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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. Several people who are attacking my son and me are missing the point of the post. Don't you see the irony that you feel it's ok to call my son lazy, but then you attack me for being insensitive to the kids with mild IEPs? How is my son's 'laziness' any different from their 'laziness'? It is all just different types of inability to do different types of things. But some types of inability are given exemptions and institutional supports, while others aren't. And I totally understand if some kids need an IEP to function and feel they have a place in society. I totally, 100% support that, and to say otherwise would be cruel and ignorant. But some kids' IEPs give them a boost to get A+ GPAs, participate in a ton of EC's and attend very selective colleges, things they would not have been able to do without IEPs and other institutional intervention. Meanwhile, kids who do not have IEPs but have other challenges in life do not get that boost. That's the discrepancy I am pointing out. [/quote]

No one has attacked your child for being lazy. They have attacked YOU for being an ignorant fool who is blaming children with disabilities (btw, one needs to move heaven and earth to get an IEP around here, including meeting multiple extensive criteria set forth in the initial eligibility meeting which occurs after testing which occurs after a local screening committee meets which occurs after a parent or teacher requests it...do you get the drift now) rather than reflecting on the fact you have chosen not to parent the child you have, i.e. get them help if they have anxiety, push them towards an ec, or admit that perhaps a top school isn't in the cards. [/quote]

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