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Has anyone felt totally judged by a child therapist?
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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 720568" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>I am not sure what SARB is. I do know that it can be written into an IEP that her anxiety is interfering iwth attendance so she cannot attend. Here they are super strict with attendance. If you miss 10 days of school, you flunk. Period. Does not matter why you miss. Miss 11 day? Parents have to see a judge and the judges here are NOT nice. They think parents are wasting their time. My youngest often missed most of the school year. I remember when we realized he only missed 1/4 of the school year, we were so EXCITED and PROUD of him!! He missed because of his sensory issues. He would get so overwhelmed and just shake and shake like he was freezing cold. He would also be almost catatonic. If we sent him to school he would freak out the teachers and students. So it was written into his IEP that he would stay home on days he was overwhelmed. I think mostly the school secretary didn't report his absences. She knew what was going on and didn't think anyone really needed to do anything about it. </p><p></p><p>Many of the programs like the therapeutic riding etc,,,, have scholarships or sliding scales. Don't ever feel bad about asking for help with the fees. You are far from the only parent to need help. Some of the programs expect the parents to need help. I know here the autistic riding program has paired with the FFA some high school or college group. The group does fundraising so that the kids with autism don't have to pay much (if anything) to ride. The high school group also takes care of the horses and works with the therapist who runs the program. It is great for the group and benefits the kids too.</p><p></p><p>If a service dog would help, there are groups that help with the cost of that also. If a dog would not be allowed where you live normally, a service dog generally must be allowed. Service dogs can do amazing things for people with anxiety. They don't have to be large the way they do for blind people,either. Just having the dog there is a comfort, and the dog can be small. Generally they are well trained when you get them, which makes the process much easier. </p><p></p><p>This page will give you the legal options for homeschooling in California: <a href="http://www.californiahomeschool.net/how-to-homeschool/legal-options/" target="_blank">Legal Options | California Homeschool Network</a> . Given that your daughter is 17, you could also have her drop out and take the GED. She could then take the ACT and SAT and get into college. With decent scores, she won't have trouble getting into college if she chooses to attend. She can study at home fairly easily. I would insist that she keep learning things, even if they are not things that other people think are traditionally important. As long as she is learning and growing, that is good.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 720568, member: 1233"] I am not sure what SARB is. I do know that it can be written into an IEP that her anxiety is interfering iwth attendance so she cannot attend. Here they are super strict with attendance. If you miss 10 days of school, you flunk. Period. Does not matter why you miss. Miss 11 day? Parents have to see a judge and the judges here are NOT nice. They think parents are wasting their time. My youngest often missed most of the school year. I remember when we realized he only missed 1/4 of the school year, we were so EXCITED and PROUD of him!! He missed because of his sensory issues. He would get so overwhelmed and just shake and shake like he was freezing cold. He would also be almost catatonic. If we sent him to school he would freak out the teachers and students. So it was written into his IEP that he would stay home on days he was overwhelmed. I think mostly the school secretary didn't report his absences. She knew what was going on and didn't think anyone really needed to do anything about it. Many of the programs like the therapeutic riding etc,,,, have scholarships or sliding scales. Don't ever feel bad about asking for help with the fees. You are far from the only parent to need help. Some of the programs expect the parents to need help. I know here the autistic riding program has paired with the FFA some high school or college group. The group does fundraising so that the kids with autism don't have to pay much (if anything) to ride. The high school group also takes care of the horses and works with the therapist who runs the program. It is great for the group and benefits the kids too. If a service dog would help, there are groups that help with the cost of that also. If a dog would not be allowed where you live normally, a service dog generally must be allowed. Service dogs can do amazing things for people with anxiety. They don't have to be large the way they do for blind people,either. Just having the dog there is a comfort, and the dog can be small. Generally they are well trained when you get them, which makes the process much easier. This page will give you the legal options for homeschooling in California: [URL="http://www.californiahomeschool.net/how-to-homeschool/legal-options/"]Legal Options | California Homeschool Network[/URL] . Given that your daughter is 17, you could also have her drop out and take the GED. She could then take the ACT and SAT and get into college. With decent scores, she won't have trouble getting into college if she chooses to attend. She can study at home fairly easily. I would insist that she keep learning things, even if they are not things that other people think are traditionally important. As long as she is learning and growing, that is good. [/QUOTE]
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