago but it didn't last long. It seemed to coincide with the Respen-A. Giving Ldn, sonic Cholesterol, zithromax, diflucan, vit. D, carnitor, folapro, melatonin. Not much else.Rhonda Masengale

What else are you giving him (diet, supps, etc..) tell us exactly what he's on and we'll try to help you figure it out..ugh. i've been there. right away I would start w/ two cups of Epsom salt (becareful of the quality of epsom salt - it does make a difference..) in a warm bath and activated charcoal (do you use activated charcoal?) try and get a script for compounded dye free ibuprofen. I would do these three things tomorrow.Sent from my iPhone

My oldest started kindergarten a week ago and he's regressing. He did so good last year in pre-k and thought he would transition go Kindergaten well but he is acting like he did 3 years ago before we started biomedical. I'm really scared for him. He's lashing out at teachers and students, refusing to do work and throwing things. He hasn't done this for the last 2 years. He seed to start to go down hill the week before school but ramped up the 2nd day of school. U can't figure our if it's a virus, allergies, or just plain ole nerves. I thought if he was just nervous he would have calmed down by now, but he hasn't. He was on Respen-A and we took him off as it seemed to cause him to act this way, but he's been off a week now and symptoms aren't any better. It did cause him to regress but I would think he is over it now, but he's not. I just am beside myself and don't know the problem. Any advice? Can kiddos regress with stress? Thank you for your

help. I'm so scared for him.

Rhonda

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Oh, scd diet which he has broken a lot by grabbing other kids gluten foods.Rhonda Masengale

What else are you giving him (diet, supps, etc..) tell us exactly what he's on and we'll try to help you figure it out..ugh. i've been there. right away I would start w/ two cups of Epsom salt (becareful of the quality of epsom salt - it does make a difference..) in a warm bath and activated charcoal (do you use activated charcoal?) try and get a script for compounded dye free ibuprofen. I would do these three things tomorrow.Sent from my iPhone

My oldest started kindergarten a week ago and he's regressing. He did so good last year in pre-k and thought he would transition go Kindergaten well but he is acting like he did 3 years ago before we started biomedical. I'm really scared for him. He's lashing out at teachers and students, refusing to do work and throwing things. He hasn't done this for the last 2 years. He seed to start to go down hill the week before school but ramped up the 2nd day of school. U can't figure our if it's a virus, allergies, or just plain ole nerves. I thought if he was just nervous he would have calmed down by now, but he hasn't. He was on Respen-A and we took him off as it seemed to cause him to act this way, but he's been off a week now and symptoms aren't any better. It did cause him to regress but I would think he is over it now, but he's not. I just am beside myself and don't know the problem. Any advice? Can kiddos regress with stress? Thank you for your

help. I'm so scared for him.

Rhonda

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my sn regressed HUGE with b12 shot . try maybe a lower dose . to see if it makes a difference?

My oldest started kindergarten a week ago and he's regressing. He did so good last year in pre-k and thought he would transition go Kindergaten well but he is acting like he did 3 years ago before we started biomedical. I'm really scared for him. He's lashing out at teachers and students, refusing to do work and throwing things. He hasn't done this for the last 2 years. He seed to start to go down hill the week before school but ramped up the 2nd day of school. U can't figure our if it's a virus, allergies, or just plain ole nerves. I thought if he was just nervous he would have calmed down by now, but he hasn't. He was on Respen-A and we took him off as it seemed to cause him to act this way, but he's been off a week now and symptoms aren't any better. It did cause him to regress but I would think he is over it now, but he's not. I just am beside myself and don't know the problem. Any advice? Can kiddos regress with stress? Thank you for your

help. I'm so scared for him.

Rhonda

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oh, gosh.. if he's sensitive that could be it. also, what about play dough?? glue??Sent from my iPhone

Oh, scd diet which he has broken a lot by grabbing other kids gluten foods.Rhonda Masengale

What else are you giving him (diet, supps, etc..) tell us exactly what he's on and we'll try to help you figure it out..ugh. i've been there. right away I would start w/ two cups of Epsom salt (becareful of the quality of epsom salt - it does make a difference..) in a warm bath and activated charcoal (do you use activated charcoal?) try and get a script for compounded dye free ibuprofen. I would do these three things tomorrow.Sent from my iPhone

My oldest started kindergarten a week ago and he's regressing. He did so good last year in pre-k and thought he would transition go Kindergaten well but he is acting like he did 3 years ago before we started biomedical. I'm really scared for him. He's lashing out at teachers and students, refusing to do work and throwing things. He hasn't done this for the last 2 years. He seed to start to go down hill the week before school but ramped up the 2nd day of school. U can't figure our if it's a virus, allergies, or just plain ole nerves. I thought if he was just nervous he would have calmed down by now, but he hasn't. He was on Respen-A and we took him off as it seemed to cause him to act this way, but he's been off a week now and symptoms aren't any better. It did cause him to regress but I would think he is over it now, but he's not. I just am beside myself and don't know the problem. Any advice? Can kiddos regress with stress? Thank you for your

help. I'm so scared for him.

Rhonda

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how much LDN?Sent from my iPhone

Will start tomorrow. We aren't giving him very much supps. The only thing besides Respen-A we changed was giving B-12 shots every day for the last month. He seemed to respond well though. We did have a virus 2 weeks ago but it didn't last long. It seemed to coincide with the Respen-A. Giving Ldn, sonic Cholesterol, zithromax, diflucan, vit. D, carnitor, folapro, melatonin. Not much else.Rhonda Masengale

What else are you giving him (diet, supps, etc..) tell us exactly what he's on and we'll try to help you figure it out..ugh. i've been there. right away I would start w/ two cups of Epsom salt (becareful of the quality of epsom salt - it does make a difference..) in a warm bath and activated charcoal (do you use activated charcoal?) try and get a script for compounded dye free ibuprofen. I would do these three things tomorrow.Sent from my iPhone

My oldest started kindergarten a week ago and he's regressing. He did so good last year in pre-k and thought he would transition go Kindergaten well but he is acting like he did 3 years ago before we started biomedical. I'm really scared for him. He's lashing out at teachers and students, refusing to do work and throwing things. He hasn't done this for the last 2 years. He seed to start to go down hill the week before school but ramped up the 2nd day of school. U can't figure our if it's a virus, allergies, or just plain ole nerves. I thought if he was just nervous he would have calmed down by now, but he hasn't. He was on Respen-A and we took him off as it seemed to cause him to act this way, but he's been off a week now and symptoms aren't any better. It did cause him to regress but I would think he is over it now, but he's not. I just am beside myself and don't know the problem. Any advice? Can kiddos regress with stress? Thank you for your

help. I'm so scared for him.

