Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Cafe Press Shirts on Autism

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Hello Again!!

While this battle is one we'll always be fighting- today I have a bigger battle

to fight. An ARD!! Three years ago the school district moved our son from

his homeschool to a school 5.5 miles away in order to " centralize " services. We

challenged the decision, but eventually caved and sent him on to the school

other than his homeschool. Fast forward 3 years- we were notified this summer

they'd be changing schools for the kids in our school district in the life

skills room AGAIN. This time the school is 15.5 miles from our home and home

school down a very busy highway!! This means he'll be on a bus for 40 miles or

more a day (both directions + stops). I filed a complaint with TEA and learned

last week our request to send him to our homeschool was denied as they have a

right to centralize services. So I've called a last-minute ARD (school starts

tomorrow) but feel I'm up againgst a pack of wolves. BTW- our home school does

have a special needs classroom and there are a couple children with DS. However

is not toilet trained and I think this is the issue. Any last minute

advice?????

Thank you to the only people who really understand!

Premont

Date: 2008/08/25 Mon AM 09:05:44 CDT

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Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Cafe Press Shirts on Autism

Thanks, . A friend on our local DS list recommended using these sites if we

want and buying up as much stuff as we like as possible. If the disability

community starts buying awareness stuff in droves and the rest of the world

doesn't buy many ugly things, our dollars will vote and stuff that does not sell

will disappear.

Never give up, indeed. I just got on a friend of my son's for using retarded as

an insult. I told him I NEVER want to hear that word in my house again and I

suggest he consider how hurtful it is before he uses it anywhere else, either.

Unfortunately, I read today that Tropic Thunder is the #1 movie this week. But

we can battle on in our own little corners of the world.

Beth

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There is no law that says a child must be toilet trained to be in a certain

classroom. Plenty of kids in wheel chairs are not toilet trained and get to go

to school in a regular class. He has a right to go to his home school. There

is a limit on how long a child can be on a bus but I think it is closer to an

hour at least that is what I remember.

Holly

Good Luck!

Cafe Press Shirts on Autism

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> Holly, Thanks for telling me about the autism shirts you bought

from Cafe press. I just went online and looked them up. Funny. I have

autism what wrong with you? I love it. Cyndi B

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