GO STEELERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

January 27, 2006

Hello

I am now in the New Kensington/Plum Boro. area. Sort of east of

Pittsburgh.

I am originally from the Mt. Pleasant area.

On Jan 27, 2006, at 8:18 AM, wrote:

> ,

> Were in PA are you? I'm about 45 minutes south of Pittsburgh!

> GO STEELERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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> group

>

> Thank You Gail for your two cents.

> I am in Pa. and the school district we are in has been very helpful.

> His current teacher has been a learning experience but it will help

> me in the future.

>

> TY

>

> On Jan 26, 2006, at 2:49 PM, Gail wrote:

>

>> Here is my 2 cents-

>> Special Education is expensive- schools don't take the time to

>> evaluate and place children on IEP's for nothing. Special Education

>> is alot of money, and costs more every year. IEP'S are in place to

>> accomodate and modify for the child and protect their rights as

>> disabled children in school. The fact is, more children are being

>> evaluated and being diagnosed with 'something' these days. In this

>> particular school here in Vt- the reality is there are more children

>> being diagnosed with more challenging issues and less with

>> the 'lighter' problems.

>> There are many standards to be met in a school, and the reality is-

>> if a child is having difficulties- no matter what the diability, it

>> is the responsibility of the school and parent to come to an

>> understanding to evaluate the child. I find that there are alot of

>> parents that claim there is nothing wrong with their child. Their

>> child just can't sit, can't behave, etc, etc....

>> Those are the children who get 'lost'. Those are the children that I

>> see on a daily basis and feel bad for.

>> My son, a HFA,- gets accomodated and modified in whatever way will

>> meet his needs per the law and per his IEP.

>> Be proud you advocate for your child- and anyone with that poor

>> attitude like the one who told you lots of kids are being diagnosed

>> with NOTHING can go you know where- because in defense of the

>> schools- it is too expensive to throw kids on IEP's who have NOTHING

>> wrong with them. The trend I saw in NY(where I am from originally)

>> and in VT is the kids who need the IEP's get them, and the kids that

>> don't - just don't.

>> Good luck!

>> Gail

>>

>>>

>>> Hello

>>> I have two children ages 7 and 5.

>>> My 7 yr. old was diagnosed a year ago with AS.

>>> His 1st grade teacher was great she worked with him " above and

>>> beyond " with no IEP in place and he had a great year. The

>> counselor

>>> at the school was also wonderful and took a lot of time with him.

>>> He attended a summer program for AS children.

>>> He also has a doctor that has been very encouraging.

>>>

>>> The start of 2nd grade was nasty.

>>> His teacher would tell me she did not know what to do with him

>> and

>>> did not seem to want to try. (I found out she is retiring after

>> this

>>> year).

>>> For the first month of school I cried every day.

>>>

>>> He now has an IEP and with the help of a wraparound service he has

>> a

>>> TSS and a MT at school.

>>>

>>> We have a meeting next week to discuss ESY.

>>>

>>> He is on 8 supplements and Concerta. He has improved and with all

>> the

>>> work and help I am a little more confident and less uptight.

>>> My husband has been super once he realized this is not something

>> he

>>> will grow out of.

>>>

>>> It has been a very long year and we know we have a lot of work

>> ahead

>>> of us. But We will keep him - and love him and do our best.

>>>

>>> Question. - A few weeks ago I was talking to a friend at a get

>>> together and another person came up to us whom I did not know. My

>>> friend sort of filled her in on the topic of conversation (my AS

>> son

>>> and his current progress). This other person looked at me and

>> said

>>> " Oh, I would not worry, so many kids are getting diagnosed and

>>> nothing is wrong - If I were you I would just ignore the doctors

>> and

>>> teachers and tell them to go diagnose someone else " .

>>> I had no response for this at the time and it hurt me for a few

>> days.

>>> Anyone have a response for this kind of remark that does not

>> sound

>>> like you are telling them off? (though you really want to).

>>>

>>> Thank You

>>>

>>

January 27, 2006

,

I live in Connellsville, about 15 minutes from your hometown. I actually

work at the Sony plant. What a small world huh?

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