Guest guest Posted March 30, 2007 Report Share Posted March 30, 2007 Hi, everyone. It's been somewhat stressful here lately so I apologize for all of the posts that didn't get my reply. I've been reading, just not always able to answer. We've had some teen issues with . I think we're on the way to better, but it will be a process. Aubrie had an important IEP meeting yesterday, but I needed to be with . Imagine my surprise and delight when I discovered that I was comfortable calling the team to tell them to go on without me! I had already sent my report of " Parental Educational Concerns " , I knew that the teacher and aide knew how I felt about everything on the table, and I also trusted that everyone on the team understood our objective and had Aubrie's best interest in mind. As it turned out, I was able to join by conference call shortly into the meeting. You know that choir of angels that orchestrates Aubrie's life? Well, they are at in again. Our goal was to work out the logistics of mornings at ISD and afternoons at our local school. Turns out that their am and pm classes are perfectly complementary after the principal makes schedule changes he'd already planned to do. With the aid and van set up continuing, she has complete flexibility in transportation and schedule. She has the aid to serve as the constant between both settings. The 4th grade teacher at the local school is one of her favorite classmate's aunts. She's a new teacher who is eager to have Aubrie in her class. The principal arranged for her to observe Aubrie at ISD yesterday morning before the afternoon meeting. Aubrie has already visited her classroom one day last month when they had school and we didn't. After seeing Aubrie in both settings and attending the CHARGE Missouri conference and being with Aubrie since preschool, her aid totally gets her. It's just a beautiful situation. I couldn't be more pleased. Being at ISD this year has been a complete and unexpected blessing. When we decided to try ISD for the year, we didn't know about the fall middle ear surgery. This has been the perfect setting as she recovered from that surgery and we've made sense of her new hearing levels. She got her BTE aids returned adjusted to her new hearing levels last week. She was able to try both options (BAHA and BTE) at home, in the classroom, and in the hearing booth. It is quite apparent in all settings that the BAHA is markedly better across the board. We lose our medical funding support through the state on April 25th because my income this year will put us over their limits. We have surgery planned for April 19th to get the BAHA implant before the deadline. Here's another area where the angels were working hard. As we were discussing this at the IEP, the teacher and audiologist were telling me all the reasons they thought the implant was the way to go. After the meeting, I phoned the dr to talk to him, left a message, headed to the computer, and found a message from them already saying the same thing and offering the surgery date. I had been worried about this - especially with 's recent infection problems. But I am really ok with it and think it's the best thing. In fact, I'm looking forward to it and so is Aubrie. She hears so much better with the BAHA. The softband is a real problem with her hair. I can't tell you. It's really a mess. And the headband, along with the hip brace, just scream " Look how different I am! " . Aubrie is beginning to feel that. This is one place where we can eliminate the obvious visual difference while improving her hearing so it's a win-win. On her hips, the brace and Velcro contraption I devised for night time is no longer working so I will be calling today to ask for a more restrictive brace for sleep. So. lots going on here on all fronts. I feel like the roller coaster has turned into a loop-the-loop and I'm about to vomit! Hugs anyway- Michele W Aubrie's mom 9 yrs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 30, 2007 Report Share Posted March 30, 2007 Michele, Just thought I would put your mind at ease. has had his BAHA implant since 2004. He has only had 1 infection and that was because he was in the pool, at the beach, in the lake, and I was not on top of taking care of the site when I should have been applying an antibiotic cream knowing he could be at risk. Other than that, we have had NO problems. It was the best decision to get the implant done. LOVES his BAHA. He really loves the FM on the BAHA at school, but not at home, because there are too many things going on. Good luck. Debbie Aubrie's IEP and BAHA Hi, everyone. It's been somewhat stressful here lately so I apologize for all of the posts that didn't get my reply. I've been reading, just not always able to answer. We've had some teen issues with . I think we're on the way to better, but it will be a process. Aubrie had an important IEP meeting yesterday, but I needed to be with . Imagine my surprise and delight when I discovered that I was comfortable calling the team to tell them to go on without me! I had already sent my report of " Parental Educational Concerns " , I knew that the teacher and aide knew how I felt about everything on the table, and I also trusted that everyone on the team understood our objective and had Aubrie's best interest in mind. As it turned out, I was able to join by conference call shortly into the meeting. You know that choir of angels that orchestrates Aubrie's life? Well, they are at in again. Our goal was to work out the logistics of mornings at ISD and afternoons at our local school. Turns out that their am and pm classes are perfectly complementary after the principal makes schedule changes he'd already planned to do. With the aid and van set up continuing, she has complete flexibility in transportation and schedule. She has the aid to serve as the constant between both settings. The 4th grade teacher at the local school is one of her favorite classmate's aunts. She's a new teacher who is eager to have Aubrie in her class. The principal arranged for her to observe Aubrie at ISD yesterday morning before the afternoon meeting. Aubrie has already visited her classroom one day last month when they had school and we didn't. After seeing Aubrie in both settings and attending the CHARGE Missouri conference and being with Aubrie since preschool, her aid totally gets her. It's just a beautiful situation. I couldn't be more pleased. Being at ISD this year has been a complete and unexpected blessing. When we decided to try ISD for the year, we didn't know about the fall middle ear surgery. This has been the perfect setting as she recovered from that surgery and we've made sense of her new hearing levels. She got her BTE aids returned adjusted to her new hearing levels last week. She was able to try both options (BAHA and BTE) at home, in the classroom, and in the hearing booth. It is quite apparent in all settings that the BAHA is markedly better across the board. We lose our medical funding support through the state on April 25th because my income this year will put us over their limits. We have surgery planned for April 19th to get the BAHA implant before the deadline. Here's another area where the angels were working hard. As we were discussing this at the IEP, the teacher and audiologist were telling me all the reasons they thought the implant was the way to go. After the meeting, I phoned the dr to talk to him, left a message, headed to the computer, and found a message from them already saying the same thing and offering the surgery date. I had been worried about this - especially with 's recent infection problems. But I am