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how do you prepare yourself for a new school year?

Michele - posted on 08/25/2009 ( 4 moms have responded )

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how do you as a mom prepare for the start of a new school year?i seem to always get a little worried about my son .i always wonder ok will this teacher understand him will they be patient with him.will he get the extra help he needs,how well will he get along with his class mates and of coarse i wonder when will i get the first phone call.school stars sept 8 in canada my son is goig in grd 2 he has tr,adhd and ocb.usually i know what teacher he is going to have and more info this yr i don't know any of this.sometimes i just wish i didn't have to work and i could just home school are son.my son also has a IEP.anybody else feeling this way?

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Sarah - posted on 09/04/2009

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Hey Michele, I do not see a way to post a document here. Ugh! I sent you a private message... best, Sarah

Michele - posted on 09/04/2009

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hi kim thank you so much it is great to her your wonderful ideas .i would love it if you could share your powerpoint document ideas.i would love to do it for his new teacher school start's on tuesday .thanks again i just love to here other peoples ideas to make our childrens school day's much more happy and less stress on my nathan.

Sarah - posted on 09/04/2009

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HI Michele, I have prepared a PowerPoint document for my son's 1st grade teacher and I'm more than willing to share it if you're interested. You can edit/tweak it to meet your son's needs. It's a brief document that hits on what I think is important for the teacher to know. It doesn't include my son's name as I intended it to be about TS and its associated conditions. I met with my son's teacher before school started and she found it helpful as she's never had a student with TS. Additionally, her only knowledge of TS is based on a show she saw last year about girls and severe TS.



My son has a 504 Plan... he has a wiggle chair (a chair with uneven legs so he can fidget and get wiggles out), preferred seating (allows him to tic w/o hitting others), walks in back of line to/from class so he can tic unnoticed, exta books (which we don't need at this time), weekly lunch bunch meeting to address social issues, nonverbal cues as a call to task or to advise him to take break, breaks from the class as needed to release tics.



Hang in there. I hope your son has a great year with an understanding teacher and understanding peers!

Kimberly - posted on 09/03/2009

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Faith just started all day developmental K this week and I was so anxiety ridden for her. We did go in last week to meet the 2 different teachers since she has regular K in the AM and then Dev K in the PM. It helped so she could meet the teachers, see the room, and I could explain the TS/OCD tics she has and how we manage them etc. So far so good through week 1. Try calling the school and see if you can set up a mtg or at least phone conference with the teachers prior to school starting. Good Luck

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