Rhonda

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Do you keep a daily journal?it looks like you may be experiencing die off. I would put the die off plan in place for one solid week. keep a journal. intake, outake, pupils, behaviors, speech, play, etc., and see if you can track whatvthe problem is.give the charcoal two hours away from anything that you want to keep inside of him (two hours before & after, for a total of four hours). When we were going through rough patches I would give 2caps 2x a day. It's tough to time, but doable. Is kindergarten full or half day?? Also, up his water intake. What does he drink? how are his bowels?? w/ all of these meds he has to move his bowels every day.. Sent from my iPhoneOn Aug 19, 2010, at 9:34 PM, Rhonda Masengale

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Will start tomorrow. We aren't giving him very much supps. The only thing besides Respen-A we changed was giving B-12 shots every day for the last month. He seemed to respond well though. We did have a virus 2 weeks ago but it didn't last long. It seemed to coincide with the Respen-A. Giving Ldn, sonic Cholesterol, zithromax, diflucan, vit. D, carnitor, folapro, melatonin. Not much else.Rhonda Masengale

What else are you giving him (diet, supps, etc..) tell us exactly what he's on and we'll try to help you figure it out..ugh. i've been there. right away I would start w/ two cups of Epsom salt (becareful of the quality of epsom salt - it does make a difference..) in a warm bath and activated charcoal (do you use activated charcoal?) try and get a script for compounded dye free ibuprofen. I would do these three things tomorrow.Sent from my iPhone

My oldest started kindergarten a week ago and he's regressing. He did so good last year in pre-k and thought he would transition go Kindergaten well but he is acting like he did 3 years ago before we started biomedical. I'm really scared for him. He's lashing out at teachers and students, refusing to do work and throwing things. He hasn't done this for the last 2 years. He seed to start to go down hill the week before school but ramped up the 2nd day of school. U can't figure our if it's a virus, allergies, or just plain ole nerves. I thought if he was just nervous he would have calmed down by now, but he hasn't. He was on Respen-A and we took him off as it seemed to cause him to act this way, but he's been off a week now and symptoms aren't any better. It did cause him to regress but I would think he is over it now, but he's not. I just am beside myself and don't know the problem. Any advice? Can kiddos regress with stress? Thank you for your

help. I'm so scared for him.

Rhonda

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me, again!for us, in the beginning, increasing to MB12 every day increased yeast, too (as B vitamins tend to do..)the diflucan should help w/ that, though. you just need something to mop up the crud, so that it does not recirculate.Sent from my iPhone

Do you keep a daily journal?it looks like you may be experiencing die off. I would put the die off plan in place for one solid week. keep a journal. intake, outake, pupils, behaviors, speech, play, etc., and see if you can track whatvthe problem is.give the charcoal two hours away from anything that you want to keep inside of him (two hours before & after, for a total of four hours). When we were going through rough patches I would give 2caps 2x a day. It's tough to time, but doable. Is kindergarten full or half day?? Also, up his water intake. What does he drink? how are his bowels?? w/ all of these meds he has to move his bowels every day.. Sent from my iPhoneOn Aug 19, 2010, at 9:34 PM, Rhonda Masengale

wrote:

Will start tomorrow. We aren't giving him very much supps. The only thing besides Respen-A we changed was giving B-12 shots every day for the last month. He seemed to respond well though. We did have a virus 2 weeks ago but it didn't last long. It seemed to coincide with the Respen-A. Giving Ldn, sonic Cholesterol, zithromax, diflucan, vit. D, carnitor, folapro, melatonin. Not much else.Rhonda Masengale

What else are you giving him (diet, supps, etc..) tell us exactly what he's on and we'll try to help you figure it out..ugh. i've been there. right away I would start w/ two cups of Epsom salt (becareful of the quality of epsom salt - it does make a difference..) in a warm bath and activated charcoal (do you use activated charcoal?) try and get a script for compounded dye free ibuprofen. I would do these three things tomorrow.Sent from my iPhone

My oldest started kindergarten a week ago and he's regressing. He did so good last year in pre-k and thought he would transition go Kindergaten well but he is acting like he did 3 years ago before we started biomedical. I'm really scared for him. He's lashing out at teachers and students, refusing to do work and throwing things. He hasn't done this for the last 2 years. He seed to start to go down hill the week before school but ramped up the 2nd day of school. U can't figure our if it's a virus, allergies, or just plain ole nerves. I thought if he was just nervous he would have calmed down by now, but he hasn't. He was on Respen-A and we took him off as it seemed to cause him to act this way, but he's been off a week now and symptoms aren't any better. It did cause him to regress but I would think he is over it now, but he's not. I just am beside myself and don't know the problem. Any advice? Can kiddos regress with stress? Thank you for your

help. I'm so scared for him.

Rhonda

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wow. I literally just left a post about going through the same thing with my son over the winter. It was terrible. I honestly don't know what caused it but it was during a time when he was beginning to realize (and CARE) that there was a difference between him and the other kids and he was pretty angry about it. This is what lead me to biomed. I sometimes wonder if his condition (most probably viral in nature) is cyclical and maybe he was on a down-swing. (???) I noticed, too, in pictures during those months, he didn't look 100%...and he did fight a nasty cough on and off over the winter. Which just lead me to a thought on your son, he could be experiencing allergies (we've been sniffling and sneezing here in the

mornings). Vamp up on the anitoxidants...see if it helps.-TammyTo: mb12 valtrex Sent: Thu, August 19, 2010 9:01:50 PMSubject: Regression, need help!

My oldest started kindergarten a week ago and he's regressing. He did so good last year in pre-k and thought he would transition go Kindergaten well but he is acting like he did 3 years ago before we started biomedical. I'm really scared for him. He's lashing out at teachers and students, refusing to do work and throwing things. He hasn't done this for the last 2 years. He seed to start to go down hill the week before school but ramped up the 2nd day of school. U can't figure our if it's a virus, allergies, or just plain ole nerves. I thought if he was just nervous he would have calmed down by now, but he hasn't. He was on Respen-A and we took him off as it seemed to cause him to act this way, but he's been off a week now and symptoms aren't any better. It did cause him to regress but I would think he is over it now, but he's not. I just am beside myself and don't know the problem. Any advice? Can kiddos regress with stress? Thank you for your

help. I'm so scared for him.

