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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]PP - most of us who are "attacking" you on this board are just annoyed that you took over the thread.[/quote]

No, I've been attacked for these sentiments for months.  (And this thread was useless BS from page 1.)  I was accused of "alienating" the parents on the SN board, when all I was doing was challenging their assumptions, not insulting their children.  Everyone jumped on me - [i]how dare you be ungrateful for the services that are being offered and ignore your child's problems,[/i] when what I was doing was far from that. I misjudged that forum, and perhaps my questions would have been better posed in general parenting.  But to say the least, I was astounded that no one felt it was normal to question the validity of these assessments, the manner in which they are conducted, and the assumptions drawn from them.  Just as I am astounded that no one feels it is normal to question the state of public education these days and the quality and affect of the city's PS and PK programs on our children.  [/quote]

Wow, we got a lot of that, too.  To include being browbeaten by the ES principal who basically suggested what we were doing by not having the most extreme forms of intervention with medication and aides for our child was tantamount to child abuse, when all DC was really ever doing is spacing out in class - not acting out, not being violent or disruptive in any way.  We told that principal to go to hell and pulled our child out.  Turns out we were right, the poor kid's only real "problem" turned out to mostly consist of offsetting boredom and not being sufficiently challenged in class with daydreaming and zoning out.[/quote]

I totally feel for you, and am so glad to hear your child is doing well now.  We firmly believe that a better care situation, being near family, and the advice of a reputable doctor will do wonders.[/quote]

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