Re: abuse to the nonverbal child

June 7, 2006

Public schools, despite the numerous phd's that attend the iep's just don't get

our kids. That's why I am homeschooling my son next year! He is pretty much

non-verbal but he is extremely intelligent! They had him doing kindergarden

work, despite my protests! That was it...I am done with the public schools!

cat

isoaa@... wrote:

Hello to all: I just saw a story on the news the other day about how a boy

with

autism diagnosis, attending school in New York(Long Island), was PUNISHED for

bad behavior by being put in a solitary confinement room for several times a

day! The father appeared on the news and he was crying over the situation, which

he said he was never told about! The father will pursue legal action against the

B.O.C.E.S. program responsible for this outrageous cruelty! The news showed a

very gentle looking young boy hugging his father. The boy has nightmares about

his terrible treatment. I am reminded of the story back in the early 1970s done

by Geraldo at Willowbrook Institution in New York. The place was exposed

for it's inhumane treatment of developmentally impaired people and Geraldo

received a news award for his great work. Children like ours need to be treated

with kindness, compassion and dignity. I am thankful that my son is in the hands

of very caring people in school. I am also thankful that I have had the good

fortune to know Dr. Goldberg. My son is not yet normal, but he has come a long

way from the days when he never said a word and had no eye contact. Now he makes

conversation, has eye contact, has a sense of humor, and is very much in the

real world. I can only hope for more progress for him and all the kids in

the near future!

Gayle Vizioli

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Hi Gayle and all list mates:

The cases of abuse in public schools (special ed), institutions are

overwhelming. As per abusing an ill child who is incapable to explain is

blatantly evil. This occurred to my daughter and all the non-verbal children in

the public classroom for over a year. And when the teacher was suspended the

substitute was told to NOT touch them and let them do as this wish. This went

on for almost another 9 months until I found a new placement.

The abusive classroom situation started at the same time we got in to see Dr.

Goldberg (age 7). And my child is still progressing and is now trying to talk

more and more; at the age of 13, now!

Michele Cerruto.

Mauldin, SC

June 7, 2006

Sadly many public schools do not understand many disabilities. I have two

legally blind children and of them has autism. I won't even go into what

happened to her in preschool but I will tell you that if one more teacher gives

my son a bad score on making eye contact with the audience I am going to scream.

I too home school for a while. I decided to pull my son out of school while I

began a full on fight with the school and the end result was that my son got

what he wanted. Of course I fought through mediation, Due process and I was

going to take them to court but in the end they realized that I was as serious

as a heart attack.

When we moved to NY I took the files with me of all that complaints and I

asked the Director of Special Education if I needed to get ready to battle again

or if they were going to provide my son when what he needs to be successful and

she told me that they were going to provide all that I asked for and a few more

things. I was so relieved because fighting is exhausting. The director and I

were talking and I told her that I actually had a teacher write on my son's

report card that Zackary's main problems are that he needs to complete his

homework assignments and overcome his vision impairment. Well like that was not

on my top 10 list. LOL

This will be my first year with my daughter in school and although I do not

expect it to be perfect it could not have been as bad as things were at the last

school district.

There are still a few good schools out there. Sheri

catherine quinn <quinn.cat1968@...> wrote:

Public schools, despite the numerous phd's that attend the iep's just

don't get our kids. That's why I am homeschooling my son next year! He is pretty

much non-verbal but he is extremely intelligent! They had him doing kindergarden

work, despite my protests! That was it...I am done with the public schools!

cat

isoaa@... wrote:

Hello to all: I just saw a story on the news the other day about how a boy with