really ok with it and think it's the best thing. In fact, I'm looking forward to it and so is Aubrie. She hears so much better with the BAHA. The softband is a real problem with her hair. I can't tell you. It's really a mess. And the headband, along with the hip brace, just scream " Look how different I am! " . Aubrie is beginning to feel that. This is one place where we can eliminate the obvious visual difference while improving her hearing so it's a win-win. On her hips, the brace and Velcro contraption I devised for night time is no longer working so I will be calling today to ask for a more restrictive brace for sleep. So. lots going on here on all fronts. I feel like the roller coaster has turned into a loop-the-loop and I'm about to vomit! Hugs anyway- Michele W Aubrie's mom 9 yrs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 30, 2007 Report Share Posted March 30, 2007 > I had already sent my report of " Parental Educational Concerns " What a good idea!! I think I'll work on that for Eddie's next IEP. (Did you use a particular format?) Did the school consult it prior to everyone setting their goals? That would be my hope. Eddie's school usually has the goals set OK, if a little low, but my concern is HOW we get him to those goals. Glad everything is falling into place so nicely for Aubrie. joanne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 30, 2007 Report Share Posted March 30, 2007 Debbie- Thank you. That's exactly what I needed to hear. Any other tips on post-surgery care or anything else? Michele Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 30, 2007 Report Share Posted March 30, 2007 Joanne- I can send you a copy of mine if you'd like. If so, send me your email address (it didn't show up in the header of mine) at momonamission@.... I used to call this my Parent Input Report. But a recent IEP training suggested the other title because there is a part of the IEP that calls for Parental Educational Concerns so there is no doubt that your report is important and has an important place in the discussion. Michele _____ From: CHARGE [mailto:CHARGE ] On Behalf Of Joanne Lent Sent: Friday, March 30, 2007 9:46 AM To: CHARGE Subject: Re: Aubrie's IEP and BAHA > I had already sent my report of " Parental Educational Concerns " What a good idea!! I think I'll work on that for Eddie's next IEP. (Did you use a particular format?) Did the school consult it prior to everyone setting their goals? That would be my hope. Eddie's school usually has the goals set OK, if a little low, but my concern is HOW we get him to those goals. Glad everything is falling into place so nicely for Aubrie. joanne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 30, 2007 Report Share Posted March 30, 2007 Michele, So Happy everything is moving in such a positive way for Aubrie. It must be a wonderful feeling to have Aubrie's team work together and really get it as to who Aubrie is and where she is headed. I can understand what that feeling is like now that is happy in a community setting. It's a universal dream of us mom's to see our kids leading happy well rounded lives. Your are Aubrie's greatest advocate and she is your shinning star that leads you. May your seas forever be calm. Love to you both. mom to ( 31) > > Hi, everyone. It's been somewhat stressful here lately so I apologize for > all of the posts that didn't get my reply. I've been reading, just not > always able to answer. > > > > We've had some teen issues with . I think we're on the way to better, > but it will be a process. Aubrie had an important IEP meeting yesterday, > but I needed to be with . Imagine my surprise and delight when I > discovered that I was comfortable calling the team to tell them to go on > without me! I had already sent my report of " Parental Educational > Concerns " , I knew that the teacher and aide knew how I felt about everything > on the table, and I also trusted that everyone on the team understood our > objective and had Aubrie's best interest in mind. > > > > As it turned out, I was able to join by conference call shortly into the > meeting. You know that choir of angels that orchestrates Aubrie's life? > Well, they are at in again. Our goal was to work out the logistics of > mornings at ISD and afternoons at our local school. Turns out that their am > and pm classes are perfectly complementary after the principal makes > schedule changes he'd already planned to do. With the aid and van set up > continuing, she has complete flexibility in transportation and schedule. > She has the aid to serve as the constant between both settings. The 4th > grade teacher at the local school is one of her favorite classmate's aunts. > She's a new teacher who is eager to have Aubrie in her class. The principal > arranged for her to observe Aubrie at ISD yesterday morning before the > afternoon meeting. Aubrie has already visited her classroom one day last > month when they had school and we didn't. After seeing Aubrie in both > settings and attending the CHARGE Missouri conference and being with Aubrie > since preschool, her aid totally gets her. It's just a beautiful situation. > I couldn't be more pleased. > > > > Being at ISD this year has been a complete and unexpected blessing. When we > decided to try ISD for the year, we didn't know about the fall middle ear > surgery. This has been the perfect setting as she recovered from that > surgery and we've made sense of her new hearing levels. > > > > She got her BTE aids returned adjusted to her new hearing levels last week. > She was able to try both options (BAHA and BTE) at home, in the classroom, > and in the hearing booth. It is quite apparent in all settings that the > BAHA is markedly better across the board. We lose our medical funding > support through the state on April 25th because my income this year will put > us over their limits. We have surgery planned for April 19th to get the > BAHA implant before the deadline. Here's another area where the angels were > working hard. As we were discussing this at the IEP, the teacher and > audiologist were telling me all the reasons they thought the implant was the > way to go. After the meeting, I phoned the dr to talk to him, left a > message, headed to the computer, and found a message from them already > saying the same thing and offering the surgery date. > > > > I had been worried about this - especially with 's recent infection > problems. But I am really ok with it and think it's the best thing. In > fact, I'm looking forward to it and so is Aubrie. She hears so much better > with the BAHA. The softband is a real problem with her hair. I can't tell > you. It's really a mess. And the headband, along with the hip brace, just > scream " Look how different I am! " . Aubrie is beginning to feel that. This > is one place where we can eliminate the obvious visual difference while > improving her hearing so it's a win-win. > > > > On her hips, the brace and Velcro contraption I devised for night time is no > longer working so I will be calling today to ask for a more restrictive > brace for sleep. > > > > So. lots going on here on all fronts. I feel like the roller coaster has > turned into a loop-the-loop and I'm about to vomit! > > > > Hugs anyway- > > Michele W > Aubrie's mom 9 yrs > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 30, 2007 Report Share Posted March 30, 2007 - Thank you for the calm seas. It is a huge blessing to know that she is in good hands and making great strides. The social worker at ISD is doing a fabulous job helping with the social aspect of things. Having only 4 others in the class is making a difference