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- Special Needs Posting for a friend who is looking for a disability lawyer for her adult son. I know about Regina Skyer and other attorneys for school-age kids. Can anyone tell me of lawyers who...(more)
- ^^^ I should add this is in NYC. I used Neil Rosenberg when ds was young, but again I know that he works on behalf of with school-age children. My friend's ds is 26.
- Either of those firms might be able to recommend someone, I’d reach out and ask. We’ve worked with both as well I found them very helpful.
- What issues? I can recommend once I know.
- op -- Let me ask her for questions and then I will post again. I spoke with her a year ago and she just reached out and left me a message. I will find out more. Thank you!
- op -- I just spoke with her. Her ds is 27 and she is looking for a lawyer to apply for SSI. He has a diagnosis (neurological issues), can't live on his own, hold a job, organize...(more)
- The application for SSI does not require a lawyer. I did it for my son.
- Op—yes, I did for my ds as well, but she wants to use a lawyer to guide her.
- I would use Amber Decker for this....(more)
- Op—yes, I did for my ds as well, but she wants to use a lawyer to guide her.
- The application for SSI does not require a lawyer. I did it for my son.
- the lawyers referred to on this post-- Regina Skyer and Neal Rosenberg, are lawyers that sue the school system on your behalf for failure to provide your child with a free and...(more)
- Special Needs Can anyone recommend a trainer who works with youth for coordination, strength training and physical activity. Someone who has worked with kids with LD and can cowould be great....(more)
- Special Needs Anyone here sent a support animal to college with dc? I wonder if that would help teen with anxiety, ADHD. Right now she doesn't seem to think she can leave home in a couple...(more)
- Jr in HS?
- yes, just thinking about options now. Not going to force her to go away.
- My DC's roommate has one. A lot of kids do--plus the school brings in animals during finals and has them near the library. Donkey, pig, dogs, it's pretty cute.
- I need a support donkey for my math final.
- (or) I need a support donkey just for my life. If I ever live in the country I'm getting a donkey and a goat.
- I need a support donkey for my math final.
- I have a friend who's DD had anxiety and college was a problem. Don't send away
- Likeliest scenario now is either gap year or CC but I'd like to know options.
- When the time comes that can definitely be a resource
- pets weren't allowed in dorms when I was in college, but that was an eon ago
- Do not do this
- Better live at home and go locally.
- That's the likeliest scenario now -- doesn't apply herself in school, won't prep for SAT, etc. But she has a history of saying she doesn't want to do something over and over, then...(more)
- ugh, so unfair to everyone else
- how so?
- An animal in a dorm? If the child wants an off campus apartment and hires an animal care person to walk/care for it , fine. No animals in dorms
- how so?
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- and lives in dorms?
- I think she did at least in the first year
- How? Where does the dog go during classes? What if it barks?
- OP: This would be a cat
- How? Where does the dog go during classes? What if it barks?
- I think she did at least in the first year
- and lives in dorms?
- on my dd's floor at Vassar is a girl with a support cat.
- RIT has loads of therapy animals.
- Jr in HS?
- Special Needs Dd has been trying different ADHD meds. some make her jumpy and others she feels nothing on. do you think the one she feels nothing on she should try for a week to see if there...(more)
- i think she would know right away. I think the jumpiness can go away though on the others. Has she tried vyvanse? Mine seems to do well on it
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- Most meds you need to try for at least several days
- ^unless there are sudden, concerning psych symptoms
- Special Needs I am having trouble getting my son's adderall prescription filled due to the shortage. Are there pharmacies that have it in stock? What is a good alternative to adderall. Thank...(more)
- Where do you live
- I just got DD's filled on Wed. I had to call around. Just keep trying.