Rhonda

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I would add pushing him to drink as much water as you can and if you could get a tiny bit of organic lemon juice in it, that's supposed to help the liver detox. Make sure you get a poop everyday, I use 's Aloe Vera when I do charcoal because it can be constipating. You want him to keep his whole system moving. When my son is really regressed we try to get him to make sure he gets as much exercise as possible (swimming can be good for this, really physically wear him out, watch out for the chlorine though if that will further set him off), I try to make sure the first bite of food in the morning is protein (stabilizes blood sugars across the day), and do whatever is necessary to make sure he gets terrific long nights of sleep. One of the worst sudden regressions my son had was an oxalate dump, another was from Liver Life. Best of luck, so sorry this had to happen at the beginning of the school year, Alison M Re: Regression, need help! What else are you giving him (diet, supps, etc..) tell us exactly what he's on and we'll try to help you figure it out..ugh. i've been there. right away I would start w/ two cups of Epsom salt (becareful of the quality of epsom salt - it does make a difference..) in a warm bath and activated charcoal (do you use activated charcoal?) try and get a script for compounded dye free ibuprofen. I would do these three things tomorrow.Sent from my iPhone My oldest started kindergarten a week ago and he's regressing. He did so good last year in pre-k and thought he would transition go Kindergaten well but he is acting like he did 3 years ago before we started biomedical. I'm really scared for him. He's lashing out at teachers and students, refusing to do work and throwing things. He hasn't done this for the last 2 years. He seed to start to go down hill the week before school but ramped up the 2nd day of school. U can't figure our if it's a virus, allergies, or just plain ole nerves. I thought if he was just nervous he would have calmed down by now, but he hasn't. He was on Respen-A and we took him off as it seemed to cause him to act this way, but he's been off a week now and symptoms aren't any better. It did cause him to regress but I would think he is over it now, but he's not. I just am beside myself and don't know the problem. Any advice? Can kiddos regress with stress? Thank you for your help. I'm so scared for him.Rhonda

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I would go to his school and observe. I did that and learned all

kinds of things, especially why they were regressing. Once, I went and

saw the teacher put wheat snacks all over the classroom at snack time,

including right in front of my boy who helped himself. I had told her

about his wheat allergy, had a doc's note and everything. Anyhow, I

always go to school to see what's going on there, and almost every time

I was extremely shocked at what I saw.

Love and prayers,

Heidi N

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What are they giving at snack time? Breads? Milk? Drinks w/red dye?

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> My oldest started kindergarten a week ago and he's regressing... Any advice?

Can kiddos regress with stress? ...

> Rhonda

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A lot of kids do have "seasonal" regression due to allergies, illness, etc. But a major thing to also remember is that it's new for him. My son never had much of a transition need. He's never been rigid or had a routine he had to stick to. My son also knew he was in a special class and that he was with kids that were "different". I know that is a little different from what you are going through but it's not that different. He knew, even if he couldn't verbalize what he knew, it was not a normal class (he was in a special day class from 3yo to K. They finally included him (he's known since his 4 year old class and I had been trying for inclusion in K) when we decided to repeat K with full inclusion. He's now in 1st, his second year of inclusion and doing miles better than he ever did in SDC. Kids are smart, autism or not. They know when something's not right and he *knew*! He knew that the kids in his class didn't talk, they didn't play *with* him, etc. It was so not fun for him and he reacted to it behaviorally.

Cheryl~http://www.gryffins-tail.blogspot.com~@midian42~

wow. I literally just left a post about going through the same thing with my son over the winter. It was terrible. I honestly don't know what caused it but it was during a time when he was beginning to realize (and CARE) that there was a difference between him and the other kids and he was pretty angry about it. This is what lead me to biomed. I sometimes wonder if his condition (most probably viral in nature) is cyclical and maybe he was on a down-swing. (???) I noticed, too, in pictures during those months, he didn't look 100%...and he did fight a nasty cough on and off over the winter. Which just lead me to a thought on your son, he could be experiencing allergies (we've been sniffling and sneezing here in the

mornings). Vamp up on the anitoxidants...see if it helps.-TammyTo: mb12 valtrex Sent: Thu, August 19, 2010 9:01:50 PMSubject: Regression, need help!

My oldest started kindergarten a week ago and he's regressing. He did so good last year in pre-k and thought he would transition go Kindergaten well but he is acting like he did 3 years ago before we started biomedical. I'm really scared for him. He's lashing out at teachers and students, refusing to do work and throwing things. He hasn't done this for the last 2 years. He seed to start to go down hill the week before school but ramped up the 2nd day of school. U can't figure our if it's a virus, allergies, or just plain ole nerves. I thought if he was just nervous he would have calmed down by now, but he hasn't. He was on Respen-A and we took him off as it seemed to cause him to act this way, but he's been off a week now and symptoms aren't any better. It did cause him to regress but I would think he is over it now, but he's not. I just am beside myself and don't know the problem. Any advice? Can kiddos regress with stress? Thank you for your

help. I'm so scared for him.

Rhonda

[Guest guest]

Oh, he definitely knew his class was different than the others. They tried main streaming him part days which failed miserably. We're really stuck. He's past the point of needing the sp. ed class but he's not ready to mainstream. An aid is out of the question and at this point, I think it would only make matters worse for his psyche. I'm really leaning towards homeschooling. He was offered a spot in a visual aids class across the street from my house. He wants to try it....I was not all that impressed but given the year he had last year, I feel it's in his best interest to let him try it if he wants to. We'll see what happens. I will yank him right out in a new york second. To: mb12 valtrex Sent: Fri, August 20, 2010 2:33:39 PMSubject: Re: Regression, need help!

