Guest guest Posted January 13, 2005 Report Share Posted January 13, 2005 Hi all, I think I get in the habit of only posting when something bad is going on, so I thought I would share some of the good. Matt's teacher requested an IEP meeting today. She and the special ed teacher feel like Matt is doing so well in school he doesn't need the 5 hours/week of special ed, but only an hour a week. His reading is right on for his grade and his other academics are fine, with the exception of his handwriting. Yeah! He has made tremendous strides this year, mainly due to the school and the fabulous teachers we have here. Matt is also eating. For some of you who know our history, this will be a big shock to you! Matt met with a feeding clinic in November but it was a bad experience for us. But out of that, I was desperate and really started pursuing other options. We have found and been approved to see a speech/feeding therapist that is wonderful. The weekly sessions start in 2 weeks, but she has already made a huge difference in our home. She convinced us to sacrifice calories by letting him eat independently. We were forcing meals and snacks on him, which was getting very ugly. Needless to say, Matt dropped about 4 pounds, right away. But he has actually put that back on and expresses hunger at least once a day. We still have to have scheduled snacks, and he is really only eating one main thing every night for supper, but we are happy with the small steps. So, for now, we are in a good 'patch'. Seems like our lives go in waves, so I am riding a nice one right now! Beth Mom to Matt SGA, genotropin, prilosec, strattera, weaning off ritalin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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