hi

August 25, 2006

Hi , We have 3 children including 10yo son with ASD, anxiety, OCD and are beginning our 3rd year of homeschooling. Our son went to ps for K and 1st and every afternoon was a nightmare. The school rarely saw the issues and was not receptive to our suggestions for intervention to ease his stress and anxiety. Homeschooling has been the right decision for our family. Our son is doing very well academically and making gains socially as well. We are in charge of making the decisions regarding curriculum and therapies we believe will be most beneficial for him. It is truly an "IEP". Check out OHEN (www.ohiohomeeducators.net) for info regarding state regs and "Getting Started" seminars. Biehl <angelabiehl@...> wrote: Hello Everyone, I have not written in awhile and wanted to update those of you interested in how things are going with Dylan's IEP and the legal process we have had to go thru to get what he needs. We have had along summer waiting for our July meeting that was promised by the school and never happened. We waited to be contacted to meet his teacher before school started and that never happened. We waited for an updated IEP and recieved a copy of it the second day of school after we kept him home the first day. Our attorney and the IEP team met today and I must tell you I was frustrated. The school is not one bit interested in the fact when he comes home that he can not function. It was said that as long as he is doing fine in school that there was not much else that they needed to worry about. Our son's intervention specialist is always on the

defensive can't get past her own problems to see that she is hurting our son by ignoring his sensory issues. She was doing alot of the "I have done," and "me" I wanted to remind her that this was not about her. They have Dylan doing his own documenting of his day for us. Which I am unsure how I feel about this. We did have a victory in the sense that they got specific in the IEP on times and days of services. They turned us down when we asked for his own aide. We have gotton to the point we want to home school him. Does anyone here do that or know someone who is home schooling? At least we would no exactly what he gets and how he is doing. Its been a very long day so if I am babbling sorry. I know he will be home in a half hour and off the wall. Please let me know about home schooling. Thanks Get your own web address for just $1.99/1st yr. We'll help. Small Business.

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August 25, 2006

Hi:

I homeschooled my son for a while but I did it through ohdela(ohio distance education learning academy).They provided everything we needed at no cost to me,books,laptop,printer,cirriculum,internet,even funding for extraciricular activities of my choice. I really didn't have to get permission from anyone,I just had to withdraw him from school the day before enrolling him in ohdela.

----- Original Message -----

From: Barb Rutt

Sent: Thursday, August 24, 2006 3:24 PM

Subject: Re: [ ] Hi

Hi :

Wow..I could feel the frustration just coming through. I just wanted to give you a little info on home schooling. First off, if you are for sure going the route of home schooling you need to go on the Ohio Department of Educations website and there is a form you need to fill out and send in. I believe it needs to be okayed and signed off by your superintendent. When you withdraw your child from your current public school to home school you are relieving your district of the responsibility it has to provide a Free Appropriate Public Education. When you home school you become your child's public school and all responsibility (including financial) falls on your shoulders. You'd have to pick a curriculum and your are responsible for providing (and paying for) any related services your child will need; such as, speech, O/T, etc. Unfortunately no funding is thrown your way to help off-set the costs. I had looked into this possibility with my own child because of issues she was having at school. Unfortunately we have sold our house and moved to another district who so far seems to be doing okay. (My daughter is in high school). I know this probably does not answer all your questions but it is at least a start.

Barb

-----Original Message----- From: Biehl Sent: Aug 24, 2006 2:56 PM Subject: [ ] Hi

Hello Everyone,

I have not written in awhile and wanted to update those of you interested in how things are going with Dylan's IEP and the legal process we have had to go thru to get what he needs.

We have had along summer waiting for our July meeting that was promised by the school and never happened. We waited to be contacted to meet his teacher before school started and that never happened. We waited for an updated IEP and recieved a copy of it the second day of school after we kept him home the first day.

Our attorney and the IEP team met today and I must tell you I was frustrated. The school is not one bit interested in the fact when he comes home that he can not function. It was said that as long as he is doing fine in school that there was not much else that they needed to worry about. Our son's intervention specialist is always on the defensive can't get past her own problems to see that she is hurting our son by ignoring his sensory issues. She was doing alot of the "I have done," and "me" I wanted to remind her that this was not about her.

