Re: WMD-IEP vs 504

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Hi Ken

thats good news overall regarding . Regarding IEP vs 504, I am

not well versed in these rules and guidelines yet as my daugher is

only 2.She gets PT and OT through ECI, had major gross motor delays

but doing nicely now, and we always assumed from talking to ECI that

she would transition to school district services when she turned 3.

Now our service coordinator warned me that she may not qualify.

Because president Bush no child left behind the school district is

moving away from providing special ed. services for kids with some

physical limitation unless they have mental retardation or major

disability etc. Part of the rationale is good, which is in the old

days physical disabilities including short stature, were always

associated with some form of mental delay. SO my daugher while she

still needs OT for feeding, school district will not see feeding

issues as needing special ed. And since she is not delayed in speech

and cognition she wont qualify under those area either. They said now

the school districts are really pusing to move more kids from IEP to

504.

Sabina mother of Naomi

>

> Hi everyone,

>

> I haven't posted for a little while, so I thought I'd take a moment

> to update you on my son .

>

> About a month ago, we had him evaluated for ADD because of his work

> in school and behavior at home. He was not completing assignemnts,

> refusing to do home work, forgetting tasks/chores etc. Many of the

> things that a person with ADD would do.

>

> Monday we met with his pediatrician and learned he DOES NOT have

ADD.

> YEAH !!!

>

> However, he does have WMD. No ! not Weapons of Mass Destruction,

> although you'd think he did if you saw our house. The doctor and I

> (mostly me) have concluded he has the more common form of WMD --

> Writing Motivation Disorder. He hates any task associated with

> writing. Looks like his TV viewing will be going way, way, way down

> unless writing homework, school assignments and chores are

completed

> on time and with little prompting. Teen Titans will be getting a

rest.

>

> In other news, we had an IEP meeting yesterday. 's progress is

> excellent. As soon as he gets his front teeth, he may no longer

need

> speech therapy. He still needs lots of OT and my wife needs a

shrink

> (but that'a another story -- actually, a lot of other stories).

Also

> the school informed us that they may drop him from his IEP and just

> provide services under a 504. While we are very glad he is doing

> well, we are not so pleased that they may discontinue his services

> under IDEA and instead move to the less comprhensive 504. I think

> there will be a lot more discussion on this next year. We shall

see.

> I just love it when they say these things under their breath, at

the

> end of the meeting as your getting up to leave.

>

>

> I'll keep you posted on any further developments, like the day

> actually cleans his room or picks up a toy to put it away.

>

>

> Ken M

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