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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 619505" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>Kitty, (I'm assuming you love kitties...me too! And doggies!) I digress...sometimes the school just will not work with you in the best interest of your child. I tried the nice mom and cooperate mom approaches too and I was frustrated because the school did not seem to be doing much to help my son, who is on the autism spectrum, although THEIR testing said he WASN'T. Also, he had an average IQ and they used that against getting him help too. But he had a special way of learning that was not mainstream so he really did need extra and different help.</p><p></p><p>That's when I found out about advocates. I did not really want to make waves, but it turned out to be a very good thing for my son. She managed to talk to the educators and they listened (and, of course, she was speaking for me and she wouldn't let them break any legalities). There is no reason your son shouldn't get the kind of help he needs, but you kind of have to put your warrier mom suit on and force them to do something. That sometimes requires advocates, who are not a part of the school district. They ARE however a part of the public school in your state.</p><p></p><p>Good luck <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 619505, member: 1550"] Kitty, (I'm assuming you love kitties...me too! And doggies!) I digress...sometimes the school just will not work with you in the best interest of your child. I tried the nice mom and cooperate mom approaches too and I was frustrated because the school did not seem to be doing much to help my son, who is on the autism spectrum, although THEIR testing said he WASN'T. Also, he had an average IQ and they used that against getting him help too. But he had a special way of learning that was not mainstream so he really did need extra and different help. That's when I found out about advocates. I did not really want to make waves, but it turned out to be a very good thing for my son. She managed to talk to the educators and they listened (and, of course, she was speaking for me and she wouldn't let them break any legalities). There is no reason your son shouldn't get the kind of help he needs, but you kind of have to put your warrier mom suit on and force them to do something. That sometimes requires advocates, who are not a part of the school district. They ARE however a part of the public school in your state. Good luck :) [/QUOTE]
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