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Mild Mental Retardation
He may be ellegible for special education services right at his current elementary school. Before you could anything you need to know how it affects his ...
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- hi L., Of course your child can stay in his current elementary school. They will take your doctors diagnoses - do some educational testing for their records, and arr...
- If your child does have mild mental retardation, I would suggest getting a very good evaluation on how that will impact his learning. He may be ellegible for special ...
- I have been thinking on your request. I don't have any advice as far as schools and doctors, but my sister in law recommended a good book to me that I want to pass on....
Possible Relocation! Info on Special Needs IEP Services in the Dallas Area HELP!
For public schools, Plano ISD has the best public special education programing I 've ever ... I am partial to Plano since I teach Special Education there. ...
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- If at all possible move to McKinney! I have a 19 yr old with Down Syndrome who has gone through the McKinney special ed system and it has been a great experience. Base...
- I work in public schools in the area of special education. My recommendation to you is to bring copies of all of the paperwork (IEP, testing, etc) with you when you m...
- We moved to Richardson 5 years ago with a middle school son with lots of learning challenges. As a toddler and younger child he was in Early Childhood and diagnosed w...
Preschools for Child with Special Needs
I am a special education teacher and every district is required to have an Early Childhood program with certified teachers to service the wee ones! ...
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- My son is special needs. He is 4. He goes to Hope Wall. I dont know if they will take kids from Naperville, but I am thinking they would. If you are interested, le...
- I just realized you accessed the public preschool. 204 has a fantastic preschool and special ed program. Good luck
- Hi, Call your local public school district. We're in Oswego & they are great! We have an early intervention preschool. It's for kids with special needs. My son goe...
Comparing RISD with GISD
My oldest ds suffers from dysgraphia mood disorderODD w aside effect of ADHD and we considered enrolling him in ECIA I spoke w the special education ...
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- Choice of school means you get to choose the school your child attends no matter where in the district you live. However, if availability becomes an issue, the childr...
- Hello I am a registered provider that has worked with parents that have had there children in the PPCD programs as well as the life classes in middle and high school...
- Cathy - I also have a 6 yr old daughter with special needs. She is currently attending Stephens Elementary's PPCD program in Garland ISD. Next year she will need ...
Mom ISO Special Needs Daycare?
Also, he is eligible for special education services through your corresponding school district by the age of 3. Call the district and ask someone in the ...
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- Hi M., I'm in the Lakehills area of Bandera County so we're neighbors. I've been looking for a nanny to come to my home and finally found a wonderful person. In s...
- My son was diagnosed with High Functioning Autism at age 2. Call Ester Seals NOW - call the school district, call One For Autism, on Huebner, and ask for any referenc...
- Don't know of any but there are a lot of agencies that can help like Easter Seal. They may be able to direct you. Also, he is eligible for special education services ...
What Is the Real Meaning of PDD.
Depending on your schools Special Education classes will you get some decent help. I would seek out an outer source of help. Ask her doctor who they may ...
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- K., I have no experience with PDD but here's a link with a good deal of useful information: http://www.med.yale.edu/chldstdy/autism/pddinfo.html Wishing you all ...
- i dont know a whole lot but my daughter was diagnosed with pdd-nos last year i do know it is a form of autism but i you go to wikipedia.com and type pdd in it gives yo...
- It is not so much the difference in opinion as the enormity of symptoms that fit under this umbrella. Is your daughter receiving special education assistance at school...
What Testing Are Public School Required to Do??
Special education is only for most severe. Most districts do Response to Intervention (RtI) for special education. It is part of IDEiA 2004. ...
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- J., The school district is not required to diagnose your child. Depending on where you live, your district might offer basic diagnostic services. I strongly recomme...
- I've never known a school who didn't cooperate with ADD testing---which in my experience is nothing more than the Conner questionnaire. The teachers and the parents w...
- The school cannot test the child for ADHD. They can do a screening to see if the child has any of the signs of ADHD, but they cannot give a diagnosis. This has to be...
Shredding Events
Next someone suggested contacting the Special Education Department of your local school. Sometimes the students with special needs will shredd. ...
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- I saw a sign at Texans Credit Union in McKinney that they are having a Shred Day. It is free. I'm not sure if they are doing it at all their locations but you could ...
- J., I work with CCCS of North Central Texas in McKinney and we are working on putting an ID Theft info and shred event together for October 25th. At this time we ...
- Our bank just had a free shredding event on Saturday. You may want to contact your bank to see if they have anything similar.
Auditory Processing Disorder (APD) - Looking for Home Resources/any Help!
If you are having problems advocating in your school, you should consider looking into hiring an educational advocate or a special education attorney. ...
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- I am a 5th grade teacher and honestly, I don't feel 504's truly help the student. I would speak to his resource teacher. They usually have tools and ideas that can h...
- I am a foster parent and have done lots of 504s and other I5EPs a good resourse is a plase called CASE (COMMUNITY ALLIANCE FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION) there phone number is...
- My son has APD and we did a therapy called Tomotis or Auditory Music Therapy. This seemed to help him quite a bit and other parents in his group were pleased as well w...
I've Been Told That My 7 Year Old Some Has CAPD - Does Anyone Know What This Is?
I am a special education teacher! I have a bunch of questions but not sure whether or not to post them all. Here are a few sites that I found that may help . ...
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- If the teachers think he should repeat a grade please listen.. it is much easier to repeat and get a firm ground of basic skills now than struggle all the way through ...
- I would look into his nutrition and diet. Does he have any food sensitivities? Does he crave or only eat certain foods? Is he getting enough EFA's? I would conside...
- ..basically.. your son cannot process all the information coming into his ears at the same time in order to organize it and then reproduce on paper or on a test..you m...