- Ask doc. I called every pharmacy in manhattan (different drug) and ended up getting some mail order
- I live in the West Village
- A family drugstore like Rite Way -369 First Avenue
- Same issue. One pharmacist told me that the end of the year is always a supply chain issue for meds but...(more)
- This post has been disliked 5 times. The shortages were not endemic before Biden
- It’s a fallout of a lot of people being on meds since pandemic
- Yes meds like baby formula and cream cheese
- I am not having any problems with cream cheese. Readily available.and yes we all know there are supply chain issues for various reasons
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- Yes I know. Because they did not predict what that the demand would be so high after the pandemic
- Yes meds like baby formula and cream cheese
- It’s a fallout of a lot of people being on meds since pandemic
- The shortages were not endemic before Biden
- This post has been disliked 5 times. The shortages were not endemic before Biden
- what is it?
- Adderall? Treats hyperactive disorder. Often over prescribed and also addictive in nature. Be careful parents...
- Shut the fuck up and get off this board
- In a rage? Now I know where dc gets it from.
- You are clueless hom. I don’t have a kid with adhd and I gather you know nothing about it.
- I think youre mentally ill. Take your meds. Dont attack anyone.
- Talk about being mentally ill. You are a sadistic fuck and you don’t even know it.
- You seem volatile and unpredictable as well as aggresive. Im glad I dont live near you. You seem scary.
- You better run run.
- Why? You cant get me.
- Away from this board. Go back to toddler
- Why? You cant get me.
- You better run run.
- You seem volatile and unpredictable as well as aggresive. Im glad I dont live near you. You seem scary.
- Talk about being mentally ill. You are a sadistic fuck and you don’t even know it.
- I think youre mentally ill. Take your meds. Dont attack anyone.
- You are clueless hom. I don’t have a kid with adhd and I gather you know nothing about it.
- In a rage? Now I know where dc gets it from.
- Shut the fuck up and get off this board
- Adderall? Treats hyperactive disorder. Often over prescribed and also addictive in nature. Be careful parents...
- We live in nyc and I started getting it for dc at our weekend house. Small chain pharmacy seems to always have my dcs dose
- i'm in nyc and have not had an issue. do you use a chain pharmacy? i find them better able to access upplies
- Np. CVS, Walgreens and Rite aide all out of my dcs dose
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- No Adderall is the problem. Where do you live
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- It’s a big problem in my
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- It’s a big problem in my
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- I thought xoncerta wasn't prescribed anymore
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- No Adderall is the problem. Where do you live
- We moved to vivante, so far so good
- ^ vyvanse
- Special Needs Freshman ds w exec functioning issues was home all week and while it sounds like he keeps it together at school, reverted right back to old patterns at home. Ugh. anyone else bee...(more)
- Yup
- are you sure he is keeping it together at school? in college most of your grade comes from the second half of the semester
- He takes one class at a time
- Special Needs One more time: how rare is it to not reverse letters and numbers if you are dyslexic? Sorry to be a pain and ask again
- Dyslexia is any reading disorder. Reverse letter writing is a sign of dysgraphia, but it doesn't have to be to meet the criteria. Not rare.
- Not rare at all.
- my ds has a dyslexia dx but has always been a strong decoder
- then they don't have a dyslexia. Perhaps a different LD
- Again, I work with kids who have dyslexia all day, every day. What do you even mean? When they write or when they read or both? I just went to the IDA conference in San Antonio...(more)
- Special Needs Can you be dyslexic and NOT reverse letters and numbers?
- yes
- Yes
- I work with kids who have dyslexia- yes, you can have dyslexia and not reverse letters
- yes
- Yes. My DD has dyslexia and does not reverse letters and numbers.
- yes it can happen...but it is VERY rare
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- I like solid
- Weaving is so pretty
- whatever you think you can do better. but i think cherry pie from the can is disgusting
- Special Needs Anyone get a psychologist to write a letter on behalf of your SN child for college housing? Any suggestions? High-functioning ASD trans kid who would do best in a single
- Is there a psychologist or clinician working with this kid now? The documentation forms are pretty straightforward
- This was the neuropysch who diagnosed my kid a few years ago
- Yes, and it was ineffective for housing. No issues getting academic accommodations, but the housing was a matter of the college not having enough singles. It was not good.