in Aubrie's ability to really understand and know her classmates and the dynamics of their relationships. She can see things more clearly and become competent about them. With 25 kids, there's too much going on to make sense of it. She's also making strides academically. I think the slower pace, smaller class size, multi-modal teaching have helped a lot. But, of course, Aubrie wants to reconnect with her hometown pals and there is a lot to be gained from that setting as well. I hope we have found a way to have the best of both worlds. Michele W _____ From: CHARGE [mailto:CHARGE ] On Behalf Of artthrobgracie10 Sent: Friday, March 30, 2007 11:18 AM To: CHARGE Subject: Re: Aubrie's IEP and BAHA Michele, So Happy everything is moving in such a positive way for Aubrie. It must be a wonderful feeling to have Aubrie's team work together and really get it as to who Aubrie is and where she is headed. I can understand what that feeling is like now that is happy in a community setting. It's a universal dream of us mom's to see our kids leading happy well rounded lives. Your are Aubrie's greatest advocate and she is your shinning star that leads you. May your seas forever be calm. Love to you both. mom to ( 31) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 30, 2007 Report Share Posted March 30, 2007 Michele, too florished in the smaller classes of his deaf school. Mainstreamed all through high school and on the honor roll all the way. I can't wait to meet Aubrie. is so excited about this idea that there are others who are CHARGE just like him. In all his life he has never met another person with CHARGE. I'm expecting some emotional moments for him. Hugs to you, mom to (31) > > - > > Thank you for the calm seas. > > > > It is a huge blessing to know that she is in good hands and making great > strides. The social worker at ISD is doing a fabulous job helping with the > social aspect of things. Having only 4 others in the class is making a > difference in Aubrie's ability to really understand and know her classmates > and the dynamics of their relationships. She can see things more clearly > and become competent about them. With 25 kids, there's too much going on to > make sense of it. > > > > She's also making strides academically. I think the slower pace, smaller > class size, multi-modal teaching have helped a lot. But, of course, Aubrie > wants to reconnect with her hometown pals and there is a lot to be gained > from that setting as well. I hope we have found a way to have the best of > both worlds. > > > > Michele W > > > > _____ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 30, 2007 Report Share Posted March 30, 2007 - If it is anything like my response to being with all the other CHARGE families, you will both be emotionally overwhelmed in a fabulous way! I know that Aubrie gains a lot to her self-image by knowing so many others with CHARGE as well as other disabilities who live nearer to us. Michele W Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 30, 2007 Report Share Posted March 30, 2007 They wrap the head. Aubrie will just have to limit activity to make sure she doesn't bang her head. She'll be out playing the next day! It may hurt her though, complained and I had to give him Tylenol with codeine for a day or so. The first surgery is uneventful because there isn't any outcome. It isn't until the second when they exume the screw. Ask your surgeon if they will put in 2 screws just in case 1 doesn't take. Debbie RE: Aubrie's IEP and BAHA Debbie- Thank you. That's exactly what I needed to hear. Any other tips on post-surgery care or anything else? Michele Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 30, 2007 Report Share Posted March 30, 2007 .....and Michele, once you vomit you always feel better, right???? I am so thrilled at Aubrie's success and your comfort level with ISD. It was/is a perfect solution to the questions you have been asking for several years. Obviously the placement was orchestrated perfectly and now the " mesh " back with public school is fulfilling your other goal--back to home district. I am thrilled for both of you. And the BAHA!! WOW, so much happening. That choir of angels is doing a good thing for your pixie!!! ox pam Aubrie's IEP and BAHA Hi, everyone. It's been somewhat stressful here lately so I apologize for all of the posts that didn't get my reply. I've been reading, just not always able to answer. We've had some teen issues with . I think we're on the way to better, but it will be a process. Aubrie had an important IEP meeting yesterday, but I needed to be with . Imagine my surprise and delight when I discovered that I was comfortable calling the team to tell them to go on without me! I had already sent my report of " Parental Educational Concerns " , I knew that the teacher and aide knew how I felt about everything on the table, and I also trusted that everyone on the team understood our objective and had Aubrie's best interest in mind. As it turned out, I was able to join by conference call shortly into the meeting. You know that choir of angels that orchestrates Aubrie's life? Well, they are at in again. Our goal was to work out the logistics of mornings at ISD and afternoons at our local school. Turns out that their am and pm classes are perfectly complementary after the principal makes schedule changes he'd already planned to do. With the aid and van set up continuing, she has complete flexibility in transportation and schedule. She has the aid to serve as the constant between both settings. The 4th grade teacher at the local school is one of her favorite classmate's aunts. She's a new teacher who is eager to have Aubrie in her class. The principal arranged for her to observe Aubrie at ISD yesterday morning before the afternoon meeting. Aubrie has already visited her classroom one day last month when they had school and we didn't. After seeing Aubrie in both settings and attending the CHARGE Missouri conference and being with Aubrie since preschool, her aid totally gets her. It's just a beautiful situation. I couldn't be more pleased. Being at ISD this year has been a complete and unexpected blessing. When we decided to try ISD for the year, we didn't know about the fall middle ear surgery. This has been the perfect setting as she recovered from that surgery and we've made sense of her new hearing levels. She got her BTE aids returned adjusted to her new hearing levels last week. She was able to try both options (BAHA and BTE) at home, in the classroom, and in the hearing booth. It is quite apparent in all settings that the BAHA is markedly better across the board. We lose our medical funding support through the state on April 25th because my income this year will put us over their limits. We have surgery planned for April 19th to get the BAHA implant before the deadline. Here's another area where the angels were working hard. As we were discussing this at the IEP, the teacher and audiologist were telling me all the reasons they thought the implant was the way to go. After the meeting, I phoned the dr to talk to him, left a message, headed to the computer, and found a message from them already saying the same thing and offering the surgery date. I had been worried about this - especially with 's recent infection problems. But I am really ok with it and think it's the best thing. In fact, I'm looking forward to it and so is Aubrie. She hears so much better with the BAHA. The softband is a real problem with her hair. I can't tell you. It's really a mess. And the headband, along with the hip brace, just scream " Look how different I am! " . Aubrie is beginning