vision specialist told me that parents like to think that vision therapy works because "Parents often spend time and money on things just to feel like they're doing something."

Anonymous wrote:"My child also has ADHD and medication for her works great. She doesn't need accommodations or special education services." Really? What bearing does your child's situation have on the discussion about my child?

I got this from a developmental pediatrician. Every year teachers told us our child does fine with structure and a teacher with good classroom management skills. Every year I asked and was told they do not think we need to try meds. My child does well in school. This one development pediatrician got it in her head that we needed to medicate because medication worked wonders for her children. Perhaps she didn't like that after waiting a full hour and a half in the waiting room, our child was antsy and hungry. She even put a recommendation for medication in her report.

Anonymous wrote:"We all have attentional issues. We just learn deal."

I have heard this too!

"My child also has ADHD and medication for her works great. She doesn't need accommodations or special education services." Really? What bearing does your child's situation have on the discussion about my child?

"We all have attentional issues. We just learn deal."

He has A's and B's so he can't have a disability.

"Your child needs to be in a closed ED program. He'll never succeed in a regular classroom." This from an administrator with no qualifications to make that judgment.

That child is now in TAG, in a regular classroom, consistently on the honor roll-- with minimal accommodations.

<<`I can't tell what's going on with this kid. One day he's totally fine. The next day, I think he's mentally retarded.''
Quoted from a school administrator.

NO!!

oh my lord I would have sued. >>

Could I have though? On what grounds?

How about -

"Your child is getting all A's and B's" then two days later the report card comes out with failing grades. What?!?!?

"We will not accept or discuss your doctor's note"

"Your child failed because of his extracurricular activities" (BTW activities had been discontinued due to an injury during the time period the teacher was referring to. Yeah, that teacher really knows my child. :shock

About my suicidal child:

<shrugs> Well, she hasn't gone near any windows HERE.

Here are the quotes I still remember from quite a few years of IEP meetings...

"Adaptive PE is for children in wheelchairs. Your child is just clumsy and uncoordinated."

"Have you medicated him yet?"

"If you delay Kindergarten he will lose his IEP and he will be way too big to be with the other students."

"He's just going to have to deal."

"Oh please. He doesn't look so disabled. You need to let it go." File included reports from some of the top doctors in the country supporting my requests.

Anonymous wrote:No offense to anyone not living in MC but are we really talking MCPS or backwoods West Virginia-Kentucky here?!

I mean what the hell!

You'd think that MCPS would be smart enough to realize how litigious and educated parents are!

The problem is that it takes a lot of time and money to sue and when you get an attorney or file, you are put on ice at school. In order to win, you may have to hire money for experts, etc., whereas MCPS has all the information and staff at their fingertips.

Thus, the need to pass burden of proof legislation for Maryland.

Also, the law and the neuropsych are complicated. I am a well-educated law school graduate with a background in science and even I found it difficult to navigate.

No offense to anyone not living in MC but are we really talking MCPS or backwoods West Virginia-Kentucky here?!

I mean what the hell!

You'd think that MCPS would be smart enough to realize how litigious and educated parents are!

That DH was "arrogant" for daring to quote the FAPE statute.

An administrator repeatedly interjected remarks about how ds "walked funny," and that we should take him to a specialist. She kept it up even after we explained that: Ds is mildly "pigeon toed." Yes, his pediatrician is well aware. He plays 3 sports, just fine.

Ds' IEP is for a learning disability, btw-- not anything physical!