Guest guest Posted September 23, 2000 Report Share Posted September 23, 2000 ..<< Gail, is this something they have to get your permission to be able to do at school? It would make me nervous having something applying a " physical " punishment on my child. R. Mom to (6, ds) and Grace (3)>> Hi , I absolutely hate it! Friday he came home with notes about several time outs! I dislike that method also. I wasn't aware that the *team*, and I use that term loosely as I am never in on any of this....wrote a punishment plan! No they don't seem to need my permission to do this. I kept Ted home for 3 weeks last year as a protest to this but I'm sure only Ted loses. We will get some result soon as I will not tolerate one single more hold! Gail Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 16, 2000 Report Share Posted October 16, 2000 << This new school has 6 kiddos/ 1 teacher + 3 aides and the teacher told me if we needed another aide, then they would do it. Hi, Everyone.........Ann.....this sounds like a good set-up to me. I hope does well. I like to see dimples on kids, too!!! Carole........I tried Piracetam when Gareth was 6 or 7. For all the hype and the amount of $$$$$$$$ it cost, I was expecting big changes and saw none. I think it is like the other drugs, though, what it does for one child is not the same for the next child. I know some parents who swear by it and says it really helps. I think you are going to have to try it for yourself in order to find that answer. Sorry!!! Take care, Everyone. Margaret Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 1, 2000 Report Share Posted November 1, 2000 In a message dated 11/1/00 8:58:04 AM Pacific Standard Time, egroups writes: > self contained class with pullout for specials, like pe, music, recess, > and lunch > Leah: the above would fit best....hope this helps......whatever you're doing....lmao...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 5, 2001 Report Share Posted March 5, 2001 I was under the impression that one would have to be a member of LPA in order for them to do anything as far as them involving themselves in a situation that involved discrimation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 6, 2001 Report Share Posted March 6, 2001 I missed the first part of this conversation...I just glanced through the info...so if My email doesn't make sense...just ignore it If you are being discrimintated. You are protected by the ADA and the laws. No one should be uncomforable in school..if someone isn't sitting properly they can have more damage to their body if it isn't taken care of right away. My parents fought the schools for me....before the ADA was established. It worked out. > I was under the impression that one would have to be a member of LPA in order > for them to do anything as far as them involving themselves in a situation > that involved discrimation. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 6, 2001 Report Share Posted March 6, 2001 a, I think you missed something in the last few weeks. The ADA has been disemboweled by the Supreme Court. You can no longer sue the states in regards to ADA with out their permission. Very sad commentary on right and wrong vs. legal and illegal (read; what's right vs. what you can get away with.) Marty a wrote: > I missed the first part of this conversation...I just glanced through > the info...so if My email doesn't make sense...just ignore it > > If you are being discrimintated. You are protected by the ADA and the > laws. No one should be uncomforable in school..if someone isn't > sitting properly they can have more damage to their body if it isn't > taken care of right away. My parents fought the schools for > me....before the ADA was established. It worked out. > > > > I was under the impression that one would have to be a member of > LPA in order > > for them to do anything as far as them involving themselves in a > situation > > that involved discrimation. > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 6, 2001 Report Share Posted March 6, 2001 a, I think you missed something in the last few weeks. The ADA has been disemboweled by the Supreme Court. You can no longer sue the states in regards to ADA with out their permission. Very sad commentary on right and wrong vs. legal and illegal (read; what's right vs. what you can get away with.) Marty a wrote: > I missed the first part of this conversation...I just glanced through > the info...so if My email doesn't make sense...just ignore it > > If you are being discrimintated. You are protected by the ADA and the > laws. No one should be uncomforable in school..if someone isn't > sitting properly they can have more damage to their body if it isn't > taken care of right away. My parents fought the schools for > me....before the ADA was established. It worked out. > > > > I was under the impression that one would have to be a member of > LPA in order > > for them to do anything as far as them involving themselves in a > situation > > that involved discrimation. > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 7, 2001 Report Share Posted March 7, 2001 I thought you couldn't sue the state for discrimination if you were a state employee? Now does the school district fall under that category or not? I know it's a public institution, but does that ruling only apply to goverment offices/agencies? From what I heard about the lawsuit regarding the woman who was out for cancer treatment she really didn't have a case. She was out on leave and their actions, as unfair as they were, I believe are covered under FMLA. --- Marty Hiebert <martie@...