to feel that. This is one place where we can eliminate the obvious visual difference while improving her hearing so it's a win-win. On her hips, the brace and Velcro contraption I devised for night time is no longer working so I will be calling today to ask for a more restrictive brace for sleep. So. lots going on here on all fronts. I feel like the roller coaster has turned into a loop-the-loop and I'm about to vomit! Hugs anyway- Michele W Aubrie's mom 9 yrs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 30, 2007 Report Share Posted March 30, 2007 Thanks for the info, Debbie. Michele _____ From: CHARGE [mailto:CHARGE ] On Behalf Of Debbie Matasker Sent: Friday, March 30, 2007 1:07 PM To: CHARGE Subject: RE: Aubrie's IEP and BAHA They wrap the head. Aubrie will just have to limit activity to make sure she doesn't bang her head. She'll be out playing the next day! It may hurt her though, complained and I had to give him Tylenol with codeine for a day or so. The first surgery is uneventful because there isn't any outcome. It isn't until the second when they exume the screw. Ask your surgeon if they will put in 2 screws just in case 1 doesn't take. Debbie RE: Aubrie's IEP and BAHA Debbie- Thank you. That's exactly what I needed to hear. Any other tips on post-surgery care or anything else? Michele Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 30, 2007 Report Share Posted March 30, 2007 Pam- Ok - gave me a giggle on the vomit thing! Yes, it does usually feel better after :-) Michele _____ From: CHARGE [mailto:CHARGE ] On Behalf Of pamela.ryan@... Sent: Friday, March 30, 2007 2:35 PM To: CHARGE Subject: RE: Aubrie's IEP and BAHA .....and Michele, once you vomit you always feel better, right???? I am so thrilled at Aubrie's success and your comfort level with ISD. It was/is a perfect solution to the questions you have been asking for several years. Obviously the placement was orchestrated perfectly and now the " mesh " back with public school is fulfilling your other goal--back to home district. I am thrilled for both of you. And the BAHA!! WOW, so much happening. That choir of angels is doing a good thing for your pixie!!! ox pam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 30, 2007 Report Share Posted March 30, 2007 I'm off to work out of town tonight and tomorrow - just in case there are posts to me that I ignore for a few days :-) Have a good weekend! Michele W Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 31, 2007 Report Share Posted March 31, 2007 Michele, I am with you on the teen issues - we are there with my oldest as well. We will survive! Glad to hear you are going on with the implant - we have been lucky with it but I'm going to l ook at getting them to give K another Divino as this one appears to be acting a bit flukey. We actually had the large " compact " or " classic " I believe it was called and it seemed to work better for her (even though it's analog)...we're still tweaking with it, but we are really happy with the BAHA for her. It just sits up under her hair and you'd never know it's there, which is nice for her. Sorry to hear about the night brace not working like you'd planned but YAHOO on the school stuff. We have a meeting with K's school on Wednesday; unlike Aubrie's school, a lot of the teaching staff just " don't get it " ...argh...always a struggle. But so so so so worth it. Hugs, Lis > > Hi, everyone. It's been somewhat stressful here lately so I apologize > for > all of the posts that didn't get my reply. I've been reading, just not > always able to answer. > > We've had some teen issues with . I think we're on the way to > better, > but it will be a process. Aubrie had an important IEP meeting yesterday, > but I needed to be with . Imagine my surprise and delight when I > discovered that I was comfortable calling the team to tell them to go on > without me! I had already sent my report of " Parental Educational > Concerns " , I knew that the teacher and aide knew how I felt about > everything > on the table, and I also trusted that everyone on the team understood our > objective and had Aubrie's best interest in mind. > > As it turned out, I was able to join by conference call shortly into the > meeting. You know that choir of angels that orchestrates Aubrie's life? > Well, they are at in again. Our goal was to work out the logistics of > mornings at ISD and afternoons at our local school. Turns out that their > am > and pm classes are perfectly complementary after the principal makes > schedule changes he'd already planned to do. With the aid and van set up > continuing, she has complete flexibility in transportation and schedule. > She has the aid to serve as the constant between both settings. The 4th > grade teacher at the local school is one of her favorite classmate's > aunts. > She's a new teacher who is eager to have Aubrie in her class. The > principal > arranged for her to observe Aubrie at ISD yesterday morning before the > afternoon meeting. Aubrie has already visited her classroom one day last > month when they had school and we didn't. After seeing Aubrie in both > settings and attending the CHARGE Missouri conference and being with > Aubrie > since preschool, her aid totally gets her. It's just a beautiful > situation. > I couldn't be more pleased. > > Being at ISD this year has been a complete and unexpected blessing. When > we > decided to try ISD for the year, we didn't know about the fall middle ear > surgery. This has been the perfect setting as she recovered from that > surgery and we've made sense of her new hearing levels. > > She got her BTE aids returned adjusted to her new hearing levels last > week. > She was able to try both options (BAHA and BTE) at home, in the classroom, > and in the hearing booth. It is quite apparent in all settings that the > BAHA is markedly better across the board. We lose our medical funding > support through the state on April 25th because my income this year will > put > us over their limits. We have surgery planned for April 19th to get the > BAHA implant before the deadline. Here's another area where the angels > were > working hard. As we were discussing this at the IEP, the teacher and > audiologist were telling me all the reasons they thought the implant was > the > way to go. After the meeting, I phoned the dr to talk to him, left a > message, headed to the computer, and found a message from them already > saying the same thing and offering the surgery date. > > I had been worried about this - especially with 's recent infection > problems. But I am really ok with it and think it's the best thing. In > fact, I'm looking forward to it and so is Aubrie. She hears so much better > with the BAHA. The softband is a real problem with her hair. I can't tell > you. It's really a mess. And the headband, along with the hip brace, just > scream " Look how different I am! " . Aubrie is beginning to feel that. This > is one place where we can eliminate the obvious visual difference while > improving her hearing so it's a win-win. > > On her hips, the brace and Velcro contraption I devised for night time is > no > longer working so I will be calling today to ask for a more restrictive > brace for sleep. > > So. lots going on here on all fronts. I feel like the roller coaster has > turned into a loop-the-loop and I'm about to vomit! > > Hugs anyway- > > Michele W > Aubrie's mom 9 yrs > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 31, 2007 Report Share Posted March 31, 2007 - At the public school, what I found is that even the most well-intentioned teachers didn't really get it. It's too complex to just get