Advocates? (was Re: Time frame for Reevaluation)

January 28, 2010

I could really use an advocate right now... My daughter's preschool just

tried to take everything away from her for this upcoming last summer

there, including the actual school! I got her summer school back by

making them realize she DID regress over the two week holiday break, but

they took away her speech therapy and the social worker* lied *and said

she never told me she felt Em needed regular sessions with her and that

it should be on the IEP right away so it will be there for kindergarten.

I was dumbstruck!

I can't believe these people can live with themselves! They also refused

to add social skills therapy during the summer saying they don't add

anything during the summer which is also a total *lie* I found out

later. I talked to a higher up and we're having another meeting (maybe

the speech therapist will stay at the meeting longer than 3 minutes this

time). If that doesn't work I'm going to start yelling ADA

discrimination because my friend is going through the same thing with

them right now... her son is Asperger's and they say things to her like

'well, we understand that as a mother you want your child to achieve the

most he can, but we don't have to do that.' Nice. Em's therapists and

teacher look at their papers and just say 'normal... normal... normal! "

They are skimming off the higher functioning kids to save money and use

it for the other kids. Not fair I'm sorry! One disability is different

from another and not more important. Are deaf people more important than

blind people?

F them!!!

Jen

http://www.mylifepath.blogspot.com

Gen wrote:

>

> The school told me they had 60 days to evaluate and provide a report

> for my son. I was being called in at least once a week because of my

> son's behavior and at this one meeting I asked if he was the biggest

> problem in their school right now, the principal said yes.. I asked

> why 30 days had gone by and he didn't have any testing done yet. She

> said because they have other kids to test and they have 60 days for

> us. I then said, if my son's your biggest problem right now, then why

> aren't you testing him first. As a result, he was tested every day

> over the next 2 weeks and I had a report. Don't hesitate to question

> the school. If you don't push them, they will take their time.. In the

> meantime, I found an advocate through Parents In Network (PIN), which

> in our area is Mental Health Association of Southeastern PA. We are

> near Philadelphia, PA. They are FREE and gave me info on other

> resources such as after school programs, in home help, and local

> support groups. Once I told the school I had an advocate and she's

> attending all meetings with us, they were more responsive to us. Look

> for an free advocate in your area and if you can't find one, let us

> know where you live and I'm sure someone on here can find one for you.

>

> Good luck,

> Gen

>

> From: luz velez <luzadrianna1970@...>

> Subject: ( ) Time frame for Reevaluation

> Aspergers Treatment ,

> autism-awareness-action ,

> autism , " catherine "

> <catherine.wersinger@...>, mosaic-list ,

> " SPEDlaw Moderator "

> <reedmartinspedlaw-owner >,

> njfamilieswautism

> Date: Wednesday, January 27, 2010, 8:14 AM

>

> Just to clarify. I had a reeevaluation meeting at the end of

> October and as of today evaluations are still not complete. Isn't

> the time frame 60 days for completion?

> Clarification would be appreciated.

> Thanks!

>

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January 28, 2010

To

be honest I am absolutely sick to death of these supposed professionals who are

so narrow minded, don’t understand the law or children who are NOT

neurotypical.

GET

AN ATTORNEY

If

I were ever to put my children in the prison of school I would hire an attorney

to do all the paperwork prior.

If

you can’t afford one, then find someone who will barter, trade, you can

do work for, save up…. There are resources out there, but we have to seak

them out.

I

am so pissed that so many of you on this list have to be circus animals and

jump through hoops to get what is rightfully yours and your child’s by

law.

When

the hell is Oprah going to do a show on the realities of what has to be done in

order to have our children treated in a humane way.

I’m

writing to Oprah…..

Namaste

Dawn

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