A lot of kids do have "seasonal" regression due to allergies, illness, etc. But a major thing to also remember is that it's new for him. My son never had much of a transition need. He's never been rigid or had a routine he had to stick to. My son also knew he was in a special class and that he was with kids that were "different". I know that is a little different from what you are going through but it's not that different. He knew, even if he couldn't verbalize what he knew, it was not a normal class (he was in a special day class from 3yo to K. They finally included him (he's known since his 4 year old class and I had been trying for inclusion in K) when we decided to repeat K with full inclusion. He's now in 1st, his second year of inclusion and doing miles better than he ever did in SDC. Kids are smart, autism or not. They know when something's not right and he *knew*! He knew

that the kids in his class didn't talk, they didn't play *with* him, etc. It was so not fun for him and he reacted to it behaviorally.

Cheryl~http://www.gryffins-tail.blogspot.com~@midian42~

wow. I literally just left a post about going through the same thing with my son over the winter. It was terrible. I honestly don't know what caused it but it was during a time when he was beginning to realize (and CARE) that there was a difference between him and the other kids and he was pretty angry about it. This is what lead me to biomed. I sometimes wonder if his condition (most probably viral in nature) is cyclical and maybe he was on a down-swing. (???) I noticed, too, in pictures during those months, he didn't look 100%...and he did fight a nasty cough on and off over the winter. Which just lead me to a thought on your son, he could be experiencing allergies (we've been sniffling and sneezing here in the

mornings). Vamp up on the anitoxidants...see if it helps.-TammyTo: mb12 valtrex Sent: Thu, August 19, 2010 9:01:50 PMSubject: Regression, need

help!

My oldest started kindergarten a week ago and he's regressing. He did so good last year in pre-k and thought he would transition go Kindergaten well but he is acting like he did 3 years ago before we started biomedical. I'm really scared for him. He's lashing out at teachers and students, refusing to do work and throwing things. He hasn't done this for the last 2 years. He seed to start to go down hill the week before school but ramped up the 2nd day of school. U can't figure our if it's a virus, allergies, or just plain ole nerves. I thought if he was just nervous he would have calmed down by now, but he hasn't. He was on Respen-A and we took him off as it seemed to cause him to act this way, but he's been off a week now and symptoms aren't any better. It did cause him to regress but I would think he is over it now, but he's not. I just am beside myself and don't know the problem. Any advice? Can kiddos regress with stress?

Thank you for your

help. I'm so scared for him.

Rhonda

[Guest guest]

Mainstreaming failed miserably for my son, too. My son didn't want to be in a typical class for an 30 minutes and then have to go back to his SDC. He wanted to be with the typical kids all the time and because he kept getting shuffled back and forth, he looked at being in the typical class as play time. He *needed* to be fully included in order for him to succeed. It took 2 years for the SD to realize that mainstreaming was not the right choice for him no matter how much they think autistic kids need time to transition.It sounds to me like this new school for your son might be a good idea. If he's able to express that he'd like to try it, he'll likely put effort into it. Poor guy, it's hard to know you're different.

Cheryl~http://www.gryffins-tail.blogspot.com~@midian42~

Oh, he definitely knew his class was different than the others. They tried main streaming him part days which failed miserably. We're really stuck. He's past the point of needing the sp. ed class but he's not ready to mainstream. An aid is out of the question and at this point, I think it would only make matters worse for his psyche. I'm really leaning towards homeschooling. He was offered a spot in a visual aids class across the street from my house. He wants to try it....I was not all that impressed but given the year he had last year, I feel it's in his best interest to let him try it if he wants to. We'll see what happens. I will yank him right out in a new york second. To: mb12 valtrex Sent: Fri, August 20, 2010 2:33:39 PMSubject: Re: Regression, need help!

A lot of kids do have "seasonal" regression due to allergies, illness, etc. But a major thing to also remember is that it's new for him. My son never had much of a transition need. He's never been rigid or had a routine he had to stick to. My son also knew he was in a special class and that he was with kids that were "different". I know that is a little different from what you are going through but it's not that different. He knew, even if he couldn't verbalize what he knew, it was not a normal class (he was in a special day class from 3yo to K. They finally included him (he's known since his 4 year old class and I had been trying for inclusion in K) when we decided to repeat K with full inclusion. He's now in 1st, his second year of inclusion and doing miles better than he ever did in SDC. Kids are smart, autism or not. They know when something's not right and he *knew*! He knew

that the kids in his class didn't talk, they didn't play *with* him, etc. It was so not fun for him and he reacted to it behaviorally.

Cheryl~http://www.gryffins-tail.blogspot.com~@midian42~

wow. I literally just left a post about going through the same thing with my son over the winter. It was terrible. I honestly don't know what caused it but it was during a time when he was beginning to realize (and CARE) that there was a difference between him and the other kids and he was pretty angry about it. This is what lead me to biomed. I sometimes wonder if his condition (most probably viral in nature) is cyclical and maybe he was on a down-swing. (???) I noticed, too, in pictures during those months, he didn't look 100%...and he did fight a nasty cough on and off over the winter. Which just lead me to a thought on your son, he could be experiencing allergies (we've been sniffling and sneezing here in the

mornings). Vamp up on the anitoxidants...see if it helps.-TammyTo: mb12 valtrex Sent: Thu, August 19, 2010 9:01:50 PMSubject: Regression, need

help!

My oldest started kindergarten a week ago and he's regressing. He did so good last year in pre-k and thought he would transition go Kindergaten well but he is acting like he did 3 years ago before we started biomedical. I'm really scared for him. He's lashing out at teachers and students, refusing to do work and throwing things. He hasn't done this for the last 2 years. He seed to start to go down hill the week before school but ramped up the 2nd day of school. U can't figure our if it's a virus, allergies, or just plain ole nerves. I thought if he was just nervous he would have calmed down by now, but he hasn't. He was on Respen-A and we took him off as it seemed to cause him to act this way, but he's been off a week now and symptoms aren't any better. It did cause him to regress but I would think he is over it now, but he's not. I just am beside myself and don't know the problem. Any advice? Can kiddos regress with stress?

Thank you for your

help. I'm so scared for him.

Rhonda

[Guest guest]

Will do Tammy. Thanks!Rhonda Masengale

Mainstreaming failed miserably for my son, too. My son didn't want to be in a typical class for an 30 minutes and then have to go back to his SDC. He wanted to be with the typical kids all the time and because he kept getting shuffled back and forth, he looked at being in the typical class as play time. He *needed* to be fully included in order for him to succeed. It took 2 years for the SD to realize that mainstreaming was not the right choice for him no matter how much they think autistic kids need time to transition.It sounds to me like this new school for your son might be a good idea. If he's able to express that he'd like to try it, he'll likely put effort into it. Poor guy, it's hard to know you're different.