it in a month or so. I mean, it takes a teacher that long to understand a typical kid's needs. Why would we expect that they should understand the complexities of our kiddos that fast? But the system does expect that they will. At the School for the Deaf, they get it because they are trained and have experience in looking at all the little stuff and knowing what it means. The regular teacher looks and sees some interesting stuff but has no clue. Just as we have had to uncover the meaning sand implication of all the little things -- and it's taken us these 9 years to get a handle on some of it. There's still stuff I don't totally get about Aubrie. Thankfully, her aid has been with her for ages and is very involved with her -- she doesn't just come in and put in her time. I'm so incredibly pleased that things have fallen in to place so well. I hope your meeting with K's team goes as well. One idea our aide came up with for Aubrie is to have her do a PowerPoint presentation to her new classmates about herself. We'll incorporate a hearing and vision simulation in -- like we have done in CHARGE 101 with Meg and Sandy. Has K already done that for her teachers and classmates? The simulation itself can be an eye-opener and help people to begin looking closer and understanding those little things. I guess our too boys will be an interesting team in CA, eh? Michele Re: Aubrie's IEP and BAHA Michele, I am with you on the teen issues - we are there with my oldest as well. We will survive! Glad to hear you are going on with the implant - we have been lucky with it but I'm going to l ook at getting them to give K another Divino as this one appears to be acting a bit flukey. We actually had the large " compact " or " classic " I believe it was called and it seemed to work better for her (even though it's analog)...we' re still tweaking with it, but we are really happy with the BAHA for her. It just sits up under her hair and you'd never know it's there, which is nice for her. Sorry to hear about the night brace not working like you'd planned but YAHOO on the school stuff. We have a meeting with K's school on Wednesday; unlike Aubrie's school, a lot of the teaching staff just " don't get it " ...argh.. .always a struggle. But so so so so worth it. Hugs, Lis On 3/30/07, Michele Westmaas <momonamission@ verizon.net> wrote: > > Hi, everyone. It's been somewhat stressful here lately so I apologize > for > all of the posts that didn't get my reply. I've been reading, just not > always able to answer. > > We've had some teen issues with . I think we're on the way to > better, > but it will be a process. Aubrie had an important IEP meeting yesterday, > but I needed to be with . Imagine my surprise and delight when I > discovered that I was comfortable calling the team to tell them to go on > without me! I had already sent my report of " Parental Educational > Concerns " , I knew that the teacher and aide knew how I felt about > everything > on the table, and I also trusted that everyone on the team understood our > objective and had Aubrie's best interest in mind. > > As it turned out, I was able to join by conference call shortly into the > meeting. You know that choir of angels that orchestrates Aubrie's life? > Well, they are at in again. Our goal was to work out the logistics of > mornings at ISD and afternoons at our local school. Turns out that their > am > and pm classes are perfectly complementary after the principal makes > schedule changes he'd already planned to do. With the aid and van set up > continuing, she has complete flexibility in transportation and schedule. > She has the aid to serve as the constant between both settings. The 4th > grade teacher at the local school is one of her favorite classmate's > aunts. > She's a new teacher who is eager to have Aubrie in her class. The > principal > arranged for her to observe Aubrie at ISD yesterday morning before the > afternoon meeting. Aubrie has already visited her classroom one day last > month when they had school and we didn't. After seeing Aubrie in both > settings and attending the CHARGE Missouri conference and being with > Aubrie > since preschool, her aid totally gets her. It's just a beautiful > situation. > I couldn't be more pleased. > > Being at ISD this year has been a complete and unexpected blessing. When > we > decided to try ISD for the year, we didn't know about the fall middle ear > surgery. This has been the perfect setting as she recovered from that > surgery and we've made sense of her new hearing levels. > > She got her BTE aids returned adjusted to her new hearing levels last > week. > She was able to try both options (BAHA and BTE) at home, in the classroom, > and in the hearing booth. It is quite apparent in all settings that the > BAHA is markedly better across the board. We lose our medical funding > support through the state on April 25th because my income this year will > put > us over their limits. We have surgery planned for April 19th to get the > BAHA implant before the deadline. Here's another area where the angels > were > working hard. As we were discussing this at the IEP, the teacher and > audiologist were telling me all the reasons they thought the implant was > the > way to go. After the meeting, I phoned the dr to talk to him, left a > message, headed to the computer, and found a message from them already > saying the same thing and offering the surgery date. > > I had been worried about this - especially with 's recent infection > problems. But I am really ok with it and think it's the best thing. In > fact, I'm looking forward to it and so is Aubrie. She hears so much better > with the BAHA. The softband is a real problem with her hair. I can't tell > you. It's really a mess. And the headband, along with the hip brace, just > scream " Look how different I am! " . Aubrie is beginning to feel that. This > is one place where we can eliminate the obvious visual difference while > improving her hearing so it's a win-win. > > On her hips, the brace and Velcro contraption I devised for night time is > no > longer working so I will be calling today to ask for a more restrictive > brace for sleep. > > So. lots going on here on all fronts. I feel like the roller coaster has > turned into a loop-the-loop and I'm about to vomit! > > Hugs anyway- > > Michele W > Aubrie's mom 9 yrs > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 31, 2007 Report Share Posted March 31, 2007 Michele, I'm all for inclusion, I REALLY am, but it would be nice sometimes to have a choice of placement, even for a little while. I offered to do a powerpoint before K went to kindergarten there, but they never took me up on it. I think for next year (this year is almost done I can't believe it), I'm going to push for that. Yes, Ky & will have fun at the conference. (our " teen issues " guy at the moment) isn't coming this time - he wants to get a full time job and won't be able to take the week off. Lis > > - > At the public school, what I found is that even the most well-intentioned > teachers didn't really get it. It's too complex to just get it in a month or > so. I mean, it takes a teacher that long to understand a typical kid's > needs. Why would we expect that they should understand the complexities of > our kiddos that fast? But the system does expect that they will. At the > School for the Deaf, they get it because they are trained and have > experience in looking at all the little stuff and knowing what it means. The > regular teacher looks and sees some interesting stuff but has no clue. Just > as we have had to uncover the meaning sand implication of all the