Guest guest Posted February 7, 2009 Report Share Posted February 7, 2009 Also contact the Ohio coalition. They have some great resources, a whole book on letter writing and such. Good luck. > From: cabstg@... <cabstg@...> > Subject: [ ] Re:Was I railroaded? > > Date: Saturday, February 7, 2009, 4:46 PM > Esther - welcome to the aspects of parenthood that take us > all by surprise > (IFSP, IEP, MFE, FBA etc, etc). Like you, I have fumbled > my way through from > age 3. Let me share a few things that have helped. > > First of all, get a hold of the printed information from > OCALI and The Ohio > Dept of Education. They will send you printed pamphlets > which are > extremely helpful in getting through the processes with the > best success. > > Second, never go to a meeting by yourself. I don't > care who you have to > take with you, but people do their job better and more > thoroughly when we come > in numbers. This is true of school meetings too. They > need to accommodate > you so you can bring someone with you. That someone can be > your spouse, your > doctor, your ABA team, your sitter, your relative, your > neighbor, your > (whoever). > > Third, if you or they do not have enough time to read and > explain and decide > things, DON'T SIGN. Make another appointment to finish > what is unfinished. > Ask them to leave the draft with you so you can read, edit > and approve for > the next meeting. > > Fourth, when you have meetings coming up, let your doctor > (s) know so that > you can get an appt with them to discuss the items that > should be on the > evaluation and goals, and how they should be met and/or > provided by. I have > found that my doctors will communicate by email if they > have seen my son > recently, and then I can print out their email and attach > it to the IEP. A letter > from the doctor can also be attached to IFSP, IEP, MFE, (or > whatever) as part > of the document. > > MOST IMPORTANTLY, request everything and follow up every > meeting in > writing. This leaves for no misunderstandings and is the > professional way of doing > things. You will see results instead of frustrations > because they think that > you have a professional working for you (you do . . . . > you). > > Hope this helps. > > Carol > **************Great Deals on Dell Laptops. Starting at > $499. > (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100000075x1217883258x1201191827/aol?redir=http://\ ad.doubleclick. > net/clk;211531132;33070124;e) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 12, 2009 Report Share Posted February 12, 2009 GREAT email, Carol! I am just catching up on emails tonight so I am way behind. Your email is very nicely written with very good information. Thanks for helping all of us as everything Autism is confusing in my opinion. Ulrich -----Original Message----- From: cabstg@... Sent: Sat, 7 Feb 2009 4:46 pm Subject: [ ] Re:Was I railroaded? Esther - welcome to the aspects of parenthood that take us all by surprise (IFSP, IEP, MFE, FBA etc, etc). Like you, I have fumbled my way through from age 3. Let me share a few things that have helped. First of all, get a hold of the printed information from OCALI and The Ohio Dept of Education. They will send you printed pamphlets which are extremely helpful in getting through the processes with the best success. Second, never go to a meeting by yourself. I don't care who you have to take with you, but people do their job better and more thoroughly when we come in numbers. This is true of school meetings too. They need to accommodate you so you can bring someone with you. That someone can be your spouse, your doctor, your ABA team, your sitter, your relative, your neighbor, your (whoever). Third, if you or they do not have enough time to read and explain and decide things, DON'T SIGN. Make another appointment to finish what is unfinished. Ask them to leave the draft with you so you can read, edit and approve for the next meeting. Fourth, when you have meetings coming up, let your doctor (s) know so that you can get an appt with them to discuss the items that should be on the evaluation and goals, and how they should be met and/or provided by. I have found that my doctors will communicate by email if they have seen my son recently, and then I can print out their email and attach it to the IEP. A letter from the doctor can also be attached to IFSP, IEP, MFE, (or whatever) as part of the document. MOST IMPORTANTLY, request everything and follow up every meeting in writing. This leaves for no misunderstandings and is the professional way of doing things. You will see results instead of frustrations because they think that you have a professional working for you (you do . . . . you). Hope this helps. Carol Great Deals on Dell Laptops. Starting at $499. A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy steps! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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