They have Dylan doing his own documenting of his day for us. Which I am unsure how I feel about this. We did have a victory in the sense that they got specific in the IEP on times and days of services. They turned us down when we asked for his own aide.

We have gotton to the point we want to home school him. Does anyone here do that or know someone who is home schooling? At least we would no exactly what he gets and how he is doing.

Its been a very long day so if I am babbling sorry. I know he will be home in a half hour and off the wall. Please let me know about home schooling. Thanks

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August 25, 2006

Hi:

ohdela is a good alternative. The electronic schools are part of the charter school system and they are like public schools They have to write and provide services on the child's IEP just like the regular public schools. Virtual School House is another charter school that offers either a classroom (located in Cleveland Heights) or an at-home on line experence. They also provide a certain number of hours of tutoring per week. A teacher will come out and provide instruction and they will also provide therapy stated on the IEP. You are right, if you go the charter school direction, you do not have to fill out an application and provide the services yourself because you are enrolling your child in another school system, only if parents want to home school. There is a difference between parents home schooling and enrolling the child for a virtual school experience through a charter school. They are both in home education; it just determins who is providing the education.

-----Original Message----- From: cws9 Sent: Aug 24, 2006 10:20 PM Subject: Re: [ ] Hi

Hi:

I homeschooled my son for a while but I did it through ohdela(ohio distance education learning academy).They provided everything we needed at no cost to me,books,laptop,printer,cirriculum,internet,even funding for extraciricular activities of my choice. I really didn't have to get permission from anyone,I just had to withdraw him from school the day before enrolling him in ohdela.

----- Original Message -----

From: Barb Rutt

Sent: Thursday, August 24, 2006 3:24 PM

Subject: Re: [ ] Hi

Hi :

Wow..I could feel the frustration just coming through. I just wanted to give you a little info on home schooling. First off, if you are for sure going the route of home schooling you need to go on the Ohio Department of Educations website and there is a form you need to fill out and send in. I believe it needs to be okayed and signed off by your superintendent. When you withdraw your child from your current public school to home school you are relieving your district of the responsibility it has to provide a Free Appropriate Public Education. When you home school you become your child's public school and all responsibility (including financial) falls on your shoulders. You'd have to pick a curriculum and your are responsible for providing (and paying for) any related services your child will need; such as, speech, O/T, etc. Unfortunately no funding is thrown your way to help off-set the costs. I had looked into this possibility with my own child because of issues she was having at school. Unfortunately we have sold our house and moved to another district who so far seems to be doing okay. (My daughter is in high school). I know this probably does not answer all your questions but it is at least a start.

Barb

-----Original Message----- From: Biehl Sent: Aug 24, 2006 2:56 PM Subject: [ ] Hi

Hello Everyone,

I have not written in awhile and wanted to update those of you interested in how things are going with Dylan's IEP and the legal process we have had to go thru to get what he needs.

We have had along summer waiting for our July meeting that was promised by the school and never happened. We waited to be contacted to meet his teacher before school started and that never happened. We waited for an updated IEP and recieved a copy of it the second day of school after we kept him home the first day.

Our attorney and the IEP team met today and I must tell you I was frustrated. The school is not one bit interested in the fact when he comes home that he can not function. It was said that as long as he is doing fine in school that there was not much else that they needed to worry about. Our son's intervention specialist is always on the defensive can't get past her own problems to see that she is hurting our son by ignoring his sensory issues. She was doing alot of the "I have done," and "me" I wanted to remind her that this was not about her.

They have Dylan doing his own documenting of his day for us. Which I am unsure how I feel about this. We did have a victory in the sense that they got specific in the IEP on times and days of services. They turned us down when we asked for his own aide.

We have gotton to the point we want to home school him. Does anyone here do that or know someone who is home schooling? At least we would no exactly what he gets and how he is doing.

Its been a very long day so if I am babbling sorry. I know he will be home in a half hour and off the wall. Please let me know about home schooling. Thanks

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August 26, 2006

In a message dated 8/26/2006 7:20:50 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, angelabiehl@... writes:

Our son was turned down for an aide because we were told there was no evidence to that need at this time. Our argument was that the teacher has to many kids to deal with and our son needs breaks every 30-45 mins. Who will be respond sable that he gets them. We were told the teacher would see to it. I hope she can do it all. Our attorney said that in order to get the aide we will have to keep documenting how he progresses and we will address it again in Oct.

