Monday, May 24, 2004
I am back and well rested. I was actually in a pretty good state of mind until I got in here this morning. I saw the Special Ed Guide on my desk and remembered that tomorrow is the PET. So now I am having a
PANIC ATTACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Literally. Rapid heart rate, accelerated breathing, desire to run and hide in a bomb crater or crawl out of my skin...
I can't control this situation and it is driving me crazy. And I need to get myself under control so I don't screw this up for Ian.
The other kindergarten is about as awful as I was expecting. The only redeeming quality I could see is that I think they meant well. It looked like they were at least trying to learn about autism spectrum disorders and were open to other avenues of intervention besides ABA. But this "TLC Program" is for children who are much more severely affected than Ian, for starters. The things that they work on in the TLC room are, for the most part, issues that Ian has already worked on in his therapies and is currently having success with in his classroom. The children that they are phasing out of the program are in the same place that Ian is in now. He is ready for supported "mainstreaming". He still needs OT and ST but these can be done on a consultation basis within the classroom setting. Especially ST. How can a child learn to interact with other children with different levels of social skills if he is pulled out and taken to the TLC room away from the other children!?
And I have to tell you the thing that left the worst taste in my mouth about the whole thing. When the teachers and social workers were talking about the children, they were referring to the children they worked with as the "TLC Kids". "One of our kids is in Mrs. What'shername's class" "There are quite a few TLC Kids in regular classrooms" So what impression does that give the rest of the school? The teachers? "This is my classroom and these are my studens, except for Jimmy. He's a TLC Kid." A visitor, an alien, not a REAL member of the classroom.
shudder Not for my kid.
I am flat out scared to death. *sigh*
I will be going in the morning to the Audiologist. Just keep a good thought that I'm deaf enough to get hearing aids covered on insurance this time around. The teamster insurance only goes through October. After that goodness only knows what kind of insurance we'll get. And I know we won't be able to afford good hearing aids out of pocket. blech.
I'm a mess. But as always, this too will pass.
Peace.
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