I feel like the original post was a joke; meant to rile us up. Some people fell for it.

These posts compete with Comedy Central in my book.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't really care about this issue, but preEmie. Not premie. Thank you.

If you don’t care and just want to play grammar police, sit down and STFU

Thank you!

I think she was actually playing spelling police, not grammar police.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't really care about this issue, but preEmie. Not premie. Thank you.

NP. I have a premie and either spelling is acceptable.

If you fell off a turnip truck.

Gee, thanks.

But it hardly matters, because he's caught up now, or at least, whatever delays he has are not cured by subtracting a couple months from his birthdate.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't really care about this issue, but preEmie. Not premie. Thank you.

NP. I have a premie and either spelling is acceptable.

If you fell off a turnip truck.

Anonymous wrote:I don't really care about this issue, but preEmie. Not premie. Thank you.

NP. I have a premie and either spelling is acceptable.

Anonymous wrote:I don't really care about this issue, but preEmie. Not premie. Thank you.

If you don’t care and just want to play grammar police, sit down and STFU

Thank you!

Even at age 3 when my preemie was tested for private school they used birth age (and it was fine).

Isn't this a joke thread? OP can't possibly be serious.

I don't really care about this issue, but preEmie. Not premie. Thank you.

AAP is nutty enough...

Anonymous wrote:Why all the passion PP? NP here, but I don't see anything wrong with asking questions. As per development, this is not such a strange question. The NNAT and CogAT have norms based on age and season taken, so why does it seem strange that they could have special norms for premies? They probably don't but why all the fuss?

Because I had premies, so I know how bonkers this is. When my kids did not walk until 15 & 18 months respectively, it was not considered to be a big developmental issue. Because they were premies. But it is very, very strange to be looking at development delays and basically use premie status as an excuse when a kid is 8. Nobody anywhere age Norma’s anything for 8 year olds because they were premies. No even your pediatrician. Come on. aPa is nutty enough without the “but my kid was a premie almost a decade ago” excuse.

So, I suspect PP is trolling.

Why all the passion PP? NP here, but I don't see anything wrong with asking questions. As per development, this is not such a strange question. The NNAT and CogAT have norms based on age and season taken, so why does it seem strange that they could have special norms for premies? They probably don't but why all the fuss?

Wait, you want you kid normed at 8 years and 3 months instead of 8 years and 5 months or 6 months because they were a premie?

Okay. This must be a troll because it is off the wall bananas. First, the extra month or two is the difference of what? One question? Two? A couple months does not make or break VogAT or NNAT scores. The people who see a difference in the number of questions you need to get right are the ones who redshirt, and are looking at a full year.

Second, this isn’t infant and toddler milestones. Your kid has had 8 years or so to catch up by the time they take the CogAT. If they still have residuals that are significant enough that it affects AAP testing, then these are health issues or learning disabilities. You get the testing done to document th learning disabilities and an IQ score and go through the process to get an IEP. The IEP is followed for testing. And if the IQ scores are good, your kid is admitted and the IEP is enforced while in AAP.

If your kid’s residuals from being a premie are so severe that they keep him or her out of AAP though, even with an IEP, maybe you need to focus less on the AAP designation, and more on whatever support, (again an IEP) and therapies your kid needs to be successful. If you make progress you can always apply to AAP again when your kid is ready.

You realize if your kid cannot test in based on actual age, the teacher is not going to slow the entire class down, because Larla was a premie a decade ago, right? They have to be able to keep up. Based on their actual age.

I realize this sounds harsh. So, I will add that I am the mom of two premies— one at 35 weeks and one significantly earlier. So I get the issues with premies. But your kid (and mine) don’t get judged by a lower standard for their entire life because they were a premie once upon a time.

I really hope you are trolling. Because you are way, way, way out in left field if you have a 2nd grader, and you are still looking for accommodations based solely on the fact your kid was a premie. (Again, if your kid has a documented health issue or learning disorder, that should be covered under an IEP, and your kid should get appropriate testing accommodations. Lots of kids with IEPs and 504s in AAP. Include one of my kids in a MS center and on at TJ).

I live in Western Fairfax. Land of TJ crazy
At, where every parent is looking for every possible edge for their kid. And I have never heard a parent raise this issue before. So if you are a troll, you are a creative one one, at least. If you are not a troll, know that to even hardcore AAP preppers and tiger moms, you seem nuts.

Anonymous wrote:My kids came to us from China (adoption) at ages 3 and 2.5, respectivelt, but, yeah, they still have to "compete" on a level playing field by now, even though both also had cleft lip and palate until we got them, and this impeded their phonological processing, reading, and spelling, and verbal communication. But what are ya gonna do? Honestly, I think it all evens out in the end. Save it for the college application when they ask about grit. .

You rock. Your kids are gonna benefit from your attitude and not being coddled.