little > things -- and it's taken us these 9 years to get a handle on some of it. > There's still stuff I don't totally get about Aubrie. Thankfully, her aid > has been with her for ages and is very involved with her -- she doesn't just > come in and put in her time. I'm so incredibly pleased that things have > fallen in to place > so well. > > I hope your meeting with K's team goes as well. One idea our aide came up > with for Aubrie is to have her do a PowerPoint presentation to her new > classmates about herself. We'll incorporate a hearing and vision simulation > in -- like we have done in CHARGE 101 with Meg and Sandy. Has K already done > that for her teachers and classmates? The simulation itself can be an > eye-opener and help people to begin looking closer and understanding those > little things. > > I guess our too boys will be an interesting team in CA, eh? > > Michele > > Re: Aubrie's IEP and BAHA > > Michele, > I am with you on the teen issues - we are there with my oldest as well. We > will survive! > > Glad to hear you are going on with the implant - we have been lucky with > it > but I'm going to l ook at getting them to give K another Divino as this > one > appears to be acting a bit flukey. We actually had the large " compact " or > " classic " I believe it was called and it seemed to work better for her > (even > though it's analog)...we' re still tweaking with it, but we are really > happy > with the BAHA for her. It just sits up under her hair and you'd never know > it's there, which is nice for her. > > Sorry to hear about the night brace not working like you'd planned but > YAHOO > on the school stuff. We have a meeting with K's school on Wednesday; > unlike > Aubrie's school, a lot of the teaching staff just " don't get > it " ...argh.. .always a struggle. But so so so so worth it. > > Hugs, > Lis > > On 3/30/07, Michele Westmaas <momonamission@ verizon.net> wrote: > > > > Hi, everyone. It's been somewhat stressful here lately so I apologize > > for > > all of the posts that didn't get my reply. I've been reading, just not > > always able to answer. > > > > We've had some teen issues with . I think we're on the way to > > better, > > but it will be a process. Aubrie had an important IEP meeting yesterday, > > but I needed to be with . Imagine my surprise and delight when I > > discovered that I was comfortable calling the team to tell them to go on > > without me! I had already sent my report of " Parental Educational > > Concerns " , I knew that the teacher and aide knew how I felt about > > everything > > on the table, and I also trusted that everyone on the team understood > our > > objective and had Aubrie's best interest in mind. > > > > As it turned out, I was able to join by conference call shortly into the > > meeting. You know that choir of angels that orchestrates Aubrie's life? > > Well, they are at in again. Our goal was to work out the logistics of > > mornings at ISD and afternoons at our local school. Turns out that their > > am > > and pm classes are perfectly complementary after the principal makes > > schedule changes he'd already planned to do. With the aid and van set up > > continuing, she has complete flexibility in transportation and schedule. > > She has the aid to serve as the constant between both settings. The 4th > > grade teacher at the local school is one of her favorite classmate's > > aunts. > > She's a new teacher who is eager to have Aubrie in her class. The > > principal > > arranged for her to observe Aubrie at ISD yesterday morning before the > > afternoon meeting. Aubrie has already visited her classroom one day last > > month when they had school and we didn't. After seeing Aubrie in both > > settings and attending the CHARGE Missouri conference and being with > > Aubrie > > since preschool, her aid totally gets her. It's just a beautiful > > situation. > > I couldn't be more pleased. > > > > Being at ISD this year has been a complete and unexpected blessing. When > > we > > decided to try ISD for the year, we didn't know about the fall middle > ear > > surgery. This has been the perfect setting as she recovered from that > > surgery and we've made sense of her new hearing levels. > > > > She got her BTE aids returned adjusted to her new hearing levels last > > week. > > She was able to try both options (BAHA and BTE) at home, in the > classroom, > > and in the hearing booth. It is quite apparent in all settings that the > > BAHA is markedly better across the board. We lose our medical funding > > support through the state on April 25th because my income this year will > > put > > us over their limits. We have surgery planned for April 19th to get the > > BAHA implant before the deadline. Here's another area where the angels > > were > > working hard. As we were discussing this at the IEP, the teacher and > > audiologist were telling me all the reasons they thought the implant was > > the > > way to go. After the meeting, I phoned the dr to talk to him, left a > > message, headed to the computer, and found a message from them already > > saying the same thing and offering the surgery date. > > > > I had been worried about this - especially with 's recent infection > > problems. But I am really ok with it and think it's the best thing. In > > fact, I'm looking forward to it and so is Aubrie. She hears so much > better > > with the BAHA. The softband is a real problem with her hair. I can't > tell > > you. It's really a mess. And the headband, along with the hip brace, > just > > scream " Look how different I am! " . Aubrie is beginning to feel that. > This > > is one place where we can eliminate the obvious visual difference while > > improving her hearing so it's a win-win. > > > > On her hips, the brace and Velcro contraption I devised for night time > is > > no > > longer working so I will be calling today to ask for a more restrictive > > brace for sleep. > > > > So. lots going on here on all fronts. I feel like the roller coaster has > > turned into a loop-the-loop and I'm about to vomit! > > > > Hugs anyway- > > > > Michele W > > Aubrie's mom 9 yrs > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 31, 2007 Report Share Posted March 31, 2007 Re: Aubrie's IEP and BAHA > > Michele, > I am with you on the teen issues - we are there with my oldest as well. We > will survive! > > Glad to hear you are going on with the implant - we have been lucky with > it > but I'm going to l ook at getting them to give K another Divino as this > one > appears to be acting a bit flukey. We actually had the large " compact " or > " classic " I believe it was called and it seemed to work better for her > (even > though it's analog)...we' re still tweaking with it, but we are really > happy > with the BAHA for her. It just sits up under her hair and you'd never know > it's there, which is nice for her. > > Sorry to hear about the night brace not working like you'd planned but > YAHOO > on the school stuff. We have a meeting with K's school on Wednesday; > unlike > Aubrie's school, a lot of the teaching staff just " don't get > it " ...argh.. .always a struggle. But so so so so worth it. > > Hugs, > Lis > > On 3/30/07, Michele Westmaas <momonamission@ verizon.net> wrote: > > > > Hi, everyone. It's been somewhat stressful here lately so I apologize > > for > > all of the posts that didn't get my reply. I've been reading, just not > > always able to answer. > > > > We've had some teen issues with . I think we're on the way to > > better, > > but it will be a process. Aubrie had an important IEP meeting yesterday, > > but I needed to be with . Imagine my surprise and