Anonymous
Post 12/18/2014 07:15     Subject: Re:Unstuck and on Target Saturday Social skills group at Ivymount school
I had never heard of Unstuck and On Target until reading this thread, but apparently it is an actual thing. My child came home yesterday with a progress report from school (a private special ed school) that mentioned the Unstuck curriculum they are using for social skills.
Anonymous
Post 12/17/2014 16:40     Subject: Unstuck and on Target Saturday Social skills group at Ivymount school
Anonymous wrote:The doctor does sound self important but I was just wondering: How was the doctor supposed to notice that the IEP wasn't being followed? Was he at school? Have never seen a doctor go to our school...

I'm glad things are going better for your son, OP! This seems to be quite a saga but at least it's turning around (silver lining)?


This doctor visits schools, does an observation, and meets and speaks with staff.

Yes, saga . The silver lining maybe that the school will provide a social skills class at school and we won't have to pay $2500 for one. My kid had a great day at school today
Anonymous
Post 12/17/2014 16:23     Subject: Unstuck and on Target Saturday Social skills group at Ivymount school
The doctor does sound self important but I was just wondering: How was the doctor supposed to notice that the IEP wasn't being followed? Was he at school? Have never seen a doctor go to our school...

I'm glad things are going better for your son, OP! This seems to be quite a saga but at least it's turning around (silver lining)?
Anonymous
Post 12/17/2014 16:19     Subject: Re:Unstuck and on Target Saturday Social skills group at Ivymount school
Anonymous wrote:Don't all these professionals have big egos? What makes you think this one has a huge ego?


Big or huge ego is just semantics. The fact remains that he missed that the school was not following the IEP.
Anonymous
Post 12/17/2014 15:41     Subject: Re:Unstuck and on Target Saturday Social skills group at Ivymount school
Don't all these professionals have big egos? What makes you think this one has a huge ego?
Anonymous
Post 12/17/2014 15:06     Subject: Re:Unstuck and on Target Saturday Social skills group at Ivymount school
Anonymous wrote:
<<To clarify, we are still at the public charter school that our doctor was in a hurry to get us to leave. >>


I just find this element of this saga so interesting. OP, it sounds like you did the right thing by ending things with the doctor. We have been in this position before with a professional. Not trying to dismiss the professional's expertise or experience, but from my experience, there really isn't the ability to reconcile when the professional's perspective and the parents' are so divergent.


Actually, we fired him bc he did not figure out that our kid's IEP was not being followed. I don't expect my experts to agree with me but to advise and his advice sucked bc he has a big ego and jumped to conclusions (I was right all along about the school being a bad fit).

We may still change schools although DS told us that he likes and wants to stay at his current school now. We will see what comes out of our complaint with OSSE and go from there.
Anonymous
Post 12/17/2014 14:22     Subject: Re:Unstuck and on Target Saturday Social skills group at Ivymount school

<<To clarify, we are still at the public charter school that our doctor was in a hurry to get us to leave. >>


I just find this element of this saga so interesting. OP, it sounds like you did the right thing by ending things with the doctor. We have been in this position before with a professional. Not trying to dismiss the professional's expertise or experience, but from my experience, there really isn't the ability to reconcile when the professional's perspective and the parents' are so divergent.
Anonymous
Post 12/17/2014 14:01     Subject: Unstuck and on Target Saturday Social skills group at Ivymount school
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Anonymous wrote:This does seem out of line. Sorry OP. Glad to hear your son is liking school more these days at least. Sounds like a series of issues compounding!

There is only one developmental pediatrician who gets so involved with schools so I think I can guess who it is.


Yes... series of issues is an understatement.

Our developmental pediatrician spoke to Monica, head of MAP, about our kid before we ever even saw the school. The irony being that once we visited and took a tour, we decided not to apply to MAP or ask for public funding!

Usually a parent visits the school, decided to apply and then the developmental pediatrician/advocate contacts the school but our HIPAA violating doctor really overstepped his role and a school who we have no interest in having our kid attend knows a lot about him that they really have no business knowing.



So where did you kid end up? Did the full funding materialize from your school system for the school your DC attends? Did you file a complaint about your doctor?


All this except for the rescinding of our acceptance for Unstuck happened in November. Our doctor thought a midyear placement into MAP was necessary

The behavior plan which our current school's BCBA came up with was implemented Dec. 1. So far, DS is doing well, all the very problematic behaviors are completely gone. Yesterday, DS got 84 points out of a possible 92 in his behavior chart and that's been pretty consistent day to day so far.

We also got his report card over the weekend and he is doing very well academically across the board.

No, I haven't filed a complaint about our former doctor because I know he acted in what he thought was my child's best interest although his "help" basically made our situation 100x worse than it was.


Corrected a typo b/c my DH is making fun of me


To clarify, we are still at the public charter school that our doctor was in a hurry to get us to leave.