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[quote=Anonymous]Dear OP -

I'm in your exact shoes right now.  When I feel discouraged with the system, I take a step back and look at how far he has come and where he will be one day - not because the system worked but because we did pay for private services to start early interventions.  Windows of opportunities close so quickly with kids.  Early interventions are always the best and you can't just sit on your heels and wait for the system to kick in.  Hang in there.  Keep advocating for your child and keep supporting him/her.

I've started notebooks to keep our own examples of work and my child's difficulties.  I correspond via email with teachers and keep copies in the notebooks to document the discussions.  For meetings, I bring in these documents to show concerns that may not be reflective in the teacher reports because they always choose my child's best work (work with the aid of a tutor).  Our tutor comes to the meetings to explain what she see working one on one with my child and she advocates for accommodations that she thinks would be helpful.

You are a good, caring parent.  Good luck.  I don't know a single parent who hasn't been so frustrated at the bureaucracy of IEP meetings that they haven't shed tears.  That's why there is several tissue boxes on the table for every meeting.   [/quote]

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