> wrote: > a, > > I think you missed something in the last few weeks. > The ADA has been > disemboweled by the Supreme Court. You can no longer > sue the states in > regards to ADA with out their permission. > > Very sad commentary on right and wrong vs. legal and > illegal (read; > what's right vs. what you can get away with.) > > Marty > > a wrote: > > > I missed the first part of this conversation...I > just glanced through > > the info...so if My email doesn't make > sense...just ignore it > > > > If you are being discrimintated. You are protected > by the ADA and the > > laws. No one should be uncomforable in school..if > someone isn't > > sitting properly they can have more damage to > their body if it isn't > > taken care of right away. My parents fought the > schools for > > me....before the ADA was established. It worked > out. > > > > > > > I was under the impression that one would have > to be a member of > > LPA in order > > > for them to do anything as far as them involving > themselves in a > > situation > > > that involved discrimation. > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 5, 2001 Report Share Posted September 5, 2001 We had our first day yesterday....still homeschooling. Yesterday was absolutely great. started right on time, participated, read independantly, got done an hour early (with TV as a reward). Today was a flip side. He had a bit of trouble writing his cursive " i " and he doesn't take criticism very well. He did get a bit better once he did one that was acceptable and I praised him for it. But that was after a long break from writing and being bad for other subjects in between. He was in tears over writing the letter i. Loriann Wife to Dewight Mom to , 11 years, Down Syndrome, PDD-NOS, and wheat allergy And , 2 years and strong-willed Both homeschooled ------------------------------------------------------------- Sign up for ICQmail at http://www.icq.com/icqmail/signup.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 28, 2001 Report Share Posted October 28, 2001 Hi, first of all i would talk to the principal, and then possibly put her in another class, no child needs the added stress from there teacher, especially with ocd, i feel if she needs to take longer on her work then she should be allowed extra time and work on it at home.i suggest you talk to her principal, cause her teacher is not being understanding ok,, stay on it for your daughter ok patty in calif school Does anyone have problems dealing with teachers and their ocd child? My daughter's teacher(2nd Grade) is making my daughter's school days miserable. My daughter takes a really long time getting assignments done because they need to be just right. She will go over and over a question to make sure that she has it right. This wastes a lot of time. I have told the teacher about my daughter's ocd. I have also suggested that we could do some of her work at home to make sure that she keeps caght up. My daughter comes home crying because she isn't aloud to play with the other children because she has to sit at her desk and do her work. She also crys because she wants everything to be right and she is afraid of getting things wrong. Any suugestions? Thanks, HEidi You may subscribe to the Parents of Adults with OCD List at parentsofadultswithOCD-subscribe . You may subscribe to the OCD and Homeschooling List at ocdandhomeschooling-subscribe . You may subscribe to the OCD Kids Support Group at OCDKidsSupportGroup-subscribe . You may change your subscription format or access the files, bookmarks, and archives for our list at . Our list advisors are Tamar Chansky, Ph.D., Aureen Pinto Wagner, Ph.D., and Dan Geller, M.D. Our list moderators are Birkhan, Kathy Hammes, Joye, Kathy Mac, Jule Monnens, Gail Pesses, Kathy , Vivian Stembridge, and Jackie Stout. Subscription issues or suggestions may be addressed to Louis Harkins, list owner, at lharkins@... . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 28, 2001 Report Share Posted October 28, 2001 Dear Heidi, What I am going to tell you is only my experience, but maybe it will make your life easier in the long run. Read the part in " Freeing Your Child From O-C Disorder " by Tamar Chansky about school work and then go to school. Xerox it and hand it out to the teacher, principal, and child study team. It may mean you have to get an IEP, which is fine. I started doing classwork with my son at home, then homework because he had to have everything perfect. (in first grade!) He is now in 8th grade, and this is the first year that I am not doing classwork at home, because I insisted his load be made lighter. He really missed out on alot kid fun because of his illness, which I didn't know was his illness. If you start doing classwork at home now, it will take years to STOP. This summer Mike worked on writing, drawing, and sculpting imperfectly, which was so so difficult for him. He still has to do everything just so, but it is not as intense, or severe. He would still be doing this kind of ERP, but he has decided to take a 'maternity leave' with his therapist! It was actually easier to overcome the contamination stuff (and he was washing over 300 times a day at one point) then it has been to make progress with perfection and slowness. It is not the child's fault and until this piece of ocd can be addressed in therapy, accommodations need to be made. OCD robs our children of such a large piece of childhood, they shouldn't be penalized again in school. The whole school thing makes me nuts, and I have to gather up my courage and put it in a box or sock, put it in my pocket and go fight for my son. I only wish I had known what was going on before so I could have had accommodations made sooner. And I would have had less grey hair from doing all that schoolwork!! ((((((((((((Hugs to you))))))))))) in NJ You may subscribe to the Parents of Adults with OCD List at parentsofadultswithOCD-subscribe . You may subscribe to the OCD and Homeschooling List at ocdandhomeschooling-subscribe . You may subscribe to the OCD Kids Support Group at OCDKidsSupportGroup-subscribe . You may change your subscription format or access the files, bookmarks, and archives for our list at . Our list advisors are Tamar Chansky, Ph.D., Aureen Pinto Wagner, Ph.D., and Dan Geller, M.D. Our list moderators are Birkhan, Kathy Hammes, Joye, Kathy Mac, Jule Monnens, Gail Pesses, Kathy , Vivian Stembridge, and Jackie Stout. Subscription issues or suggestions may be addressed to Louis Harkins, list owner, at lharkins@... . