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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 699160" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>I had to call the State of Wisconsin s District of public Education for my state to get our district to give my son a free and appropriate public education. I also got hooked up with a school advocate to help. Every public education state office has a list of free parent advocates. We just don't know it. The school districts don't like them so they don't tell us.</p><p></p><p> Since the advocaye had taken school districts to court on their dime and won, we got him what he needed fast once the dept. Of public ed and advocate were poking their noses into my son's business. </p><p></p><p>Sons schoool had to send him by bus at their own cost to another public school that was suitable to teach him adequately. I'm sure that his placement and help with coping and socials skills and school work are big reasons why he today is a kind, caring, hardworking, independent young man...and so happy!!!! He is the happiest person I know...my other kids all comment on his easy going stability...and he did not start out that way. </p><p></p><p>We adopted him at two. He had cocaine in his system at birth and a case of syphillis. He had open heart surgery (extremely successful) at five days old. He was a screamer at first and got a wrong diagnosis of childhood bipolar. At the time, childhood BiPolar (BP) was the newest flavor of the day.</p><p></p><p>Son is actually on the autism spectrum, very high functionong. I can't diagnose, of course, but your son has many red flags for autistic spectrum disorder, which can get much better with time. It oten takes time to get an autistic diagnosis and it gets mistaken for ADHD or bipolar...</p><p></p><p>Oh, did my son fidget. He still does, but at 23 is more apt to fiddle with his phone or hand held video system. He is smart and talks in big words. He did not go to college, but has a steady job along with some social security. He has learned to socialize and sit and be quiet when he needs to. And the best yhing, as zi said, us that he is so content and happy in his skin.</p><p></p><p>Everyone loves him.</p><p></p><p>It is not easy to buck the school district but unless you go over their heads, often the kids are victims of their school's cheapness and laziness. Kids like ours are not for the faint of heart. We need to be warrior mom's who don't take NO from scary sounding school beaurocrats who don't have our differently wired children's best interests at heart.</p><p></p><p>I couldn't afford private school but actually believe the public school my son ended up at was great. He never got teased, even being in some special classes at first and being one of a few African American children at school. He had friends. He was mainstreamed by high school.</p><p></p><p>Our kids are helpless. They need us to fight for them</p><p>I pass my sword to you <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> Good luck!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 699160, member: 1550"] I had to call the State of Wisconsin s District of public Education for my state to get our district to give my son a free and appropriate public education. I also got hooked up with a school advocate to help. Every public education state office has a list of free parent advocates. We just don't know it. The school districts don't like them so they don't tell us. Since the advocaye had taken school districts to court on their dime and won, we got him what he needed fast once the dept. Of public ed and advocate were poking their noses into my son's business. Sons schoool had to send him by bus at their own cost to another public school that was suitable to teach him adequately. I'm sure that his placement and help with coping and socials skills and school work are big reasons why he today is a kind, caring, hardworking, independent young man...and so happy!!!! He is the happiest person I know...my other kids all comment on his easy going stability...and he did not start out that way. We adopted him at two. He had cocaine in his system at birth and a case of syphillis. He had open heart surgery (extremely successful) at five days old. He was a screamer at first and got a wrong diagnosis of childhood bipolar. At the time, childhood BiPolar (BP) was the newest flavor of the day. Son is actually on the autism spectrum, very high functionong. I can't diagnose, of course, but your son has many red flags for autistic spectrum disorder, which can get much better with time. It oten takes time to get an autistic diagnosis and it gets mistaken for ADHD or bipolar... Oh, did my son fidget. He still does, but at 23 is more apt to fiddle with his phone or hand held video system. He is smart and talks in big words. He did not go to college, but has a steady job along with some social security. He has learned to socialize and sit and be quiet when he needs to. And the best yhing, as zi said, us that he is so content and happy in his skin. Everyone loves him. It is not easy to buck the school district but unless you go over their heads, often the kids are victims of their school's cheapness and laziness. Kids like ours are not for the faint of heart. We need to be warrior mom's who don't take NO from scary sounding school beaurocrats who don't have our differently wired children's best interests at heart. I couldn't afford private school but actually believe the public school my son ended up at was great. He never got teased, even being in some special classes at first and being one of a few African American children at school. He had friends. He was mainstreamed by high school. Our kids are helpless. They need us to fight for them I pass my sword to you :) Good luck!! [/QUOTE]
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