delight when I > > discovered that I was comfortable calling the team to tell them to go on > > without me! I had already sent my report of " Parental Educational > > Concerns " , I knew that the teacher and aide knew how I felt about > > everything > > on the table, and I also trusted that everyone on the team understood > our > > objective and had Aubrie's best interest in mind. > > > > As it turned out, I was able to join by conference call shortly into the > > meeting. You know that choir of angels that orchestrates Aubrie's life? > > Well, they are at in again. Our goal was to work out the logistics of > > mornings at ISD and afternoons at our local school. Turns out that their > > am > > and pm classes are perfectly complementary after the principal makes > > schedule changes he'd already planned to do. With the aid and van set up > > continuing, she has complete flexibility in transportation and schedule. > > She has the aid to serve as the constant between both settings. The 4th > > grade teacher at the local school is one of her favorite classmate's > > aunts. > > She's a new teacher who is eager to have Aubrie in her class. The > > principal > > arranged for her to observe Aubrie at ISD yesterday morning before the > > afternoon meeting. Aubrie has already visited her classroom one day last > > month when they had school and we didn't. After seeing Aubrie in both > > settings and attending the CHARGE Missouri conference and being with > > Aubrie > > since preschool, her aid totally gets her. It's just a beautiful > > situation. > > I couldn't be more pleased. > > > > Being at ISD this year has been a complete and unexpected blessing. When > > we > > decided to try ISD for the year, we didn't know about the fall middle > ear > > surgery. This has been the perfect setting as she recovered from that > > surgery and we've made sense of her new hearing levels. > > > > She got her BTE aids returned adjusted to her new hearing levels last > > week. > > She was able to try both options (BAHA and BTE) at home, in the > classroom, > > and in the hearing booth. It is quite apparent in all settings that the > > BAHA is markedly better across the board. We lose our medical funding > > support through the state on April 25th because my income this year will > > put > > us over their limits. We have surgery planned for April 19th to get the > > BAHA implant before the deadline. Here's another area where the angels > > were > > working hard. As we were discussing this at the IEP, the teacher and > > audiologist were telling me all the reasons they thought the implant was > > the > > way to go. After the meeting, I phoned the dr to talk to him, left a > > message, headed to the computer, and found a message from them already > > saying the same thing and offering the surgery date. > > > > I had been worried about this - especially with 's recent infection > > problems. But I am really ok with it and think it's the best thing. In > > fact, I'm looking forward to it and so is Aubrie. She hears so much > better > > with the BAHA. The softband is a real problem with her hair. I can't > tell > > you. It's really a mess. And the headband, along with the hip brace, > just > > scream " Look how different I am! " . Aubrie is beginning to feel that. > This > > is one place where we can eliminate the obvious visual difference while > > improving her hearing so it's a win-win. > > > > On her hips, the brace and Velcro contraption I devised for night time > is > > no > > longer working so I will be calling today to ask for a more restrictive > > brace for sleep. > > > > So. lots going on here on all fronts. I feel like the roller coaster has > > turned into a loop-the-loop and I'm about to vomit! > > > > Hugs anyway- > > > > Michele W > > Aubrie's mom 9 yrs > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 31, 2007 Report Share Posted March 31, 2007 So glad everything is working out so well for Aubrie, Michele. She definitely does have a band of angels watching over her, as I believe all of our kids do. Good luck on the BAHA surgery--let us know how that goes. Hope you're able to get off the roller coaster soon and move over to the merry-go-round! :-) , mom to (5) http://kauffmanlak.blogspot.com/ --------------------------------- Expecting? Get great news right away with email Auto-Check. Try the Yahoo! Mail Beta. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 31, 2007 Report Share Posted March 31, 2007 Michele, the power point idea is very cool--I wold love to see it!!! Actually, I would love to see her presenting it!!! pam Re: Aubrie's IEP and BAHA - At the public school, what I found is that even the most well-intentioned teachers didn't really get it. It's too complex to just get it in a month or so. I mean, it takes a teacher that long to understand a typical kid's needs. Why would we expect that they should understand the complexities of our kiddos that fast? But the system does expect that they will. At the School for the Deaf, they get it because they are trained and have experience in looking at all the little stuff and knowing what it means. The regular teacher looks and sees some interesting stuff but has no clue. Just as we have had to uncover the meaning sand implication of all the little things -- and it's taken us these 9 years to get a handle on some of it. There's still stuff I don't totally get about Aubrie. Thankfully, her aid has been with her for ages and is very involved with her -- she doesn't just come in and put in her time. I'm so incredibly pleased that things have fallen in to place so well. I hope your meeting with K's team goes as well. One idea our aide came up with for Aubrie is to have her do a PowerPoint presentation to her new classmates about herself. We'll incorporate a hearing and vision simulation in -- like we have done in CHARGE 101 with Meg and Sandy. Has K already done that for her teachers and classmates? The simulation itself can be an eye-opener and help people to begin looking closer and understanding those little things. I guess our too boys will be an interesting team in CA, eh? Michele Re: Aubrie's IEP and BAHA Michele, I am with you on the teen issues - we are there with my oldest as well. We will survive! Glad to hear you are going on with the implant - we have been lucky with it but I'm going to l ook at getting them to give K another Divino as this one appears to be acting a bit flukey. We actually had the large " compact " or " classic " I believe it was called and it seemed to work better for her (even though it's analog)...we' re still tweaking with it, but we are really happy with the BAHA for her. It just sits up under her hair and you'd never know it's there, which is nice for her. Sorry to hear about the night brace not working like you'd planned but YAHOO on the school stuff. We have a meeting with K's school on Wednesday; unlike Aubrie's school, a lot of the teaching staff just " don't get it " ...argh.. .always a struggle. But so so so so worth it. Hugs, Lis On 3/30/07, Michele Westmaas <momonamission@ verizon.net> wrote: > > Hi, everyone. It's been somewhat stressful here lately so I apologize > for > all of the posts that didn't get my reply. I've been reading, just not > always able to answer. > > We've had some teen issues with . I think we're on the way to > better, > but it will be a process. Aubrie had an important IEP meeting yesterday, > but I needed to be with . Imagine my surprise and delight when I > discovered that I was comfortable calling the team to tell them to go on > without me! I had already sent my report of " Parental Educational > Concerns " , I