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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am with you on feeling like crap.  I usually cry the whole way home.  And we’ve had mostly supportive teams over the years.  I think it is a combination of many factors:
-feeling like you have to advocate and fight for every little thing
[b]-feeling like you can’t really trust the rest of the team because they have agendas that aren’t aligned with yours- even though these are the people you trust with your vulnerable child each school day[/b]
-talking about the worst aspects of your child’s struggles in a really blunt way
[b]-recognizing that there is no way to ever get to optimal education[/b]

But after I console myself with wine and chocolate I remember how far we’ve come and the teachers and administrators who have helped along the way.
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I can really relate to the bolded parts. All the folks in our IEP teams so far have been kind, well-intentioned people. But there is often a gap between what I think my son needs and what they feel they can offer. And I often feel bad asking for "so much", especially when I see other kids who need as much or more support as my son and the district is giving them so little, or too much of the wrong thing. But you have to take the info available to you and decide on what you think your child needs, and advocate for that. I don't see what else parents can do. [/quote]

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