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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Or do you always feel like you have to be on high alert because your kid’s school or extracurriculars are going to hurt them? Our son is 10, an only child, 2E autistic with dysgraphia and apraxia, and I have never felt like his schools or extras are entirely safe places. Teachers don’t implement his 504. The school drags its feet and fights our lawyer to delay the IEP it finally admitted he qualifies for, and it will not staff. Privates he has been in have failed to supervise the kids and he has fallen down stairs and been left behind on field trips. Kids at karate call him names. Is it just always like this? Do you ever feel like your kid is safe? If so, where? Feeling so lost and sad. Is it just always this way?[/quote] I totally relate to feeling the world is unsafe for my child. It's a valid feeling and not uncommon in SN parenting. Don't fight it or feel bad about it, but I'd say harness it to the extent you can. One can be blown around by the wind or set sail and use it to go forward. Press all involved to do better, the squeaky wheel gets greased. Escalate to the central office formal procedure regarding IEP, staffing, etc. Pull out of the extracurricular activity with name calling kids and look for another one. A SN child left behind on a school trip is a huge liability, frankly, I would have sued the school and used the money for child's education and activities. Work with your child on self advocacy, at home and via any private services he receives or make it into a service (play therapy, social skills group, part of dyslexia tutoring). It's an unsafe world but you can do things to guide your child and help them adapt to it. [/quote]
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