Guest guest Posted January 19, 2006 Report Share Posted January 19, 2006 I agree with Alene. Unfortunately, our schools have sometimes taken the Zero Tolerance policy a bit out of context and your daughter's project could possibly raise some flags as harmless as you and her teacher might believe and KNOW it to be. School adminstrators aren't so " forgiving " and it seems that these are the types of situations that get noticed all to often and made an example out of. In a message dated 1/19/2006 2:21:38 PM Central Standard Time, link8131@... writes: Schools have zero tolerance policies these days, and freedom of speech and expression takes a back seat, in the eyes of the administrators, to any perceived threat, no matter how remote, to other students. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 19, 2006 Report Share Posted January 19, 2006 Hi, Sandy. Yes. Have her take the killing out. Around here (Chicago), a boy just got expelled for something he drew (a gang symbol) in his own spiral notebook. Schools have zero tolerance policies these days, and freedom of speech and expression takes a back seat, in the eyes of the administrators, to any perceived threat, no matter how remote, to other students. I know from your posts what a sweet girl your daughter is, and that she would never, ever act her thoughts (or, I should say, the thoughts of a fictional character in a play). But even though her teacher understands about OCD, there are others who may not be so understanding. At the very least, it might lead to a lot of questions your daughter should not have to answer. This is my gut...I used to write a lot of fiction, so I would be the last one to advocate for censorship if I didn't think it was in your daughter's best interest. Alene > > Hi all, My dd (14) has an assighnment to write a script for a play. > She is writing about a girl with ocd. I admire her for doing that, > but in the play the girl has thoughts of killing a boy. Also > perfectionism issues. The girl says she would never do it, but the > thoughts scare her and give her anxiety. My concern is if this script > gets into the wrong hands, someone who doesn't understand ocd, would > it cause problems at school? Her teacher knows she has ocd. Should I > have her take out the killing part and just use perfectionism or > germs? I don't want this to come back in anyway to haunt her. Thanks! > Sandy > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 19, 2006 Report Share Posted January 19, 2006 Sandy wrote: > Hi all, My dd (14) has an assighnment to write a script for a play. > She is writing about a girl with ocd. I admire her for doing that, > but in the play the girl has thoughts of killing a boy. Also > perfectionism issues. The girl says she would never do it, but the > thoughts scare her and give her anxiety. My concern is if this script > gets into the wrong hands, someone who doesn't understand ocd, would > it cause problems at school? Her teacher knows she has ocd. Should I > have her take out the killing part and just use perfectionism or > germs? I don't want this to come back in anyway to haunt her. Thanks! > Sandy > > Hi Sandy! Just my 2 cents, but I would have her take it out. She should be able to understand why. Kind of like why kids can't take cap guns to school, even though they are harmless. If it's ever read aloud or acted out, it would make others feel unsafe or uncomfortable. Dina Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 19, 2006 Report Share Posted January 19, 2006 I vote taking the killing out. How about thoughts of...hmmm...doubting that you really love your sibling or mom/dad or dog or something. Or she could add something like the germs or counting. Let us know how the play turns out! > > Hi all, My dd (14) has an assighnment to write a script for a play. > She is writing about a girl with ocd. I admire her for doing that, > but in the play the girl has thoughts of killing a boy. Also > perfectionism issues. The girl says she would never do it, but the > thoughts scare her and give her anxiety. My concern is if this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 19, 2006 Report Share Posted January 19, 2006 I'm smirking as I write this because since I myself have 'bad thought' ocd I can think of TOO many substitutions for the killing part . . . as I'm sure your daughter can too. . . . it would be kind of easy to bring humor into this for her and have her come up with ten other things to replace it with. No need to put anyone in the school district over the edge of discomfort - we bad thought ocd people have plenty + more bad thoughts to share and many of them could be seen as just bad enough to get the point across and but not bad enough to send people's concerns in the wrong direction. > > Hi all, My dd (14) has an assighnment to write a script for a play. > She is writing about a girl with ocd. I admire her for doing that, > but in the play the girl has thoughts of killing a boy. Also > perfectionism issues. The girl says she would never do it, but the > thoughts scare her and give her anxiety. My concern is if this script > gets into the wrong hands, someone who doesn't understand ocd, would > it cause problems at school? Her teacher knows she has ocd. Should I > have her take out the killing part and just use perfectionism or > germs? I don't want this to come back in anyway to haunt her. Thanks! > Sandy > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 20, 2006 Report Share Posted January 20, 2006 With all the current fears about school violence I probably would tell my own child to focus on perfectionism and/or cleanliness rather than violent thoughts. Some people might misunderstand the message of the script, or it may scare them about people with OCD. You should definitely be proud of your daughter! It's great that she's not afraid to educate people about OCD. Tess > > > > > > > Hi all, My dd (14) has an assighnment to write a > script for a play. > > She is writing about a girl with ocd. I admire her > for doing that, > > but in the play the girl has thoughts of killing a > boy. Also > > perfectionism issues. The girl says she would > never do it, but the > > thoughts scare her and give her