tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4186970864293258312.post226329232561531759..comments2023-10-19T08:17:37.794-07:00Comments on I Have Things...: Warning: Not funny, interesting, OR entertainingTChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06927536275580889825noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4186970864293258312.post-26869503562759621062007-10-26T10:57:00.000-07:002007-10-26T10:57:00.000-07:00I want to apologize in advance. May I suggest tho...I want to apologize in advance. May I suggest though, thinking about this not as "which kind of help should I get my son" but rather "I am investing in my son's rest of his life, and self-esteem, which will affect him until the day he dies"? <BR/><BR/>I understand not having money, really I do. I have close to no money myself. However, I am the product of a system that did not get me the helpGreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10931380770342598889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4186970864293258312.post-62610275256711582832007-10-25T10:19:00.000-07:002007-10-25T10:19:00.000-07:00I am with the no advocate group, at least for now....I am with the no advocate group, at least for now. A diagnosis is more critical so if necessary that is where you dollars should go.<BR/><BR/>I have to say, however, it may turn out to be very difficult to find "the answer" and even more difficult to find a solution. If he is not behind academically or being very disruptive in class, it is much harder to get the school to provide services. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4186970864293258312.post-50733782161805340812007-10-24T18:23:00.000-07:002007-10-24T18:23:00.000-07:00Nice Blog :)Nice Blog :)Fibohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17576659979761996433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4186970864293258312.post-10843566506283472932007-10-24T18:09:00.000-07:002007-10-24T18:09:00.000-07:00You probably know I vote for the SLP. All I know i...You probably know I vote for the SLP. All I know is that we got screwed seven ways to Sunday UNTIL we had a piece of paper with a diagnosis on it. Then the magic door opened up and we got services, including the one to one aide that made all the difference.<BR/><BR/>I also want to backtrack a little on my "OT isn't a stand alone service," though I think you definitely need to look into it. That pohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01955447129419154979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4186970864293258312.post-10050773421297303022007-10-24T14:15:00.000-07:002007-10-24T14:15:00.000-07:00Oh, a question. Do you have any concerns about hi...Oh, a question. Do you have any concerns about his cognitive functioning or academic ability? Any at all?Ambrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14045628805242569958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4186970864293258312.post-31501472146927080712007-10-24T14:13:00.000-07:002007-10-24T14:13:00.000-07:00Don't get the advocate. The advocate is not going...Don't get the advocate. The advocate is not going to get you anything you can't get yourself- the advocate is for people who don't want to figure all this stuff out for themselves anyway.<BR/><BR/>I am not such a great advocate, because I just might shove Mr. School Psychologist's little pencil down his pencil neck if he keeps up his "I have already diagnosed your child" routine. But you know IAmbrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14045628805242569958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4186970864293258312.post-10747738924227622672007-10-24T06:27:00.000-07:002007-10-24T06:27:00.000-07:00Since today is Wednesday and I know how unlikely y...Since today is Wednesday and I know how unlikely you are to pick up a real live "phone" before the weekend....kiss, kiss...I will dig up the phone number of a fantastic woman I knew a few years ago...(hows that for a run on sentence). Her son was in need of serious services from the schools and fought like a banchee/banshee (that doesnt look right), anyway, she ended up with a fabulous advocate, PnPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13098114819486781927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4186970864293258312.post-38785739802701940352007-10-24T05:48:00.000-07:002007-10-24T05:48:00.000-07:00I am so not qualified to comment on these things.....I am so not qualified to comment on these things... but I hope you get to apply just the right amount of whoopass so that things work out for you.Rich | Championablehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04465242424716799056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4186970864293258312.post-61758971413714673652007-10-24T04:37:00.000-07:002007-10-24T04:37:00.000-07:00Ok i'll weigh in here, rather than thru email :-)....Ok i'll weigh in here, rather than thru email :-). My advice to get an advocate was because of the obvious buffeting you are already getting.<BR/><BR/>I've been in your place (w/both kids) and I got an advocate right out of the gate with one, and never got an advocate with the other.<BR/><BR/>The one I got an advocate for was the one where I wasn't quite sure what the disability was, and if you Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4186970864293258312.post-2134896118592459902007-10-24T04:18:00.000-07:002007-10-24T04:18:00.000-07:00Okay, I guess when you put it that way...Though I ...Okay, I guess when you put it that way...<BR/><BR/>Though I was one of the ones who urged you to get an advocate, I completely understand the advice to not rush into it. But, if you forgo the advocate now, you have to figure out how to get him what he needs on your own. Which means network, network, network. And perhaps, a few "casual" questions to an advocate who feels kind of chatty on the kristen spinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12099514779097752438noreply@blogger.com