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 29, 2001 Report Share Posted October 29, 2001 Dear Heidi, There is a great book for educators called Teaching the Tiger. It is available from the OCFoundation website and I got it from and Noble. It addresses the specific problems kids with OCD, Tourette Syndrome and ADHD have in school and how teachers can help. Obviously the teacher has to WANT to help, but at least the book makes it clear that what your daughter is suffering is very common in kids with OCD and she SHOULDN'T be punished for it any more than a child with asthma should be punished for wheezing. Does your daughter have a 504 plan or an IEP? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 29, 2001 Report Share Posted October 29, 2001 Heidi Does your daughter have a 504 plan in place at school?It allows accommodations for your child in the classroom dealing with these types of problems Theresa in SC > > __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 29, 2001 Report Share Posted October 29, 2001 Hello Heidi, I suspect that the vast majority of us on the list have similar problems to what you daughter is experiencing. My son certainly does and although we have accommodations written into his IEP that he needs extra time to transition, or to complete school work, unfortunately you still have to try to make certain that these accommodations are indeed given to the child. We have a situation at the moment that my son has an aide who doesn't understand that a large portion of his behavior is OCD/AD/HD related and not opposition or " he was bad " to quote her most frequent written note this year! It is a daunting task trying to police this stuff, but my son does much better when these accommodations are given to him and as a plus...all of his work does get done! I am in the process now of trying to have his aide changed to someone who understands neurobiological disorders a bit better. in Southeastern PA morehouse42000@... wrote: Does anyone have problems dealing with teachers and their ocd child? My daughter's teacher(2nd Grade) is making my daughter's school days miserable. My daughter takes a really long time getting assignments done because they need to be just right. She will go over and over a question to make sure that she has it right. This wastes a lot of time. I have told the teacher about my daughter's ocd. I have also suggested that we could do some of her work at home to make sure that she keeps caght up. My daughter comes home crying because she isn't aloud to play with the other children because she has to sit at her desk and do her work. She also crys because she wants everything to be right and she is afraid of getting things wrong. Any suugestions? Thanks, HEidi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 29, 2001 Report Share Posted October 29, 2001 Hello Heidi, I suspect that the vast majority of us on the list have similar problems to what you daughter is experiencing. My son certainly does and although we have accommodations written into his IEP that he needs extra time to transition, or to complete school work, unfortunately you still have to try to make certain that these accommodations are indeed given to the child. We have a situation at the moment that my son has an aide who doesn't understand that a large portion of his behavior is OCD/AD/HD related and not opposition or " he was bad " to quote her most frequent written note this year! It is a daunting task trying to police this stuff, but my son does much better when these accommodations are given to him and as a plus...all of his work does get done! I am in the process now of trying to have his aide changed to someone who understands neurobiological disorders a bit better. in Southeastern PA morehouse42000@... wrote: Does anyone have problems dealing with teachers and their ocd child? My daughter's teacher(2nd Grade) is making my daughter's school days miserable. My daughter takes a really long time getting assignments done because they need to be just right. She will go over and over a question to make sure that she has it right. This wastes a lot of time. I have told the teacher about my daughter's ocd. I have also suggested that we could do some of her work at home to make sure that she keeps caght up. My daughter comes home crying because she isn't aloud to play with the other children because she has to sit at her desk and do her work. She also crys because she wants everything to be right and she is afraid of getting things wrong. Any suugestions? Thanks, HEidi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 29, 2001 Report Share Posted October 29, 2001 > Does anyone have problems dealing with teachers and their ocd child? > My daughter's teacher(2nd Grade) is making my daughter's school days > miserable. My daughter takes a really long time getting assignments > done because they need to be just right. She will go over and over a > question to make sure that she has it right. This wastes a lot of > time. > I