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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have two kids with IEPs with near perfect behavior and some of the kindest kids you will ever meet. They have dyslexia. They were grouped together this year in a class with other kids with dyslexia/reading difficulties amongst stronger academic kids. I’m friends with their teacher and she said she had the best class with zero behavioral problems. Not all kids with IEPs have behavioral problems. [/quote]

I have begun to resent some of the parents of the kids with dyslexia. They came in and took over our sns parent group and made it clear they were against inclusion and regularly made insulting comments insinuating their kids were less disabled. They have been some of the most entitled parents I've had to deal with since beginning this journey.[/quote]

I'm sorry that your SNS group was taken over.  I am a parent of a kid with dyslexia and also a parent of a kid with ASD/ADHD.  The kids with dyslexia are different from the kids with other special needs, in part because they often also have anxiety, which makes them somewhat less tolerant of ASD/ADHD behaviors than the "average" child might be.  All parents should be advocating for their children, but unfortunately, to some extent it is currently a zero sum game in terms of resources and every benefit for one group comes at the expense of another group.  Hopefully the move to Science of Reading and return to teaching phonics will reduce the number of kids that need special education services for reading disabilities (and will also hopefully reduce the anxiety in these kids).  [/quote]

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