Cheryl~http://www.gryffins-tail.blogspot.com~@midian42~

Oh, he definitely knew his class was different than the others. They tried main streaming him part days which failed miserably. We're really stuck. He's past the point of needing the sp. ed class but he's not ready to mainstream. An aid is out of the question and at this point, I think it would only make matters worse for his psyche. I'm really leaning towards homeschooling. He was offered a spot in a visual aids class across the street from my house. He wants to try it....I was not all that impressed but given the year he had last year, I feel it's in his best interest to let him try it if he wants to. We'll see what happens. I will yank him right out in a new york second. To: mb12 valtrex Sent: Fri, August 20, 2010 2:33:39 PMSubject: Re: Regression, need help!

A lot of kids do have "seasonal" regression due to allergies, illness, etc. But a major thing to also remember is that it's new for him. My son never had much of a transition need. He's never been rigid or had a routine he had to stick to. My son also knew he was in a special class and that he was with kids that were "different". I know that is a little different from what you are going through but it's not that different. He knew, even if he couldn't verbalize what he knew, it was not a normal class (he was in a special day class from 3yo to K. They finally included him (he's known since his 4 year old class and I had been trying for inclusion in K) when we decided to repeat K with full inclusion. He's now in 1st, his second year of inclusion and doing miles better than he ever did in SDC. Kids are smart, autism or not. They know when something's not right and he

*knew*! He knew

that the kids in his class didn't talk, they didn't play *with* him, etc. It was so not fun for him and he reacted to it behaviorally.

Cheryl~http://www.gryffins-tail.blogspot.com~@midian42~

wow. I literally just left a post about going through the same thing with my son over the winter. It was terrible. I honestly don't know what caused it but it was during a time when he was beginning to realize (and CARE) that there was a difference between him and the other kids and he was pretty angry about it. This is what lead me to biomed. I sometimes wonder if his condition (most probably viral in nature) is cyclical and maybe he was on a down-swing. (???) I noticed, too, in pictures during those months, he didn't look 100%...and he did fight a nasty cough on and off over the winter. Which just lead me to a thought on your son, he could be experiencing allergies (we've been sniffling and sneezing here in the

mornings). Vamp up on the anitoxidants...see if it helps.-TammyTo: mb12 valtrex Sent: Thu, August 19, 2010 9:01:50 PMSubject: Regression, need

help!

My oldest started kindergarten a week ago and he's regressing. He did so good last year in pre-k and thought he would transition go Kindergaten well but he is acting like he did 3 years ago before we started biomedical. I'm really scared for him. He's lashing out at teachers and students, refusing to do work and throwing things. He hasn't done this for the last 2 years. He seed to start to go down hill the week before school but ramped up the 2nd day of school. U can't figure our if it's a virus, allergies, or just plain ole nerves. I thought if he was just nervous he would have calmed down by now, but he hasn't. He was on Respen-A and we took him off as it seemed to cause him to act this way, but he's been off a week now and symptoms aren't any better. It did cause him to regress but I would think he is over it now, but he's not. I just am beside myself and don't know the problem. Any advice? Can kiddos regress with stress?

Thank you for your

help. I'm so scared for him.

Rhonda

[Guest guest]

Somebody was telling me they try to "force" them out to regular classrooms - which doesn't make sense....don't the schools receive federal funding for our kids? Where would the incentive to mainstream them be?To: mb12 valtrex Sent: Fri, August 20, 2010 10:08:37 PMSubject: Re: Regression, need help!

Mainstreaming failed miserably for my son, too. My son didn't want to be in a typical class for an 30 minutes and then have to go back to his SDC. He wanted to be with the typical kids all the time and because he kept getting shuffled back and forth, he looked at being in the typical class as play time. He *needed* to be fully included in order for him to succeed. It took 2 years for the SD to realize that mainstreaming was not the right choice for him no matter how much they think autistic kids need time to transition.It sounds to me like this new school for your son might be a good idea. If he's able to express that he'd like to try it, he'll likely put effort into it. Poor guy, it's hard to know you're different.

Cheryl~http://www.gryffins-tail.blogspot.com~@midian42~

Oh, he definitely knew his class was different than the others. They tried main streaming him part days which failed miserably. We're really stuck. He's past the point of needing the sp. ed class but he's not ready to mainstream. An aid is out of the question and at this point, I think it would only make matters worse for his psyche. I'm really leaning towards homeschooling. He was offered a spot in a visual aids class across the street from my house. He wants to try it....I was not all that impressed but given the year he had last year, I feel it's in his best interest to let him try it if he wants to. We'll see what happens. I will yank him right out in a new york second. To: mb12 valtrex Sent: Fri, August 20, 2010 2:33:39 PMSubject: Re: Regression, need help!

A lot of kids do have "seasonal" regression due to allergies, illness, etc. But a major thing to also remember is that it's new for him. My son never had much of a transition need. He's never been rigid or had a routine he had to stick to. My son also knew he was in a special class and that he was with kids that were "different". I know that is a little different from what you are going through but it's not that different. He knew, even if he couldn't verbalize what he knew, it was not a normal class (he was in a special day class from 3yo to K. They finally included him (he's known since his 4 year old class and I had been trying for inclusion in K) when we decided to repeat K with full inclusion. He's now in 1st, his second year of inclusion and doing miles better than he ever did in SDC. Kids are smart, autism or not. They know when something's not right and he

*knew*! He knew

that the kids in his class didn't talk, they didn't play *with* him, etc. It was so not fun for him and he reacted to it behaviorally.

Cheryl~http://www.gryffins-tail.blogspot.com/~@midian42~

wow. I literally just left a post about going through the same thing with my son over the winter. It was terrible. I honestly don't know what caused it but it was during a time when he was beginning to realize (and CARE) that there was a difference between him and the other kids and he was pretty angry about it. This is what lead me to biomed. I sometimes wonder if his condition (most probably viral in nature) is cyclical and maybe he was on a down-swing. (???) I noticed, too, in pictures during those months, he didn't look 100%...and he did fight a nasty cough on and off over the winter. Which just lead me to a thought on your son, he could be experiencing allergies (we've been sniffling and sneezing here in the

mornings). Vamp up on the anitoxidants...see if it helps.-TammyTo: mb12 valtrex Sent: Thu, August 19, 2010 9:01:50 PMSubject: Regression, need

help!

