I recommend you do it. I don't know whether it makes much difference in elementary school (My daughter's elementary had a "pull-out" gifted program where she...
Hi Amanda, Thank you for telling me about the catapress. I will ask the doc about it when we see him. Freda ... No virus found in this outgoing message. ...
What is it called when a child is suspended or gets in trouble for a behavior incident (fighting) more than one time and the school is supposed to have a IEP...
Its a behavior intervention plan and prior to that they do a FBA (functional behavior assessment. Any time a child is suspended, an IEP meeting should be held...
Thanks Erin! My son has been suspended about 3 times over the course of this school year and I have YET to have a conference / meeting with them even though...
BIP = behavioral intervention plan This specifies what is to be done (or not) with specified problem behavioral situations. barb ... From: MsTrysh To:...
My son was also identified from 3rd grade through 7th grade. So be proud and soak it all in right now before she starts going through puberty. It may not...
I finally got to talk with someone fromt he state dept of SPED,and she called the SPED director of my sons school,she called me back and told me that my the...
Maria: First of all, I would make a written request for an IEP meeting as soon as possible. You do NOT want them changing up the IEP without your being there....
So take the August 1st meeting, but I would definitely be clear with them that not one change should be made to that IEP without your knowledge and consent....
I don't know where you live but I know here that if you put the request in writing they only have 30 days to have the meeting. ... [Non-text portions of this...
Hi, I have a 11 yr. old son who is very bright, but develpmentally very for behind. On meds. he acts like a 6-8 yr. old ,off meds. he acts like a 4 yr. old...
Welcome and glad you posted. Do you think there could be more going on with your son abesides ADHD and PTSD? What therapies is he receiving? I would be...
Cari: After reading an e-mail from Kirk Martin (the Calm Coach), it occurred to me that I left out a very important part of helping our DS make friends. What...
I asked my son's guidance counselor @ the Middle School. She referred me to the school Social Worker (who interestingly asked me, "Well, didn't anyone tell...
Thank you so much to everyone who has posted. I appreciate all of the feed back and there are a lot of good points. It definitely seems like the classroom...
Don't you, as parents, have the right to have him held back? That's what we did with Madden. He clearly failed Kindergarten. They were going to push him...
We give our boy Joey,who is 9, Benedryl at 8 PM because his Concerta wears off too. This seems to calm him down enough to make it to bedtime, although he only...
He is 13 with a Dec. birthday He already is the oldest in his class If he is held back he'll be 14 and in the 6th grade - What a disaster that could pose! ...
I would suggest that if you have an 11 year old child who is that far developmentally behind then there is something much more serious going on then just ADHD...
HI GUYS , I just wanted to know what IEP is ? I have never had to have one at school for my DS. So I Was Just wondering what one was. I also want to thank you...
I had to pass these pictures on. They are so cute! Barb It has been Really Hot in Australia!! AT 120 DEGREES IN AUSTRALIA , IT WAS SO HOT FOR A WEEK THAT THE...
An IEP is an individualized education plan that comes from Federal Law IDEA (individuals with disabilities education act). It is a plan to (as it sounds)...