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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I've done lots of IEP meetings, but as a Social Worker not a nanny.  I think including a nanny is wonderful as it's really best to get input from all the people regularly involved in the child's life.  I'm assuming you will be doing an IEP review, so you will likely go over each section of the current IEP and make changes as needed for the next year. You will also review the goals and discuss the progress that was made toward thems and revise or change them as necessary.  They will also review what services he/she is receiving this year and decide if he/she still needs the current level of services or more/less.

Please just a pet peeve on mine, if possible don't call him/her an "ADHD Child" though.  A child who has ADHD or is diagnosed with ADHD is so much better.  You would never call a child with Cancer a "Cancer Child", so a mental health diagnosis shouldn't be any different.  I've seen this little change make such a difference in how a child views themselves as their whole identity isn't wrapped up in their diagnosis.  [/quote]

No one calls him an ADHD child to his face but when discussing it with parents teachers psych etc that is how he is referred to. It is also how his parents refer to him when discussing him. So I will continue calling him that unless his parents change that.  His current teacher refers to him  "crazy" and "manic" on his behavior reports so I think calling him ADHD is the least of our label  problems.

Thanks for the other info. The MB didn't make any additions to the IEP last year (she didn't know what to add) but I told her my ideas ( allowing snacks throughout the day, not punishing him by taking away recess, allowing him to fidget as long as it does not distract others etc etc) and she was excited to add them to next years IEP. It should be interesting. I am so ready for him to move to second grade. His current teacher just does not seem to remember that he has ADHD (and possibly ODD) and she takes his behavior personally. :([/quote]

You are very defensive about this. He is not an ADHD child, he is a child with ADHD.  There is a difference and you could be the one who makes that difference in his life.  I've worked with hundreds of children who have behavioral and mental health challenges and I've seen small things like this make huge changes in some of their lives.

I'll say it again.  You would NEVER EVER call a child who had cancer or any other physical ailment by their diagnosis, so why should it be different for a mental health diagnosis.  [/quote]

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