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[doreenc68]

That time of the year is here again. IEP meeting time. I believe Jake's meeting will go without incident. He is doing so very well; I have almost no concerns. I would even be receptive if it's decided that he doesn't really even need an IEP for next year. He doesn't need adaptive PE anymore; I think his fine motor skills are age appropriate now

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[neat_rox]

I agree. IEPs are hard. Two of my boys have them. My oldest for GATE and of course Daniel's for all of his difficulties. It always amazes me about how many people attend Daniel's. I think last time everyone came, and that was 6 plus my hubby and me. Luckily, we all agree on what services Daniel needs and we all know he's a challenge. We had his about 6 weeks ago and it was hard to put in more hours in the resource room for him because he's struggling with academics. His IQ tested within average range (even a little low) but we were amazed that he even took the tests with his anxiety problems

[doreenc68]

Thanks for the understanding! One thing I want to clear up though, is that Andrew will be entering Kindergarten this fall, so does NOT have an IEP in place this year. All the services he's received in the past have been privately based, not through the school. He started off in First Steps (Indiana's program for kids 0-3 yrs who have greater than 20% delay in speech, physical and/or developmental abilities). When he was 3, he was tested by the school system, and found not to need services at that time, which didn't surprise me. After that, upon the doctor's advice, we sought our own OT for him. He made great progress with this sensory issues during that time, and was discharged. The anxiety/OCD-like issues and rages remained troubling though, and then our doctor referred us to the doc in Indianapolis. It was that doc that gave him the HFA diagnosis this fall, and told us to seek support services from the school as well. Also, during that time, the neuropsychologist here in town recommended Andrew see a psychologist regularly

[neat_rox]

Thank you for clearing up my misunderstandings. I'm sure with all of the experts that you've seen, the school is bound to listen and hopefully will determine the best services for Andrew. My son also attended a 0-3 program here and received OT and SLT services through them. Then he transferred to the preschool through the public schools for 3 years, also getting OT and SLT services. These services continued for kindergarten and part of 1st grade and then they added time in the Resource Room and psychological consulting. On his IEP, he is labeled as "Developmentally Delayed" which was what was from the original diagnosis when he was three. I'm told that we won't change that until he is 9 (which comes up in November). From there, I don't know if they'll switch it to "Speech/Language Impaired" or "Autism Spectrum Disorder". Maybe it will depend on what is causing him the most difficulty at the time. In any case, he'll still receive services and probably will throughout his whole academic life. I hope that Andrew can get OT at

[doreenc68]

Went to T-ball again last night, and yes they do look so cute out there! On his turn up at bat, David hit the ball, and then insteade of running to first base, he chased after his ball! LOL He had all the spectators laughing! When he's out in the field, he's always in the "ready postion", crouching with hands on knees. Too cute! His 4th birthday is Thursday, and he's having a party with 5 of his little friends. Lightening McQueen theme.

Hope Daniel is still doing well on his Concerta. I'll always go for less explosive! Andrew's doing pretty well too this week.