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To all Special Education Professionals
I have been trained in Special Education Skills although I am
not using them professionally at this time. I have a 6 year old
Hispanic step-son who was born into a Spanglish speaking house hold.
He appears to have moderate to severe learning disabilities with an
emotional overlay problem that "flairs" up occasionally. He has
been to the neurologist, and no concrete problems have been pinned
down. He is apparently not ADD since a trial treatment with Cylert
turned out to be a horrendous experience for the little guy. He was
awake for a full 48 hours and enganged in hallucinatory behavior during the late morning hours (verified, since his mom and grandma
stayed up with him throughout this ordeal). We have continued to
work with him on his letters and numbers, and his recognition of
letters and matching them on the keyboard has improved in his second
year in Kindergarten. He is mostly a well behaved little guy, but
occasionally gets so out of control that his mother and I don't know
what to do with him other than isolate him, and treat him with
Cough syrup. I am afraid that the school district he is in, although well funded by most standards, is trying to abandon him and
not offer a full range of classes. His speech delays are being treated by a (1) twenty minute session with the therapist per week, but with the retirement of an older, more seasoned professional, and
her replacement with a "rookie", I fear he is not getting the help he
needs, or deserves. What strategies do you recommend to make certain that the School District fulfills its obligations to the young man under the provisions of the law. Thanks, Don Boring Glendora, CA.
