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6 year old son keeps getting kicked out of school
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<blockquote data-quote="BloodiedButUnbowed" data-source="post: 699890" data-attributes="member: 13303"><p>From a special education teacher's perspective here, the situation is that your son cannot handle doing things that most 6 year olds can handle doing. Not to say your son "should have to" do anything you don't want him to do. But the reality is, most children your son's age can handle school. For whatever reason, your son cannot.</p><p></p><p>You can say 'forget it' and homeschool him until, or if, he reaches the point of being able to accept the routine and rules of school (and frankly, society. How will he hold a job if he cannot handle routines and expectations?).</p><p></p><p>You can fight the school for an appropriate IEP. If the process has just started, between the 60 calendar days allotted for testing him, the meeting to determine if he qualifies for services, and the need to see if the services work assuming he is eligible, there goes this school year.</p><p></p><p>Or, there is always the possibility that the school will get it right and this is the beginning of a new day for him. I sure hope it's the latter.</p><p></p><p>I would agree that it would be a great idea to have your son evaluated by at minimum, an educational psychologist. They are easier to find than neuropsychologists. If you have provided written consent to the school district for an evaluation for possible special needs, and they have accepted your request and provided you with a date for the initial conference to discuss your son's test results (ask for it if they haven't given it to you), then by law you are entitled to have your son evaluated privately at public expense IF you do not agree with their testing results.</p><p></p><p>I am a teacher and not a psychologist. Based on my knowledge and experience and from the behaviors you describe in your son, I would guess the autism spectrum possibly in tandem with a behavioral issue, but often behaviors like your son's are part of the spectrum.</p><p></p><p>Good luck.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BloodiedButUnbowed, post: 699890, member: 13303"] From a special education teacher's perspective here, the situation is that your son cannot handle doing things that most 6 year olds can handle doing. Not to say your son "should have to" do anything you don't want him to do. But the reality is, most children your son's age can handle school. For whatever reason, your son cannot. You can say 'forget it' and homeschool him until, or if, he reaches the point of being able to accept the routine and rules of school (and frankly, society. How will he hold a job if he cannot handle routines and expectations?). You can fight the school for an appropriate IEP. If the process has just started, between the 60 calendar days allotted for testing him, the meeting to determine if he qualifies for services, and the need to see if the services work assuming he is eligible, there goes this school year. Or, there is always the possibility that the school will get it right and this is the beginning of a new day for him. I sure hope it's the latter. I would agree that it would be a great idea to have your son evaluated by at minimum, an educational psychologist. They are easier to find than neuropsychologists. If you have provided written consent to the school district for an evaluation for possible special needs, and they have accepted your request and provided you with a date for the initial conference to discuss your son's test results (ask for it if they haven't given it to you), then by law you are entitled to have your son evaluated privately at public expense IF you do not agree with their testing results. I am a teacher and not a psychologist. Based on my knowledge and experience and from the behaviors you describe in your son, I would guess the autism spectrum possibly in tandem with a behavioral issue, but often behaviors like your son's are part of the spectrum. Good luck. [/QUOTE]
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