Happy Friday!
It's a happy Freaking Friday in Albuquerque. I met with the team at Michael's school this morning at 7:30 and that meeting went extremely well. His teachers enjoy him as a student, everyone commented on how nice he is and how funny he can be (he gets his smart-assedness from me
) and how hard he tries.
They also brought more than sufficient documentation and paperwork to justify classifying him as "exceptional" and moving him into the Speical Ed services we need. The speech and language pathologist has already been working with him, we are bringing occupational therapy on board, he will be moved to a special ed class for language arts, it's good stuff. VERY good stuff.
I know that we've talked about the people here versus the people in Colorado Springs and any parent who's ever dealt with a school would recognize from this report just how wonderful this organization is. They completed in 3 weeks a process that everywhere else I've ever been would have taken a full 60 business days.
Their diagnostician completed the testing on Michael and brought a written report that I could use if I wanted to sue Colorado Springs School District for their neglect and discrimination last year. I still am not interested in doing that, but it is so nice to have the vindication.
We talked about autism, the degree of Michael's particular autistic characteristics, and about what an appropriate education would look like for him. We know that he will need a lot of help with social skills, with adaptive PE for some gross motor issues, and with organizational interventions to help him with issues related to the secondary diagnosis of ADD.
It was an extremely productive meeting and I came away with a deeper understanding and appreciation for the professionalism, the caring, and the commitment that this team has to doing what is necessary to meet Michael's needs.
The move to Albuquerque was exactly what I needed to do.
Even the cat is a little more relaxed today ...
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I am so glad things are going better for the boys there. Aren't kittens wonderful. Judi
That is SO great. I'm wondering why CO Springs is supposed to be such a terrif place if they discriminate against differences. Could it have anything to do with the fact that there are quite a lot of fundamental Christian organizations that have their headquarters there? I'm not kidding. Maybe I'm just paranoid. But i have found, with my sister's child,who has OCD, ADHD,and Asperger's,that Fundamentalists in general do not like kids with mental and emotional challenges. This has been my sister's experience in the Army, in Presbyterian Church of America (PCA,the 'new' Presb., not the old), in so-called Christian private schools, and in Dothan, Alabama Public Schools. In Franklin,TN., she finally found a system willing to work with her. My nephew is still a challenge for teachers and may not even graduate with an advanced diploma despite his IQ near 160, but at least if he has problems,they are academic and he creates them for himself,NOT the system.
Yay for your persistence and willingness to uproot your family in order to find stability for him. How's the other child handling the move?
That's great news and it must be SUCH a relief. I'm glad 'cause that's going to make more happy.
Oh...that kitty is wunnerful.
It's good to hear that your son is now getting the specific education he needs. It never ceases to amaze me how many educators/school systems treat all differing abilities in sometimes as few as only two or three catagories. And sometimes the specific difference doesn't fit into any of the three.
I love the cat pics.
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I'm really happy everything's working out so well for your son at school! It sounds like he'll be getting the attention he needs and the help too!! That is just wonderful!!
Darling cat pics but makes me wanna cry b/c it reminds me of our Minka that coyotes or some kind of wild animal had for dinner when she was about 1.5 yrs old!! I swear it's Minka reincarinated!! Only she came back as a male~!! lol
Wahoooie for NM! I'm glad you are all doing so well & I'm signing up for one of those cat naps!
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Hey girl!... I see you have made some changes and it sounds like things are getting better. I am glad. I hope all goes well for you in Albuquerque. I'll have to stop by and say hey the next time I am passing through.
dan =)
great kitty pics!
Special needs can get so damn complicated when it comes to edumacation. It has been interesting to see how the different school systems have handled the accelerated learning programs for him (or not...) as we have moved from Tulsa, to Texas, and back to Colorado. He is now entering sixth grade here in Denver and has been placed on hold with the accelerated program. The fluxuation between the content has caused him a lot of stress. I'm sorry to hear that the Springs was so neglectful with your son. It sounds like things are proceeding well in NM, though. It can make such a huge difference and impact on your children and your own sanity! Congrats!
Sorry, I realized I left out a sentence at the beginning of my comment. I wanted to say that our son, Sam, has been tested as an accelerated learner, which proves to be a challenge for this specail need, as well. He gets incredibly board with the standardized learning programs offered at his class levels. He often feels that he wants to drop out because of the frustration he feels at school...
Such good news about your son. The cats are soooo cute.
All his sneezing just wore him out!
That's great news about your son...... and hilarious pictures of the cat!
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