I'm sorry I'm so stuck on this, but both my sons have aides and I was lucky enough to not have to fight for them. It just became a necessity for the school and they realized that. What did they produce that showed he did not need an aide at this time? If they didn't produce anything to prove he doesn't need an aide, could you ask for Prior Written Notice on this? How many kids are in this teacher's class? If the need for breaks is written in his IEP, then he must get them. IEPs are not suggestions...they must be carried out. I think you said your son is able to document his day. If so, perhaps you could even make out a day-timer like half-hourly schedule and ask him to put a star or a smiley face by the times he gets breaks. If he can't tell time ( I'm not sure if he can or not), maybe he could just put stars or marks of some sort whenever he gets a break -- that way you'd know how many he got vs. how many he should get.

"We should have been told that its the best if your child has no potential to learn so they don't have to be bothered. (As said by our son's intervention specialist about another child and I quote " So and So's mom is a realist, as long as so and so comes to school happy that all she cares about. I really like that mom". ) How inappropriate to say. So as long as she does not have to do her job she is happy."

Oh, no. Always presume intellect. Every child has the potential to learn -- you just have to be willing to figure out how they best learn. And, well, that takes work...and some people don't like to do work. They shouldn't be working then. Ah, if only the world worked that way....But don't you give up on your child, and don't let anyone talk you into doing so. I'm sure you wouldn't...bureaucracy is exhausting and soul-crushing after a while...at least it is for me!

Good luck to you.

--Suzanne

August 27, 2006

, You may want to talk to someone at Ohio Coalition. Talk to them and giv ethem copies of whta you have. If they see things the way you do they will help you with the school. Also if your school has not provided for you copies of ALL incident reports involving your son go ask for them. If your school does daily journals between teacher and you, and you have kept them this helps. I have become a paper hound, I have copies of every incident report, have every journal, except 1 that covered 1st 3 weeks last year, since he started school at 3 yrs old and he wil be 16 next week. I have copies of every test that he has had done in school and out. Another option is to talk to your doctor about having a Neuropsychological done. I know when our son had his done the doctor made it clear he needs a 1 on 1 aid in school. With this and all

the stuff I kept it was hard for the teacher to deny that he needed the extra help to manage his day at school. BeckyBecky Mother to , 15, Autism, Epilepsy, Cerebal Palsy, MR Everybody has barriers and obstacles. If you look at them as containing fences that don't allow you to advance, then you're going to be a failure. If you look at them as hurdles that strengthen you each time you go over one, then you're going to be a success. Carson Surgeon

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August 27, 2006

- I am so sorry that the intervention specialist is so

unprofessional and lazy. I can just imagine what she says about you

to other parents. No doubt if you visit her a few years from now to

show her how far your son as gone - beyond her expectations - she'll

want to take credit!

We are homeschooling my NT K son with OHVA (Ohio Virtual Academy).

It seems like a good program for my son's situation. We are

neophytes so I can't really tell you what it's like, but no doubt

will be able to do so in a few weeks.

And please don't ever apologize for getting up on your soapbox!

Chris

--- In , Biehl <angelabiehl@...>

wrote:

>

> Thank you to all who responded to my questions about

homeschooling. My husband and I are talking about it. We are just

hoping that the teacher my son has this year seems very caring and

willing to try to help him. (Its the intervention specialist who we

think is useless) Our son was turned down for an aide because we

were told there was no evidence to that need at this time. Our

argument was that the teacher has to many kids to deal with and our

son needs breaks every 30-45 mins. Who will be respond sable that he

gets them. We were told the teacher would see to it. I hope she can

do it all. Our attorney said that in order to get the aide we will

have to keep documenting how he progresses and we will address it

again in Oct. We are in the Berea City School System. I thought was

suppose to be one of the best. That is why we moved here. We should

have been told that its the best if your child has no potential to

learn so they don't have to be bothered. (As said by our son's

> intervention specialist about another child and I quote " So and

So's mom is a realist, as long as so and so comes to school happy

that all she cares about. I really like that mom " . )

> How inappropriate to say. So as long as she does not have to do

her job she is happy.