My oldest started kindergarten a week ago and he's regressing. He did so good last year in pre-k and thought he would transition go Kindergaten well but he is acting like he did 3 years ago before we started biomedical. I'm really scared for him. He's lashing out at teachers and students, refusing to do work and throwing things. He hasn't done this for the last 2 years. He seed to start to go down hill the week before school but ramped up the 2nd day of school. U can't figure our if it's a virus, allergies, or just plain ole nerves. I thought if he was just nervous he would have calmed down by now, but he hasn't. He was on Respen-A and we took him off as it seemed to cause him to act this way, but he's been off a week now and symptoms aren't any better. It did cause him to regress but I would think he is over it now, but he's not. I just am beside myself and don't know the problem. Any advice? Can kiddos regress with stress?

Thank you for your

help. I'm so scared for him.

Rhonda

[Guest guest]

I think it just depends on the school district's beliefs on how they think autistic kids need to be treated. Our SD believes that they need to be slowly transitioned (which didn't work with my son) and some believe that they need to be with typical kids as much as possible. It really just depends on the person running the Special Ed dept. But yes, they get more money for SDC kids. It also probably does have a lot to do with funding. It can easily be that they wanted to mainstream my son in the prek-k years because that's where they get the most money and had every intention of including him for 2nd year of K. They get less money for fully included kids but mainstream, to my understanding, is the same funding as full SDC. I honestly don't know if the funding breaks down in terms of grades, that's just something that crossed my mind. But with funding dropping everywhere, it's definitely cheaper for them to now fully include because while they get a lot of money for our kids, they have to pay a lot for the services. Getting them out of the services means they save more with budget cuts.

Cheryl~http://www.gryffins-tail.blogspot.com~@midian42~

Somebody was telling me they try to "force" them out to regular classrooms - which doesn't make sense....don't the schools receive federal funding for our kids? Where would the incentive to mainstream them be?To: mb12 valtrex Sent: Fri, August 20, 2010 10:08:37 PMSubject: Re: Regression, need help!

Mainstreaming failed miserably for my son, too. My son didn't want to be in a typical class for an 30 minutes and then have to go back to his SDC. He wanted to be with the typical kids all the time and because he kept getting shuffled back and forth, he looked at being in the typical class as play time. He *needed* to be fully included in order for him to succeed. It took 2 years for the SD to realize that mainstreaming was not the right choice for him no matter how much they think autistic kids need time to transition.It sounds to me like this new school for your son might be a good idea. If he's able to express that he'd like to try it, he'll likely put effort into it. Poor guy, it's hard to know you're different.

Cheryl~http://www.gryffins-tail.blogspot.com~@midian42~

Oh, he definitely knew his class was different than the others. They tried main streaming him part days which failed miserably. We're really stuck. He's past the point of needing the sp. ed class but he's not ready to mainstream. An aid is out of the question and at this point, I think it would only make matters worse for his psyche. I'm really leaning towards homeschooling. He was offered a spot in a visual aids class across the street from my house. He wants to try it....I was not all that impressed but given the year he had last year, I feel it's in his best interest to let him try it if he wants to. We'll see what happens. I will yank him right out in a new york second. To: mb12 valtrex Sent: Fri, August 20, 2010 2:33:39 PMSubject: Re: Regression, need help!

A lot of kids do have "seasonal" regression due to allergies, illness, etc. But a major thing to also remember is that it's new for him. My son never had much of a transition need. He's never been rigid or had a routine he had to stick to. My son also knew he was in a special class and that he was with kids that were "different". I know that is a little different from what you are going through but it's not that different. He knew, even if he couldn't verbalize what he knew, it was not a normal class (he was in a special day class from 3yo to K. They finally included him (he's known since his 4 year old class and I had been trying for inclusion in K) when we decided to repeat K with full inclusion. He's now in 1st, his second year of inclusion and doing miles better than he ever did in SDC. Kids are smart, autism or not. They know when something's not right and he

*knew*! He knew

that the kids in his class didn't talk, they didn't play *with* him, etc. It was so not fun for him and he reacted to it behaviorally.

Cheryl~http://www.gryffins-tail.blogspot.com/~@midian42~

wow. I literally just left a post about going through the same thing with my son over the winter. It was terrible. I honestly don't know what caused it but it was during a time when he was beginning to realize (and CARE) that there was a difference between him and the other kids and he was pretty angry about it. This is what lead me to biomed. I sometimes wonder if his condition (most probably viral in nature) is cyclical and maybe he was on a down-swing. (???) I noticed, too, in pictures during those months, he didn't look 100%...and he did fight a nasty cough on and off over the winter. Which just lead me to a thought on your son, he could be experiencing allergies (we've been sniffling and sneezing here in the

mornings). Vamp up on the anitoxidants...see if it helps.-TammyTo: mb12 valtrex Sent: Thu, August 19, 2010 9:01:50 PMSubject: Regression, need

help!

My oldest started kindergarten a week ago and he's regressing. He did so good last year in pre-k and thought he would transition go Kindergaten well but he is acting like he did 3 years ago before we started biomedical. I'm really scared for him. He's lashing out at teachers and students, refusing to do work and throwing things. He hasn't done this for the last 2 years. He seed to start to go down hill the week before school but ramped up the 2nd day of school. U can't figure our if it's a virus, allergies, or just plain ole nerves. I thought if he was just nervous he would have calmed down by now, but he hasn't. He was on Respen-A and we took him off as it seemed to cause him to act this way, but he's been off a week now and symptoms aren't any better. It did cause him to regress but I would think he is over it now, but he's not. I just am beside myself and don't know the problem. Any advice? Can kiddos regress with stress?

Thank you for your

help. I'm so scared for him.

Rhonda

[Guest guest]

Cheryl, are you saying your son did better totally mainstreamed as opposed to partially? My son is fully mainstreamed, always has been but is only now having a hard time adjusting. He had bad behavioral problems when we started 3 years ago. He got better with biomed treatment but seems to have regressed with going to kindergarten, at a new school this year. I expected he would do well, he was very social, but now he seemsore withdrawn and is acting out. I'm very upset about it and wondering if I should homeschool him. I don't know what to do.Rhonda Masengale

Mainstreaming failed miserably for my son, too. My son didn't want to be in a typical class for an 30 minutes and then have to go back to his SDC. He wanted to be with the typical kids all the time and because he kept getting shuffled back and forth, he looked at being in the typical class as play time. He *needed* to be fully included in order for him to succeed. It took 2 years for the SD to realize that mainstreaming was not the right choice for him no matter how much they think autistic kids need time to transition.It sounds to me like this new school for your son might be a good idea. If he's able to express that he'd like to try it, he'll likely put effort into it. Poor guy, it's hard to know you're different.