anxiety. My > concern is if this > script > > gets into the wrong hands, someone who doesn't > understand ocd, would > > it cause problems at school? Her teacher knows she > has ocd. Should I > > have her take out the killing part and just use > perfectionism or > > germs? I don't want this to come back in anyway to > haunt her. Thanks! > > Sandy > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 26, 2006 Report Share Posted May 26, 2006 > I really think he's going to HAVE to let colleges know he has a > disability (OCD) but right now he doesn't want to. I think I'll have > to *insist*. Hi, He doesn't have to mention the OCD until he is all admitted and ready to go. Then he just has to send documentation of his disability in order to get accomodations. However (and this is the big one!) he does have to take on the role of self-advocate! Otherwise he'll get no accomodations. Most colleges these days have a whole office devoted to providing services and accomodations for kids with disabilities. Kati used the office because one " perk " they offered was early registration for classes! She just stopped in to " check in " once or twice and that was enough to qualify her for the special treatment. If the school is a good one, they will offer some " carrots " to encourage kids to get help as needed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 27, 2006 Report Share Posted May 27, 2006 Thanks . I'm already thinking about what all documentation we'd need for him to turn in for college. I guess something from the psych he used to see to show he has the diagnosis? And then the report from 8th grade that shows the AS/HFA diagnosis? And then the one from 6th grade for the dysgraphia? Yeah, I know they have to self-advocate too. I was told he'd have to sign a release for the college to talk to me about anything. Which I hope he will so I can be a " backup " if needed. He's come pretty far these past few months with things, and I think he'll do OK self- advocating, just the paperwork that I'd have to get together for him. > > > I really think he's going to HAVE to let colleges know he has a > > disability (OCD) but right now he doesn't want to. I think I'll > have > > to *insist*. > > Hi, > He doesn't have to mention the OCD until he is all admitted and ready > to go. Then he just has to send documentation of his disability in > order to get accomodations. However (and this is the big one!) he Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 12, 2008 Report Share Posted January 12, 2008 what kind of information do u require please specify i was born with heterochromia left eye blue, right eye blue|brown heterochromia From: indrajitagrawal@...Date: Sat, 12 Jan 2008 15:06:22 +0000Subject: school project In school i am doing a science project on heterochromia. This project is very focused and is based on methods used by scientists all around the world. I will have to display and verbally present it in a school forum.I need to form an experiment to confirm previous findings that heterochromia is more commonly acquired (injury, eyedrops etc.) rather than inherited.I'll be extremely thankful if any of you would be willing to share family history or other causes of heterochromia.Thank you for your time and effort.M A She said what? About who? Shameful celebrity quotes on Search Star! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 12, 2008 Report Share Posted January 12, 2008 My daughter was born with it.indrajitagrawal <indrajitagrawal@...> wrote: In school i am doing a science project on heterochromia. This project is very focused and is based on methods used by scientists all around the world. I will have to display and verbally present it in a school forum.I need to form an experiment to confirm previous findings that heterochromia is more commonly acquired (injury, eyedrops etc.) rather than inherited.I'll be extremely thankful if any of you would be willing to share family history or other causes of heterochromia.Thank you for your time and effort.M A Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 12, 2008 Report Share Posted January 12, 2008 In school i am doing a science project on heterochromia. This project is based on methods used by scientists all around the world. To conclude I will have to display and verbally present it in a school discussion/presentation.I need to form an experiment to confirm previous findings that heterochromia is more commonly acquired (injury, eyedrops etc.) rather than inherited.I'll be extremely thankful if any of you would be willing to share family history or other causes of heterochromia.Thank you for your time and effort.M A Support the World Aids Awareness campaign this month with for Good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 13, 2008 Report Share Posted January 13, 2008 I was also born with it and had no known relatives with the same condition until my third child was born. He also has blue/brown heterochromia. I was SO excited to see his eyes!! Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in shape in the new year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 13, 2008 Report Share Posted January 13, 2008 I was born with it but also have no known relatives that share the condition In school i am doing a science project on heterochromia. This project > is very focused and is based on methods used by scientists all around > the world. I will have to display and verbally present it in a school > forum. > > I need to form an experiment to confirm previous findings that > heterochromia is more commonly acquired (injury, eyedrops etc.) rather > than inherited. > > I'll be extremely thankful if any of you would be willing to share > family history or other causes of heterochromia. > > Thank you for your time and effort. > M A > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 13, 2008 Report Share Posted January 13, 2008 I was also born with it (just to add to your numbers ) The only person I can think of who developed heterochromia through injury was Bowie, who was severely beaten by the school bully at the age of 13 or 14 I believe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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