have told the teacher about my daughter's ocd. I have also > suggested that we could do some of her work at home to make sure that > she keeps caght up. My daughter comes home crying because she isn't > aloud to play with the other children because she has to sit at her > desk and do her work. She also crys because she wants everything to > be right and she is afraid of getting things wrong. > Any suugestions? > Thanks, HEidi I ordered the teacher packet from the OCFoundation for my daughters teacher. It did seem to help her to understand what we were dealing with, although there are times (when my daughter isn't sick) that she tends to forget about her OCD because it isn't so obvious. Example: On a recent test the teacher took points off of her handwritting scores because she erased to much and it made the overall appearance look bad (writing and erasing is a big OCD symptom). When this type of drifting occurs with the teacher I call the CBT therapist and have him call her just to give her a little reminder that the OCD is still there and she needs to continue to give aid to that. When she is sick she is usually out of school for three to four weeks because she completely stops writing. Hope it helps! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 29, 2001 Report Share Posted October 29, 2001 We had similar problems... & errased till papers torn-then in tears all the time. Josh now does all written work on a computer- his editing skills are great.. & " print " results in a perfect paper much faster. Joy sjrhaywood@... wrote: > > > Does anyone have problems dealing with teachers and their ocd > child? > > My daughter's teacher(2nd Grade) is making my daughter's school > days > > miserable. My daughter takes a really long time getting assignments > > done because they need to be just right. She will go over and over > a > > question to make sure that she has it right. This wastes a lot of > > time. > > I have told the teacher about my daughter's ocd. I have also > > suggested that we could do some of her work at home to make sure > that > > she keeps caght up. My daughter comes home crying because she isn't > > aloud to play with the other children because she has to sit at her > > desk and do her work. She also crys because she wants everything to > > be right and she is afraid of getting things wrong. > > Any suugestions? > > Thanks, HEidi > > I ordered the teacher packet from the OCFoundation for my daughters > teacher. It did seem to help her to understand what we were dealing > with, although there are times (when my daughter isn't sick) that she > tends to forget about her OCD because it isn't so obvious. Example: > On a recent test the teacher took points off of her handwritting > scores because she erased to much and it made the overall appearance > look bad (writing and erasing is a big OCD symptom). When this type > of drifting occurs with the teacher I call the CBT therapist and have > him call her just to give her a little reminder that the OCD is still > there and she needs to continue to give aid to that. When she is > sick she is usually out of school for three to four weeks because she > completely stops writing. Hope it helps! > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 29, 2001 Report Share Posted October 29, 2001 Hi Heidi! My advice is to get her set up with a 504 plan to allow her longer time for assignments; let her bring unfinished classwork home, let her be able to turn in assignments late without any penalty. We have this problem with my 12 y/o son, now in 7th grade. So far this year, we have kept up. He is also a slow writer due to motor skills but also due to his OCD. He does have a dysgraphia diagnosis due to his writing being so illegible also. I write his unfinished work at home for him. Anyway, what I wanted to advise is based on our experience last year in 6th. Some days due to his OCD he just could not accomplish much at school. So we did our best to get it finished at home. However, we set up a 504 plan to allow for late work without penalty. Say, this week's work Mon-Fri, we would have it all turned in by the next Monday; of course, he was to go ahead an turn it in when he did have it finished but some nights we just could not get it all done. Our only exception was his social studies class where she said he had to keep up as they moved at such a fast pace through the chapters and used their classwork/homework for the tests. I would think that at 2nd grade, this should be easy to get written into the 504 plan. It'd be great if you could get it done this way for this year, as then you'd have it ready for 3rd grade; 3rd grade here is when the work really started, different subjects, more writing, etc. We also have extended time on tests since he is slow at writing. was a perfectionist type at one time when he was younger in elementary school. Now his OCD has developed in other ways but it still affects his work at school. Good luck and let us all know what happens! - single mom to (12) w/OCD and dysgraphia; (12) separation anxiety; Randall (16) > Does anyone have problems dealing with teachers and their ocd child? > My daughter's teacher(2nd Grade) is making my daughter's school days > miserable. My daughter takes a really long time getting assignments > done because they need to be just right. She will go over and over a > question to make sure that she has it right. This wastes a lot of > time. > I have told the teacher about my daughter's ocd. I have also > suggested that we could do some of her work at home to make sure that > she keeps caght up. My daughter comes home crying because she isn't > aloud to play with the other children because she has to sit at her > desk and