Cheryl~http://www.gryffins-tail.blogspot.com~@midian42~

Oh, he definitely knew his class was different than the others. They tried main streaming him part days which failed miserably. We're really stuck. He's past the point of needing the sp. ed class but he's not ready to mainstream. An aid is out of the question and at this point, I think it would only make matters worse for his psyche. I'm really leaning towards homeschooling. He was offered a spot in a visual aids class across the street from my house. He wants to try it....I was not all that impressed but given the year he had last year, I feel it's in his best interest to let him try it if he wants to. We'll see what happens. I will yank him right out in a new york second. To: mb12 valtrex Sent: Fri, August 20, 2010 2:33:39 PMSubject: Re: Regression, need help!

A lot of kids do have "seasonal" regression due to allergies, illness, etc. But a major thing to also remember is that it's new for him. My son never had much of a transition need. He's never been rigid or had a routine he had to stick to. My son also knew he was in a special class and that he was with kids that were "different". I know that is a little different from what you are going through but it's not that different. He knew, even if he couldn't verbalize what he knew, it was not a normal class (he was in a special day class from 3yo to K. They finally included him (he's known since his 4 year old class and I had been trying for inclusion in K) when we decided to repeat K with full inclusion. He's now in 1st, his second year of inclusion and doing miles better than he ever did in SDC. Kids are smart, autism or not. They know when something's not right and he

*knew*! He knew

that the kids in his class didn't talk, they didn't play *with* him, etc. It was so not fun for him and he reacted to it behaviorally.

Cheryl~http://www.gryffins-tail.blogspot.com~@midian42~

wow. I literally just left a post about going through the same thing with my son over the winter. It was terrible. I honestly don't know what caused it but it was during a time when he was beginning to realize (and CARE) that there was a difference between him and the other kids and he was pretty angry about it. This is what lead me to biomed. I sometimes wonder if his condition (most probably viral in nature) is cyclical and maybe he was on a down-swing. (???) I noticed, too, in pictures during those months, he didn't look 100%...and he did fight a nasty cough on and off over the winter. Which just lead me to a thought on your son, he could be experiencing allergies (we've been sniffling and sneezing here in the

mornings). Vamp up on the anitoxidants...see if it helps.-TammyTo: mb12 valtrex Sent: Thu, August 19, 2010 9:01:50 PMSubject: Regression, need

help!

My oldest started kindergarten a week ago and he's regressing. He did so good last year in pre-k and thought he would transition go Kindergaten well but he is acting like he did 3 years ago before we started biomedical. I'm really scared for him. He's lashing out at teachers and students, refusing to do work and throwing things. He hasn't done this for the last 2 years. He seed to start to go down hill the week before school but ramped up the 2nd day of school. U can't figure our if it's a virus, allergies, or just plain ole nerves. I thought if he was just nervous he would have calmed down by now, but he hasn't. He was on Respen-A and we took him off as it seemed to cause him to act this way, but he's been off a week now and symptoms aren't any better. It did cause him to regress but I would think he is over it now, but he's not. I just am beside myself and don't know the problem. Any advice? Can kiddos regress with stress?

Thank you for your

help. I'm so scared for him.

Rhonda

[Guest guest]

Mainstreamed means the child gets time in a gen ed class but does not spend all day there, is not actually *in* that class. Inclusion is what you are calling fully mainstreamed. For me, the first thing I would do is ask for a functional behavioral assessment and an evaluation for an aide. Having a behavioral plan in place is crucial to know what's happening and why. I would also go and observe the class so I could see what was happening. It could be they just aren't accommodating him enough or he needs an aide. What is the behavior and why is it happening is important because it might not be placement that's the problem but the class or the way they are handling things. They may be treating him in a way that doesn't make sense for him. For instance, they may have expectations that he'll follow directions but he has no aide to redirect him to focus on the task. Or maybe he doesn't have an aide at all and he needs one. Or maybe they are speaking in sentences that are too long. So many things to consider and it takes investigation. In the end, you may be right. It might just be the wrong placement. But I wouldn't pull him from typical peers unless you are sure it's necessary.What supports does he currently have in his iep?

Cheryl~http://www.gryffins-tail.blogspot.com~@midian42~

Cheryl, are you saying your son did better totally mainstreamed as opposed to partially? My son is fully mainstreamed, always has been but is only now having a hard time adjusting. He had bad behavioral problems when we started 3 years ago. He got better with biomed treatment but seems to have regressed with going to kindergarten, at a new school this year. I expected he would do well, he was very social, but now he seemsore withdrawn and is acting out. I'm very upset about it and wondering if I should homeschool him. I don't know what to do.Rhonda Masengale

Mainstreaming failed miserably for my son, too. My son didn't want to be in a typical class for an 30 minutes and then have to go back to his SDC. He wanted to be with the typical kids all the time and because he kept getting shuffled back and forth, he looked at being in the typical class as play time. He *needed* to be fully included in order for him to succeed. It took 2 years for the SD to realize that mainstreaming was not the right choice for him no matter how much they think autistic kids need time to transition.It sounds to me like this new school for your son might be a good idea. If he's able to express that he'd like to try it, he'll likely put effort into it. Poor guy, it's hard to know you're different.

Cheryl~http://www.gryffins-tail.blogspot.com~@midian42~

Oh, he definitely knew his class was different than the others. They tried main streaming him part days which failed miserably. We're really stuck. He's past the point of needing the sp. ed class but he's not ready to mainstream. An aid is out of the question and at this point, I think it would only make matters worse for his psyche. I'm really leaning towards homeschooling. He was offered a spot in a visual aids class across the street from my house. He wants to try it....I was not all that impressed but given the year he had last year, I feel it's in his best interest to let him try it if he wants to. We'll see what happens. I will yank him right out in a new york second. To: mb12 valtrex Sent: Fri, August 20, 2010 2:33:39 PMSubject: Re: Regression, need help!

