Guest guest Posted December 15, 2003 Report Share Posted December 15, 2003 HELLO, I HAVE A 7YR OLD SON WIT DEVELOPEMENTAL DELAYS......... FOR ALL OF HIS LIFE HE'S BEEN MISDIAGNOSED..HE STARTED ATTENDING " EARLY INTERVENTION " @ AGE 2. ONCE HE WENT TO KINDERGARDEN THINGS WERE A MESS. I FOUND OUT THAT HE WAS HEARING IMPAIRD @ 4YR OLD. BOARD OF ED STILL PUT HIM IN " SPECIAL ED " INSTEAD OF " HHVI " (WHICH IS A DIVISION OF THE BOARD OF ED THAT HANDLES CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES)......FINALLY IT TOOK A NYC TEACHER (YES- WE STILL HAVE SOME GOOD ONES OUT THERE THAT LOVE THEY JOB-NOT MANY) LOL-LOL BUT ANYWAY......SHE DID ONE-TO-ONE WIT MY SON FOR A WHOLE YR. LUCKILY SHE HAD SOME ONE IN HER FAMILY THAT WAS FULLY DEAF...SO SHE KNEW MORE BOUT BEING HEARING IMPAIRED THEN I DID.......SHE THEN LEAD ME 2 " ST.JOSEPH'S " SCHOOL 4 THE DEAF. MY SON HAS BEEN ATTENDING THAT SCHOOL 4 BOUT 1 1/2 NOW & RECENT AUDIOGRAM SHOWS THAT : HIS HEARING IS NOT 2 THE POINT WERE HE NEEDS 2 BE IN A DEAF SCHOOL , THE HEARING AIDS THAT HE INITALLY HAD R TOO STRONG 4 HIM , AND NOW THEY SAYIN THAT MY SON SEEMS 2 BE " BOARDER-LINE AUTISTIC " .......... IM @ MY END WIT THIS. MY SON IS VERY INTELLEGENT BUT........HE DOES NOT TALK..... IM LOOKING FOR ANY HELP THAT I CAN GET IN THE HOPES THAT MY SON WILL ONE DAY B ABLE 2 COMMUNICATE WIT THE REST OF THE WORLD (HE SAYS SOME WORDS & BABBLES ALOT ........HE TRYS 2 REPEAT WHAT IS SAID 2 HIM.....IT DOESNT COME OUT CLEAR)...... I WAS DOIN SOME RESEARCH ABOUT HIS SITUATION ONLINE..... & I CAME ACROSS YOU IN THE SEARCH(GOOGLES) PLEASE FORWARD THIS EMAIL 2 ANYONE THAT CAN BE OF SOME ASSISTANCE 2 MY SON & MYSELF....... I'VE HAD THE WORST LUCK WIT HOSPITALS SO IM LOOKING 4 THE BEST WIT THE MOST RESULTS.....(BEING THAT DR's BEEN MISDIAGNOSING HIM 4 YEARS)............HE's GETTING OLDER & STILL HAS A HARD TIME DEALING WITH HIS PEERS DUE TO LACK OF COMMUNICATION.................... " PLEASE SOMEONE HELP PUT HIM ON THE PATH 2 A BRITE FUTURE " (SOCILALY & EDUCATIONALY) THANKYOU 4 YOUR TIME, ms.HIGHTOWER DA ORIGIN @AOL 718-583-3424 (BX,NY) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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