knew that the teacher and aide knew how I felt about > everything > on the table, and I also trusted that everyone on the team understood our > objective and had Aubrie's best interest in mind. > > As it turned out, I was able to join by conference call shortly into the > meeting. You know that choir of angels that orchestrates Aubrie's life? > Well, they are at in again. Our goal was to work out the logistics of > mornings at ISD and afternoons at our local school. Turns out that their > am > and pm classes are perfectly complementary after the principal makes > schedule changes he'd already planned to do. With the aid and van set up > continuing, she has complete flexibility in transportation and schedule. > She has the aid to serve as the constant between both settings. The 4th > grade teacher at the local school is one of her favorite classmate's > aunts. > She's a new teacher who is eager to have Aubrie in her class. The > principal > arranged for her to observe Aubrie at ISD yesterday morning before the > afternoon meeting. Aubrie has already visited her classroom one day last > month when they had school and we didn't. After seeing Aubrie in both > settings and attending the CHARGE Missouri conference and being with > Aubrie > since preschool, her aid totally gets her. It's just a beautiful > situation. > I couldn't be more pleased. > > Being at ISD this year has been a complete and unexpected blessing. When > we > decided to try ISD for the year, we didn't know about the fall middle ear > surgery. This has been the perfect setting as she recovered from that > surgery and we've made sense of her new hearing levels. > > She got her BTE aids returned adjusted to her new hearing levels last > week. > She was able to try both options (BAHA and BTE) at home, in the classroom, > and in the hearing booth. It is quite apparent in all settings that the > BAHA is markedly better across the board. We lose our medical funding > support through the state on April 25th because my income this year will > put > us over their limits. We have surgery planned for April 19th to get the > BAHA implant before the deadline. Here's another area where the angels > were > working hard. As we were discussing this at the IEP, the teacher and > audiologist were telling me all the reasons they thought the implant was > the > way to go. After the meeting, I phoned the dr to talk to him, left a > message, headed to the computer, and found a message from them already > saying the same thing and offering the surgery date. > > I had been worried about this - especially with 's recent infection > problems. But I am really ok with it and think it's the best thing. In > fact, I'm looking forward to it and so is Aubrie. She hears so much better > with the BAHA. The softband is a real problem with her hair. I can't tell > you. It's really a mess. And the headband, along with the hip brace, just > scream " Look how different I am! " . Aubrie is beginning to feel that. This > is one place where we can eliminate the obvious visual difference while > improving her hearing so it's a win-win. > > On her hips, the brace and Velcro contraption I devised for night time is > no > longer working so I will be calling today to ask for a more restrictive > brace for sleep. > > So. lots going on here on all fronts. I feel like the roller coaster has > turned into a loop-the-loop and I'm about to vomit! > > Hugs anyway- > > Michele W > Aubrie's mom 9 yrs > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 1, 2007 Report Share Posted April 1, 2007 - Some days, I'd like a round on the bumper cars to get out some of my aggression! Michele W _____ From: CHARGE [mailto:CHARGE ] On Behalf Of Kauffman Sent: Saturday, March 31, 2007 9:08 AM To: CHARGE Subject: Re: Aubrie's IEP and BAHA So glad everything is working out so well for Aubrie, Michele. She definitely does have a band of angels watching over her, as I believe all of our kids do. Good luck on the BAHA surgery--let us know how that goes. Hope you're able to get off the roller coaster soon and move over to the merry-go-round! :-) , mom to (5) http://kauffmanlak. <http://kauffmanlak.blogspot.com/> blogspot.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 1, 2007 Report Share Posted April 1, 2007 Pam- At the beginning of the year, each student did an " All About Me " presentation for their classmates. I think Aubrie signed about 80% of hers which was a huge accomplishment at that time. They do all their lessons with the smartboard and PowerPoint. It's pretty cool. Michele W _____ From: CHARGE [mailto:CHARGE ] On Behalf Of pamela.ryan@... Sent: Saturday, March 31, 2007 9:39 AM To: CHARGE Subject: RE: Aubrie's IEP and BAHA Michele, the power point idea is very cool--I wold love to see it!!! Actually, I would love to see her presenting it!!! pam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 1, 2007 Report Share Posted April 1, 2007 theres a line from mums song les that poped into my mind as i read that its we all go round and round in the circle bgame > > Pam- > > At the beginning of the year, each student did an " All About Me " > presentation for their classmates. I think Aubrie signed about 80% of hers > which was a huge accomplishment at that time. They do all their lessons > with the smartboard and PowerPoint. It's pretty cool. > > Michele W > > _____ > > From: CHARGE <CHARGE%40yahoogroups.com> [mailto: > CHARGE <CHARGE%40yahoogroups.com>] On Behalf Of > pamela.ryan@... <pamela.ryan%40perkins.org> > Sent: Saturday, March 31, 2007 9:39 AM > To: CHARGE <CHARGE%40yahoogroups.com> > Subject: RE: Aubrie's IEP and BAHA > > Michele, > the power point idea is very cool--I wold love to see it!!! Actually, I > would love to see her presenting it!!! > pam > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 1, 2007 Report Share Posted April 1, 2007 michellle my friend so glad her school is so good i love u all xxxx > > theres a line from mums song les that poped into my mind as i read that > its we all go round and round in the circle bgame > > > > > > Pam- > > > > At the beginning of the year, each student did an " All About Me " > > presentation for their classmates. I think Aubrie signed about 80% of > > hers > > which was a huge accomplishment at that time. They do all their lessons > > with the smartboard and PowerPoint. It's pretty cool. > > > > Michele W > > > > _____ > > > > From: CHARGE <CHARGE%40yahoogroups.com> [mailto: > > CHARGE <CHARGE%40yahoogroups.com>] On Behalf Of > > pamela.ryan@... <pamela.ryan%40perkins.org> > > Sent: Saturday, March 31, 2007 9:39 AM > > To: CHARGE <CHARGE%40yahoogroups.com> > > Subject: RE: Aubrie's IEP and BAHA > > > > Michele, > > the power point idea is very cool--I wold love to see it!!! Actually, I > > would love to see her presenting it!!! > > pam > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 1, 2007 Report Share Posted April 1, 2007 Michele, You must have so many emotions lately as there seems to be tons going on at your house. Much of what you write for Aubrie sounds like she's growing and flourishing. You are the one who is ultimately responsible for all the joy she's experiencing. Sure, it takes a village but you are the one with the vision and the hope. Yea for all the school occurrences too. It's nice to hear about the academic success but it's also nice to hear about the social success as well. School isn't solely about academics. Aubrie is a joy. I'm so happy people are learning her spirit. Bonnie, Mom to Kris 24, Patty CHARGE 2 and wife to ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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