> Sorry I am on my soap box. I get fired up talking about that

nasty lazy women.

> I thank you again for your thoughts everyone.

>

July 31, 2007

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August 1, 2007

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Peace, love, laughter

>

> Hello Everybody,

> I am new to this group.I convey my greetings to u all.

>

August 1, 2007

Welcome! Please browse the files and message archives as there is a wealth of info in both Suzipushpakaran22 <pushpakaran22@...> wrote: Hello Everybody,I am new to this group.I convey my greetings to u all. Suzi List Owner What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have not yet been

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> I am new to this group.I convey my greetings to u all.

>

August 1, 2007

Welcome to our group.

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From: health [mailto:health ] On Behalf Of pushpakaran22

Sent: Tuesday, July 31, 2007 10:30

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health

Subject: Hi

Hello Everybody,

I am new to this group.I convey my greetings to u all.

April 26, 2008

hello everyone i have this rheumatoid arthritis and a hate rainy season

comes coz it make leegs weaks my knees. at this time i can`t even go to

a doctor coz im working mom a single mom life is too busy every single

mins. i want to know if theres a kind of food or anything just this

arthritis make a little better or drugs ofcourse not the bad drugs

please advice

me.

thank you cecil

May 16, 2008

If you really have rheumatoid arthritis

(RA) it is important for you to be on aggressive medications. RA is bad

even with the best treatment and without a good treatment it usually leads to a

wheelchair. Most of us find that any medication is better than a

wheelchair. You should try hard to find a way to get to a board-certified

rheumatologist to make sure of what you are faced with. If it is likely

to be RA, you will probably be given a medication to try to slow or stop the

permanent joint damage. The weakest medications, usually with the least

side effects, are Plaquenil and Sulfasalazine. Next comes Methotrexate

that is the most commonly prescribed treatment but it can have troublesome side

effects that are usually controlled by adding Folic Acid to the

treatment. Also injections of Methotrexate usually have fewer side

effects. Arava is similar in effectiveness to Methotrexate for most

people but is more expensive. Next come the biologics that usually cost

over $1,000 a month and most insurance will not pay for them until you have

demonstrated that some less expensive medications will not work for you. A

totally different treatment system is antibiotic therapy using derivatives of

tetracycline. This is usually less popular with rheumatologists because

it is not pushed by drug companies in spite of its effectiveness.

Changes in diet can help RA. A “Mediterranean

diet” heavy on fruits and vegetables and very light on red meat can

help. Also if you are overweight, losing weight can help. I take a

multivitamin, vitamin C and D supplements, calcium, magnesium, and a little

zinc in addition. I drink a lot of dark juice, especially pomegranate and

grape. I also try to eat fresh pineapple daily. I don’t know

how much these supplements do for my RA but they are generally healthy so I

keep taking them. Also some people find that they have certain food sensitivities,

especially to wheat, gluten, or casein (milk products). You might try to

remove one or more of these from your diet to see if that helps things. What

is often called an “elimination diet” is better for learning about

food sensitivities but it is hard to follow and requires a lot of discipline.

These are several suggestions that might

help you but the most important one is to see a good rheumatologist. God

bless.

From:

Rheumatoid Arthritis [mailto:Rheumatoid Arthritis ]

On Behalf Of cecil_8299

Sent: Saturday, April 26, 2008

9:16 AM

To:

Rheumatoid Arthritis

Subject: hi

hello everyone i have this rheumatoid arthritis and a

hate rainy season

comes coz it make leegs weaks my knees. at this time i can`t even go to

a doctor coz im working mom a single mom life is too busy every single

mins. i want to know if theres a kind of food or anything just this

arthritis make a little better or drugs ofcourse not the bad drugs

please advice

me.

