Guest guest Posted August 28, 2000 Report Share Posted August 28, 2000 Kerann: Welcome to the list and where do you live in CA? I live near San Francisco? I understand your ordeal with the school system here. I have had a tough time myself already and my son who is AS is going into Kindergarten tomorrow. Would love to hear from you. Barbara Hello, I'm New > Hi, have a 15 year old with AD/HD and we're wondering about Asperger's or > something close. He is also being treated for depression in addition to > AD/HD (and I don't doubt the AD/HD there's just more going on than those two > things. Can't find a doc who knows too much about AS so I'm trying to figure > stuff out while we keep looking. Have Tony Atwood's books and I'm not sure > if this is the deal for my son or not. He certainly fits some of the > descriptions. > > We live in CA and are having a horrible time with the schools here. Had him > in private the last half of last year because public refuses IDEA help and > protection for him (even though ADHD kids can qualify under OHI if they have > severe impact on ed process - which he does but they ignore) and they're > only punitive in their handling of his behavior. We can't keep him in > private because it's incredibly expensive (the ones that will take him with > the behavior issues are 1400 - 3500 per month and that's for just school day > instructional stuff - not including any OT or counseling or whatever else > the child may need). > > Anyway... glad to meet you all. > > --Kerann > ________________________________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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