any advice would be wonderful!

frankiesmom said:
oh i know it..his speech therapist was out yesterday and she suggested not telling the deaf school about his eating difficulties..to "let them figure it out and work with him".
yeah, right!! lets just let them choke him because i didnt tell him he doesnt know how to eat..smart idea.
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Really? Talk about lack of teamwork. What is wrong with these educators?
 
I don't know where you are but school district services start early for special needs kids. I live in a school district with a good special education system and people move into this area for that reason. Have you talked to a developmental pediatrician? Their staff can usually help. I know that he's still little but it would help you plan.

Oh, yea, and an occupational therapist should be able to help you with the eating issues. Get him in occupational therapy asap.
 
Frankie's Mom..my program is very very experienced in working with deaf children with additional needs. I can PM you with the nameof it if you promise not to share it here due to privacy reasons?
 
frankiesmom said:
oh i know it..his speech therapist was out yesterday and she suggested not telling the deaf school about his eating difficulties..to "let them figure it out and work with him".
yeah, right!! lets just let them choke him because i didnt tell him he doesnt know how to eat..smart idea.
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I had a speech therapist in the public school system tell me my son didn't need a terp until he was in the 4th or 5th grade and the material got more difficult! This is when I was registering him for kindergarten and after he had already been in a deaf pre-school. I don't know where they find some of these people.:roll: Needless to say, attitudes like that is exactly why I refused a public school placement.
 
frankiesmom said:
oh i know it..his speech therapist was out yesterday and she suggested not telling the deaf school about his eating difficulties..to "let them figure it out and work with him".
yeah, right!! lets just let them choke him because i didnt tell him he doesnt know how to eat..smart idea.
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oh boy. :roll:
 
yep...i was pretty much floored. but not as floored as when the dr told me yesterday..once again..that hes "too healthy looking" to have any real delays. i guess the medical records are just for my own amusement..pff. i keep hearing that and its getting old..oh and the roundabout asking if i did drugs while pregnant..i would rather them just come out with it instead of beating around the bush! but no, this lady wants him to just "try" solid food without me around, at the school..totally ignoring the fact that he cant chew it..idiots.
 
frankiesmom said:
yep...i was pretty much floored. but not as floored as when the dr told me yesterday..once again..that hes "too healthy looking" to have any real delays. i guess the medical records are just for my own amusement..pff. i keep hearing that and its getting old..oh and the roundabout asking if i did drugs while pregnant..i would rather them just come out with it instead of beating around the bush! but no, this lady wants him to just "try" solid food without me around, at the school..totally ignoring the fact that he cant chew it..idiots.
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I'm sure the doc was trying to alleviate your worry, but dang! He really needs to think before he speaks!:lol:
 
oh no, he was flat our arguing with me, unfortunately. that is the one who trotted out autism before seeing his chart..that is the popular diagnosis these days, i guess.
 
he is seeing a developmental pediatrician next week, luckily! i honestly think that his issues are beyond their scope of practice..they are awesome with regular kid stuff, and to their credit, they have given me referrals for everything we could possibly test for. but i think they need to work on being less..stupid about some things maybe.
its not as bad as the barnes and noble lady, and her weird comment about deaf children the other day..now that was something else!
 
frankiesmom said:
he is seeing a developmental pediatrician next week, luckily! i honestly think that his issues are beyond their scope of practice..they are awesome with regular kid stuff, and to their credit, they have given me referrals for everything we could possibly test for. but i think they need to work on being less..stupid about some things maybe.
its not as bad as the barnes and noble lady, and her weird comment about deaf children the other day..now that was something else!
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Did I miss this? What did the B&B lady say?
 
oh, last week, i went to pick up a book i had ordered about disabled kids right? well, this ancient crone was too busy flirting with this young guy and i ended up standing there for 15 minutes..anyways, when she finally turned to me, i asked if she had any books on parenting deaf children and she got snotty and said "well, we only carry the books on the adhd kids because deaf kids arent as big of a problem"...then i just asked where the damn special needs section was and she refused to just tell me, she got all huffy and told me to follow her so that "next time i could just go straight to it".
this has NEVER happened to me before..i was like..what crawled up your ass and died, lady?? and why would you say that to me in the first place? granted, i didnt say this..but i wanted to! i wrote barnes and noble and the manager called and apologized, but i will never go to that location again, thats for sure.
 
i think you wouldve had to been there to see the way she said this..i mean it was so...rude!
 
frankiesmom said:
i think you wouldve had to been there to see the way she said this..i mean it was so...rude!
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No, I am experienced with rudeness to people who are different. Very.

I am sorry to say, it probably won't be the last time.
 
yeah..since all of this came about, i am noticing that there are quite a few rude and very ignorant people out there.
i have always said that when in doubt..just keep your mouth shut! *



*i follow this advice at least 80 percent of the time.
 
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frankiesmom said:
yeah..since all of this came about, i am noticing that there are quite a few rude and very ignorant people out there.
i have always said that when in doubt..just keep your mouth shut! *



*i follow this advice at least 80 percent of the time.
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I am still working on that! People who know me might debate my statement. :P
 
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