do her work. She also crys because she wants everything to > be right and she is afraid of getting things wrong. > Any suugestions? > Thanks, HEidi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 5, 2001 Report Share Posted November 5, 2001 to Morehouse42000. I'm just getting caught up with the posts and when I cam across yours, this was my school year last year. Luckily, we had a wonderful understanding teacher and did not want to impose any more anxiety on our daughter than she already had. Alot of papers she would do orally with the teacher or if they came home and she as too tired or stressed I would do them orally with her. Then there was the busy work, which we sifted through. If you feel confident she knows what she has learned why have her do more busy work. The next thing your daughter needs to work on is when she needs to be neat and when she could just be sloppy, maybe that isn't the right word to use, but she needs to know when to stop erasing and to accept what she has written down. My daughter use to erase alot in the first grade, at that time we were unaware of OCD), but the noise of the eraser made me nuts at times! I think the teacher last year encouraged her not to erase and worked with her as when papers were legible enought for her and not to make it perfect! I hope this will help you. I know as a mother, it breaks your heart to see your child have such a difficult time. We had a great teacher last year and this year even after handing her our information packets I still doesn't get OCD. So as a parent, I sift through her homework and I sometimes do the writing if I see anxiety being brought on or break it down in parts. I haven't gotten any feedbacks from the teacher regarding what I am doing so I'll keep on doing it because I know it helps my daughter's emotional state of mind and mine! Debbie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 6, 2001 Report Share Posted November 6, 2001 Hi Heidi, I found I had to not only tell teachers about my child's dx but also tell them specifically what problems this could cause and how I wanted them handled. In my daughter's case, I've told her teachers that I absolutely did not want her kept in from recess and etc. to finish work, that if undone work was a problem we needed to address it another way. Perhaps shorter assignments temporarily would give your daughter the opportunity to show what she knows without having so much to write. Ultimately, a 504 plan would protect your daughter and also spell out for teachers how to handle her perfectionism and slow pace, both handicaps due to her diagnosis. Also, your daughter's therapist should be aware of this problem, and the two of them can tackle it through erp. Kathy R. in Indiana ----- Original Message ----- From: <morehouse42000@...> > Does anyone have problems dealing with teachers and their ocd child? > My daughter's teacher(2nd Grade) is making my daughter's school days > miserable. My daughter takes a really long time getting assignments > done because they need to be just right. She will go over and over a > question to make sure that she has it right. This wastes a lot of > time. > I have told the teacher about my daughter's ocd. I have also > suggested that we could do some of her work at home to make sure that > she keeps caght up. My daughter comes home crying because she isn't > aloud to play with the other children because she has to sit at her > desk and do her work. She also crys because she wants everything to > be right and she is afraid of getting things wrong. > Any suugestions? > Thanks, HEidi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 11, 2002 Report Share Posted April 11, 2002 Hi Becki, I think you're probably right about doing just half days in the beginning. At least when his arthritis is active and flaring. For , at least, a full school day was just too much on some days. The mornings were usually the most difficult for him. A few hours into the day he would usually be fever free and starting to be feeling much better. I think it's great that and his friend are in the same school and class. Josh has a friend at school who has systemic JRA, too. She's a grade higher than him. They met years ago at a doctor appt and fly together to Oahu for JRA Camp each year. Another family, though they've moved since, who used to be our close neighbors ... their youngest daughter got very sick and was diagnosed with systemic JRA. Is it becoming more prominent, being diagnosed more? Aloha, Georgina ----- Original Message ----- From: Allan Larson Hi,I wish this would happen more often to the older kids who fealalone,and understand there disease,and know that most do not understandwhy they can not do the same things as there friends.s littlefriend also systemic just turned 3,so as of yesterday they go topre-school together,same class same teacher.There is supposedly only18-20,000 kids with systemic JRA across the country,here we have twoliving less than 2 miles from each other and only 8 months apart,makesyou wonder about the water.I am glad only goes 2 days a week for 4hrs,Ashly goes 4 days all day,and she was wiped out yesterday.Thisshould be a good learning experiance,because ashly is on Enbrel and offthe steroids,doing good and it is still to much.Next year issupposed to go every day all day,but I have a fealing it will be everyday for half a day.These kids do not have a clue about theredisease,other than arthur can be mean,and make them hurt.I talked tos rheumy yesterday and faxed him some forms,no more gym day for therest of the year,no sence in making him sit in a chair watching hisfriends play,he is to young to understand why he cant participate,hestarts going on tuesdays where he already