A response to an Impossible (ADD) situation

[dawnd]

In response to a post in the ADDitudeMag forums, I wrote this.  It's a journey.  Learning to Love Myself (e.g., @ HAI L2) helps. :)

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I can relate.  I myself (49) was diagnosed only a couple of years ago, and only really got testing confirmation a few months ago.  I’m just beginning my journey with finding helpful meds. I’m finding

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[dawnd]

(hugs) I'm sorry you guys are having such trouble with this. The "can't be expected to cater her" phrase/idea really makes my blood boil. I actually had one of Allegra's *case managers* say something like it once. I snapped at her that I didn't CARE how many other children she had to deal with, and that RIGHT NOW, we were here to discuss MY CHILD. I disliked that woman an awful lot after 3 years of her excuses and arrogance. To her credit, however, she WAS the one that got us the in-depth testing, and after we got that, she was much less difficult. It's hard to ignore numbers like "1st percentile". *wry smile

[archanglrobriel]

*nod* We got Ree diagnosed kind of on the sly because she had to see a neurologist for her migraines and while we were there, we discussed our concerns with ADD and Asperger's and got her tested for those. Yep to both. Now the issue really is whether or not it's worth trying to get her really, really nonfunctional high school administration on board with getting her a performance plan and etc. They already told us once, despite Ree's having an IEP on file which legally they have to follow, that they didn't have the money to comply with the law. And then seeing how they handled Alex, I'm kind of loathe to even alert them to her presence

you don't have to keep doing this anymore

[dawnd]

Rob, What you are describing from your school district is *horrible* and you do not have to take it anymore. You CAN yank her out of school without running afoul of the law. You have several options