A lot of kids do have "seasonal" regression due to allergies, illness, etc. But a major thing to also remember is that it's new for him. My son never had much of a transition need. He's never been rigid or had a routine he had to stick to. My son also knew he was in a special class and that he was with kids that were "different". I know that is a little different from what you are going through but it's not that different. He knew, even if he couldn't verbalize what he knew, it was not a normal class (he was in a special day class from 3yo to K. They finally included him (he's known since his 4 year old class and I had been trying for inclusion in K) when we decided to repeat K with full inclusion. He's now in 1st, his second year of inclusion and doing miles better than he ever did in SDC. Kids are smart, autism or not. They know when something's not right and he

*knew*! He knew

that the kids in his class didn't talk, they didn't play *with* him, etc. It was so not fun for him and he reacted to it behaviorally.

Cheryl~http://www.gryffins-tail.blogspot.com~@midian42~

wow. I literally just left a post about going through the same thing with my son over the winter. It was terrible. I honestly don't know what caused it but it was during a time when he was beginning to realize (and CARE) that there was a difference between him and the other kids and he was pretty angry about it. This is what lead me to biomed. I sometimes wonder if his condition (most probably viral in nature) is cyclical and maybe he was on a down-swing. (???) I noticed, too, in pictures during those months, he didn't look 100%...and he did fight a nasty cough on and off over the winter. Which just lead me to a thought on your son, he could be experiencing allergies (we've been sniffling and sneezing here in the

mornings). Vamp up on the anitoxidants...see if it helps.-TammyTo: mb12 valtrex Sent: Thu, August 19, 2010 9:01:50 PMSubject: Regression, need

help!

My oldest started kindergarten a week ago and he's regressing. He did so good last year in pre-k and thought he would transition go Kindergaten well but he is acting like he did 3 years ago before we started biomedical. I'm really scared for him. He's lashing out at teachers and students, refusing to do work and throwing things. He hasn't done this for the last 2 years. He seed to start to go down hill the week before school but ramped up the 2nd day of school. U can't figure our if it's a virus, allergies, or just plain ole nerves. I thought if he was just nervous he would have calmed down by now, but he hasn't. He was on Respen-A and we took him off as it seemed to cause him to act this way, but he's been off a week now and symptoms aren't any better. It did cause him to regress but I would think he is over it now, but he's not. I just am beside myself and don't know the problem. Any advice? Can kiddos regress with stress?

Thank you for your

help. I'm so scared for him.

Rhonda

[Guest guest]

Cheryl,

You are right about how smart they are and how they know

when they are being treated differently. For kids who are supposed to be

unaware of social cues, that is one behavior they always pick up on.

Marcia

[Guest guest]

Why is an aide out of the question? Is it due to

funding issues? If so the law says they need to provide what a child

needs. They didn’t want to give me an aide for either, but

they did. We used to cluster kids with academic needs who didn’t

qualify for an aide in ’s class so more kids would be helped.

The aide was always introduced as an aide for the class so wouldn’t

know she was really there for him. That way he didn’t get too

dependent on her and didn’t think he was being treated differently.

But having an aide helped free up time for the teacher to actually help a kid

like mine who required much more time than the average bear.

Marcia

[Guest guest]

I *think* she meant it's out of the question because he already knows he's different and is uncomfortable with it and having an aide would only make those feelings worse. That's what I got out of it, at least.

Cheryl~http://www.gryffins-tail.blogspot.com~@midian42~

Why is an aide out of the question? Is it due to

funding issues? If so the law says they need to provide what a child

needs. They didn’t want to give me an aide for either, but

they did. We used to cluster kids with academic needs who didn’t

qualify for an aide in ’s class so more kids would be helped.

The aide was always introduced as an aide for the class so wouldn’t

know she was really there for him. That way he didn’t get too

dependent on her and didn’t think he was being treated differently.

But having an aide helped free up time for the teacher to actually help a kid

like mine who required much more time than the average bear.Marcia

[Guest guest]

It's amazing how little credit our kids are given sometimes.

Cheryl~http://www.gryffins-tail.blogspot.com~@midian42~

Cheryl,You are right about how smart they are and how they know when they are being treated differently. For kids who are supposed to be unaware of social cues, that is one behavior they always pick up on.Marcia

[Guest guest]

Kids can be fully included in a classroom with typical peers with support (ie an aide or paraprofessional). It shouldn't be just one or the other - ie special ed. classroom or regular classroom with no supports. There are a myriad of options in between but it does all seem to boil down to the school district's willingness and funding.

Schools receive more $$ for each child that qualifies for special education services. What they do with that money is often a mystery (to me anyway). Of all the battles we *get* to fight, this is by far the most frustrating and disempowering. Luck of the draw shouldn't be the determining factor as to whether or not a child receives an appropriate education with the supports they need to be included with their peers.

wow. I literally just left a post about going through the same thing with my son over the winter. It was terrible. I honestly don't know what caused it but it was during a time when he was beginning to realize (and CARE) that there was a difference between him and the other kids and he was pretty angry about it. This is what lead me to biomed. I sometimes wonder if his condition (most probably viral in nature) is cyclical and maybe he was on a down-swing. (???) I noticed, too, in pictures during those months, he didn't look 100%...and he did fight a nasty cough on and off over the winter. Which just lead me to a thought on your son, he could be experiencing allergies (we've been sniffling and sneezing here in the mornings). Vamp up on the anitoxidants...see if it

helps.-Tammy

To: mb12 valtrex Sent: Thu, August 19, 2010 9:01:50 PMSubject: Regression, need help!

My oldest started kindergarten a week ago and he's regressing. He did so good last year in pre-k and thought he would transition go Kindergaten well but he is acting like he did 3 years ago before we started biomedical. I'm really scared for him. He's lashing out at teachers and students, refusing to do work and throwing things. He hasn't done this for the last 2 years. He seed to start to go down hill the week before school but ramped up the 2nd day of school. U can't figure our if it's a virus, allergies, or just plain ole nerves. I thought if he was just nervous he would have calmed down by now, but he hasn't. He was on Respen-A and we took him off as it seemed to cause him to act this way, but he's been off a week now and symptoms aren't any better. It did cause him to regress but I would think he is over it now, but he's not. I just am beside myself and don't know the problem. Any advice? Can kiddos regress with stress? Thank you for your help.

I'm so scared for him.Rhonda