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[agent_smart]

I've been concerned about Jack's language development, so I took him to the public school headquarters to be evaluated, to see if he would need a language therapist.  The process took a couple of months (because they spaced out the assessments by months), and I finally had the meeting with them, today, to talk about whether they thought he

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[kiki_da_vamp]

My son doesnt respond to discipline at all either. Maybe its a boy thing lol

He may be working on other areas of development. Zach has had Early Intervention coming to our house for the past year and I have IEP ( SPED) meeting on Friday to decide of he gets into the sped and model preschool or just have speech therapy.

[kiki_da_vamp]

In order to get into preschool he needs a cognition delay and one other. Zach doesn't have a cog. delay so he can't be a sped student, but because of his speech he can't be a model. I was hoping to put both kids in together, Tara got in as a model.

[agent_smart]

What's sped and model? special ed? What are Zach and Tara having trouble with?

[kiki_da_vamp]

sped is the abriviation for special ed. they use it in the schools, its on the paper work.

a model student is a typically developing child, ( ie no delays) which Tara is.

Zachary can't be a model student because of his speech delay. But he can't be a sped student either, because he doesn't have a cognition delay. So he falls right in the middle and can't get into the preschool at all.

We have a meeting tomorrowto discuss it and decide of they will loosen the rules to let him in so they can go together.

( Tara has serious seperation anxiety issues, we tried preschool this past Sept. but it didn't work couldnt get her to stop crying at school and she had a bad teacher. So if Zach goes with her I think it will help immensely. It is a different preschool, no bad teacher)

[mimeynaomi]

Brittany, you're doing awesome. I had to say it, not 'cause I thought it would make you feel better (thought I hope it does), but 'cause reading your post reminded me.

[agent_smart]

:) thanks, judith.

[brokenhallelu]

Was he tested by a speech-language pathologist or a psychologist/teacher? If it was a psychologist, and you are still concerned, I suggest you meet with a SLP. asha.org should have some resources regarding language delay, learning disabilities, etc.

[agent_smart]

it was a speech-language pathologist.

[circegirl]

Ahh the beloved SST/IEP meeting. This is what I spend much of my day doing. I have my degree in this and I can tell you navigating the special ed. programs can be overwelhming. It doesn't sound to me like they have any strong concerns. Children tend to develop one area at a time. So a very physical child make be a little behind linguistically, a thoughtful child may have poor motor skills. You can't speed up any area, they all get it in the end. It sound like you are doing everything right. In terms of the behaviors, I can also say that very bright children are generally the biggest trouble makers and it can be frustrating for them because their little bodies aren't capable of doing/expressing what is going on in their minds. They do grow out of it. Be consistent. Don't discuss things that are non-negotiable with him (ie- you must go to bed at...) , but give him options as often as possible (make sure the options you give him are ones you can live with). Parenting is not easy. Jack's a good kid. You are doing everything