has speach from 8:30-9:00,sonow I wont have to drag him out early in the morning for half an hour ofspeach.I have set up an appointment for a conferance,so we can come upwith ideas to help the aids understand and to try and ensure theyrecieve the same info his teacher gets.I wrote a letter and addresed itto his teacher and the aids so they can all read it.At least with going to school at our elementary school it is the same 3 people everyday,unlike a day care where teachers come and go,not sticking around forvery long.Thanks for listening I hope all have a good day. Becki and 3sytemic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 31, 2002 Report Share Posted July 31, 2002 In a message dated 7/31/02 12:29:29 PM Central Daylight Time, drf218@... writes: > . Oh and I sent in the results from his ABR. I got a letter saying they have > 55 school days to do their own hearing eval....that's 3 months in school > days so that's 3 months of no headset! Then after the eval we have > another IEP-hopefully it will ony address the hearing issue. I was hoping > we could just do an amendment or something rather than hold another > meeting. Di, are you saying that they aren't taking your medical hearing test and are basically saying that they can administer an accurate one? They probably can't of course, unless Nic is really good at responding. LOL wasn't and even the ones done at the clinic while showing a hearing loss weren't concidered very accurate until she'd taken a few that had consistant results. If his ABR shows a loss, then they should be providing the headset without any problems. Is this a recent ABR? One thing we;ve never run into is the school system refusing amplyfication, in fact they insist. Even my sister was told that all she needed to get the FM system for her son who attends a private school was a recent audiogram and the drs. sig, then she had to take that to what would have been his home school and they made sure the school had one. And this was in Phoenix. He's going into 8th grade now and I think he still uses it, but the point is it did NOT take 3 months to get it, only took as long as it took her to decide to take him in for the hearing test. They responded quickly. :-) Well good luck joy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 1, 2002 Report Share Posted August 1, 2002 I also had some hassles from the school when I requested an FM system for his good ear even after I furnished a medical report from 's ENT saying he had complete hearing loss in his right ear and mild hearing loss in his left ear. The special ed director said she wasn't sure that he really " needed " an FM system! Ha! Like she has a medical degree. I was livid. The special ed teacher suggested getting one from the state for free (she had done some homework on it and found a website that offered FM systems for trial periods). The trial period was three months I believe. Anyway, I agreed to this but stated that records be kept by teachers using it for and that the district's hearing specialist (a personal friend of mine) help in determining if it is helping along with our private audiologist and ENT. It was approved and purchased by the district after a whole school year of using loaners. The got one that attaches to his hearing aid on his left ear. There is nothing we can do for his right ear........sigh. Jackie, Mom to 14ds, 11, and Bradley 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 18, 2002 Report Share Posted August 18, 2002 I wanted to add one more thing to the list of things to get ready for school..when you give the school the pamphlets..make a suggestion that all personnel that will be dealing with your child read these...especially if they change classes and teachers...Not most but a couple of schools that Tab has went to..basically filed away the pamphlets in her file..instead of passing them on to the next person..also if your child is in a grade that switches classes..do not forget that the school can provide an aide, to personally help him or her..during class if needed or between classes...just some extra info..good luck all.. karen(tab17..poly) From: "Allan Larson" Reply- Subject: school Date: Sun, 18 Aug 2002 13:21:34 -0500 Now that school has arrived I hope everyone has gotten their folders ready.The arthritis foundation is a good start.You can print out their pamplets,I definatelly recommend When Your Student Has Arthritis.Type you up a letter to give to your childs teachers explaining how your child is and the ups and downs of this disease.Please let them know how your child may react to viruses and bacteria,and you need to know of any illnesses going around.Let the school know that you are willing to help in any way you can.Dont put the full burdon on the school ,let them know it is a joint effort and together you can make this year a good one.I hope all our kids have a very good year,weather it be preschool or high school.Hugs Becki and 4systemic Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: Click Here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 19, 2002 Report Share Posted August 19, 2002 Becki, Good idea about the folders. I ordered that pamphlet about When your student has arthritis,but I haven't gotten it yet. You wrote " let them know it is a JOINT effort " lolol,,I guess you didn't intend the pun,,but I got a kick out of it. Hope is still feeling good. Logan had a little set back after our trip to the mall. I forgot to take a stroller,so I ended up carrying him. You can imagine the looks I got, carrying a 5 year old,,while his 3 year old brother walked. LOL Kim and Logan 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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