Occupational Therapy (OT): GETTING OT SERVICES WITH A 504
Debbie: My 2nd grade son was just exited from speech and therefore no longer qualifies for OT for handwriting. The OT agreed that he still needs OT but is no Continue Reading →
Author Archives: Community
Truancy: TRUANCY and ADHD
Amy: Hello. My child is regularly tardy to school (by minutes). He is diagnosed with ADHD and has a difficult time getting out the door in the morning and getting Continue Reading →
Services: POOR SOCIAL COGNITION, LEVEL OF SERVICE NEEDED?
Joyce: What is the appropriate level of services for poor social cognition? My son has an IEP due to ADHD, in 2nd grade. He scored very low on 5 standardized Continue Reading →
Accommodations: WHAT TO DO, IEP ACCOMMODATIONS NOT WORKING?
Mellissa: My 8 year old son has ADHD Autism OCD ODD and for the past several months he is refusing all work and is failing classes. School says they can Continue Reading →
IEPs: AFTER 5 IEP MEETINGS, SCHOOL SAYS NO IEP
Kate: Our son had an IEP in public school for 2 years. He did not make progress. We transferred him to a private school that specializes in LD. We sent Continue Reading →
IEPs: ISP/ IEP OUT OF STATE STUDENT DYSLEXIA?
Sarah: My child (7 yo 2nd grader) resides in CT, and we choose to send him to a private school in MA. We were able to get testing, in MA Continue Reading →
Toileting: IS SCHOOL REQUIRED TO ASSIST CHILD WITH TOILETING ACCIDENTS?
Carolyn: Hello, My son who is not doing well in his kindergarten class has started to have accidents after being toilet trained for 1.5 years. When this happens the school Continue Reading →
Transition: TRANSITION LAWS/FORCED OUT BY DISTRICT
Kimberly: Can a 20 year old student be forced to exit transition by the district if he is presently meeting his goals? Student and parent want him to stay for Continue Reading →
IEP Meeting: NOTIFICATION
Tracey: Does the school have to send to the parent a written notification of when the IEP is and who will attend? If so what is the time frame in Continue Reading →
Regression: FAILING SPECIAL ED
Theresa: My 10 year old son has an IEP. The school follows it on occasions. He received a D in reading and a F in Math. Is there anything I Continue Reading →