thank you cecil

May 17, 2008

Thanks for the info all I take is Naproxen and alcohol medicated powder and lotion. Also Ive used Bee venom and lots of ginger, tumeric,devils claw I get from Puritans pride they sell vitamins you probably heard of them they have been in business for a while.My job is very physical and I miss a lot of day,s off work because of my illness.Its mostly in my right foot my left thumb my elbows.I was diagnosed with it in my right foot in the 70,s I went to a podiatrist, but since I,m in my mid 40 s the pain is unbearable and I,m also dealing with major depression, email me anytime!Harold Van Tuyl <hvantuyl@...> wrote: If you really have rheumatoid arthritis (RA) it is important for you to be on aggressive medications. RA is bad even with the best treatment and without a good treatment it usually leads to a wheelchair. Most of us find that any medication is better than a wheelchair. You should try hard to find a way to get to a board-certified rheumatologist to make sure of what you are faced with. If it is likely to be RA, you will probably be given a medication to try to slow or stop the permanent joint damage. The weakest medications, usually with the least side effects, are Plaquenil and Sulfasalazine. Next comes Methotrexate that is the most commonly prescribed treatment but it can have troublesome side effects that are

usually controlled by adding Folic Acid to the treatment. Also injections of Methotrexate usually have fewer side effects. Arava is similar in effectiveness to Methotrexate for most people but is more expensive. Next come the biologics that usually cost over $1,000 a month and most insurance will not pay for them until you have demonstrated that some less expensive medications will not work for you. A totally different treatment system is antibiotic therapy using derivatives of tetracycline. This is usually less popular with rheumatologists because it is not pushed by drug companies in spite of its effectiveness. Changes in diet can help RA. A

“Mediterranean diet” heavy on fruits and vegetables and very light on red meat can help. Also if you are overweight, losing weight can help. I take a multivitamin, vitamin C and D supplements, calcium, magnesium, and a little zinc in addition. I drink a lot of dark juice, especially pomegranate and grape. I also try to eat fresh pineapple daily. I don’t know how much these supplements do for my RA but they are generally healthy so I keep taking them. Also some people find that they have certain food sensitivities, especially to wheat, gluten, or casein (milk products). You might try to remove one or more of these from your diet to see if that helps things. What is often called an “elimination diet” is better for learning about food sensitivities but it is hard to follow and requires a lot of discipline. These are several suggestions that might help you but the most important one is to see a good rheumatologist. God bless. From: Rheumatoid Arthritis

[mailto:Rheumatoid Arthritis ] On Behalf Of cecil_8299Sent: Saturday, April 26, 2008 9:16 AMRheumatoid Arthritis Subject: hi hello everyone i have this rheumatoid arthritis and a hate rainy season comes coz it make leegs weaks my knees. at this time i can`t even go to a doctor coz im working mom a single mom life is too busy every single mins. i want to know if theres a kind of food or anything just this

arthritis make a little better or drugs ofcourse not the bad drugs please advice me. thank you cecil

May 17, 2008

I hope you are successful with the

treatments you are using. They seem to be effective for some people with

RA but not for others. I think it is important to be examined by a

board-certified rheumatologist to look for signs of joint damage. I would

not be surprised if you already have some joint damage because of lack of

aggressive treatment, and the damage is getting worse all the time. While

the damage that has already occurred cannot be reversed, it is possible to slow

or stop continued joint damage. I am not aware of medically approved

tests (clinical trials) that show what you are taking will slow of stop joint

damage. I urge you to see a rheumatologist for at least a baseline examination.

God bless.

From: Rheumatoid Arthritis [mailto:Rheumatoid Arthritis ] On Behalf Of Angie Phea

Sent: Friday, May 16, 2008 9:32 PM

Rheumatoid Arthritis

Subject:RE:

hi

Thanks

for the info all I take is Naproxen and alcohol medicated powder and lotion.

Also Ive used Bee venom and lots of ginger, tumeric,devils claw I get from

Puritans pride they sell vitamins you probably heard of them they have been in

business for a while.My job is very physical and I miss a lot of day,s off work

because of my illness.Its mostly in my right foot my left thumb my elbows.I was

diagnosed with it in my right foot in the 70,s I went to a podiatrist, but

since I,m in my mid 40 s the pain is unbearable and I,m also dealing with major

depression, email me anytime!

Harold Van Tuyl <hvantuylcharter (DOT) net> wrote: