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MW
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 Posted: 04/27/06 - 07:49 Post subject: Re: An official diagnosis today for Abby
| copteacher wrote: | Today I met with her school team and was working on Abby's kindergarten placement for next year. The school district found that they cannot accomadate Abby's complex medical, social and mental needs so they will be sending her to a special school outside of the district. The two school psychologists kept using "nice words" like gross deveolpmental delay and significant development delay and I was smiling when they said that. When I pushed them for a diagnosis, "really" they repeated themselves. I finally asked, is Abby mentally retarded, I don't care about nice sounding words and political correct speak, both of them said, yes, Abby is mentally retarded. I said, good, that is all I want to know.
So we have known for quite some time that Abby was MR, but now it is official and Robin and I are actually pleased. It opens up a whole new availability of services that could only help her.
So at least we have one questioned answered. Only about 99 more to go. |
It in no way compares to what Abby's rockin' in her world, but the day the specialist said "You're son has ADHD. But, I;ve only come across one other child in my entire career that is as clever as he is" I cried. I finally had an answer...and I could finally make the school accomodate him just a little bit. Brilliant yes, Needs help...yes. Such is the bane of ADD.
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