- good to know, we will still try
- what did work: He was in a double room first year, couldn't be guaranteed a single the next, so he successfully petitioned to live off campus in an apartment even though school...(more)
- I think this is college dependent. RIT is very accommodating. It seems like a lot of students have therapy animals which automatically means a single.
- good to know, we will still try
- Is there a psychologist or clinician working with this kid now? The documentation forms are pretty straightforward
- Special Needs Can you diagnose dyslexia, executive functioning, etc, in first grade for a boy? Im wondering if we should get the assessment or wait until 2nd grade
- This post has been disliked 3 times. wait
- why.
- Irresponsible advice.
- Worst advice ever - and guessing the responder does not have a SN kid
- Get the assessment now. The sooner you can provide interventions, the better
- Absolutely. Evaluate now.
- This post has been disliked 3 times. wait
- Special Needs How did you decide if your kid should go to a dedicated LD school (Winston Prep, for example) vs. a small private with a support program (Dwight, Bay Ridge Prep)? My kid's issues...(more)
- My dd was in an LD middle school and definitely needed a bigger and more socially typical high school so she went to York Prep and it was great. She still got support but made...(more)
- ^ We also looked at Bay Ridge but it was too far.
- Does this mean that the BOE paid for York Prep? I've heard of them paying for the additional academic support (Bridge program) but not the whole shebang.
- Yep DOE paid. Not sure if that's still the case. It helped that my dd already had a history of attending a ld school- at least that's what my lawyer said at the time.
- We get the whole shebang reimbursed at bay ridge prep.
- ^^ dc had previously failed multiple mainstream/ ICT placements.
- Can't reccomend the Bridge program at Bay Ridge Prep highly enough. The fact that is is a *typical* environment that provides excellent support to LD kids was key for us.
- My kid with that profile left Nest and is in public ICT.
- ^and though we were nervous it's been a huge success for him. YMMV of course.
- Small (for NYC) public , ICT classes was a disaster. Now attends Smith (chosen because they accept Connor cases) and is doing very well.
- What do you think about Smith?
- After years of school refusal? He's going to school, has a 91.5 average and is college bound. I am thrilled. It's a small, warm and nurturing school.
- That great!
- After years of school refusal? He's going to school, has a 91.5 average and is college bound. I am thrilled. It's a small, warm and nurturing school.
- What do you think about Smith?
- My dyslexic DC did really well staying at a progressive, supportive private through 8th grade. We supplemented with tutoring for executive function/organizing issues and it really...(more)
- My dd was in an LD middle school and definitely needed a bigger and more socially typical high school so she went to York Prep and it was great. She still got support but made...(more)
- Special Needs WWYD? My 19 yo has anxiety and is medicated with therapy. He is really struggling at college but does not want to come home....(more)
- We need more info. Is he failing?
- not yet but close. He is very resistant to discussing anything with me. And at this point, every time I bring anything up he looks like he is in pain. I had hoped having the...(more)
- I would stop asking and assess at the semester
- not yet but close. He is very resistant to discussing anything with me. And at this point, every time I bring anything up he looks like he is in pain. I had hoped having the...(more)
- My DS is younger than yours but you're describing exactly what I imagine will happen. I want him to stay in the nest. I know that might not be what you're supposed to want but I...(more)
- What is he anxious about?
- with anxiety it can be everything. Just saying (GAD mom)
- honestly, at this point I don't know. I think it's general anxiety. He is extremely needle phobic. Huge problem.
- Well the only way out of that is exposure
- I have same phobia but how is that coming out at college.
- it's not his issue in college. I was just describing his anxiety. That's the most concrete example but I would say he generally is anxious and almost paralyzed in certain...(more)
- all you could do is offer other possibilities. Is there a 4 year school he can drive to near you so you can support him at home
- This is my plan (NP). DS is intellectually capable but emotionally not prepared to live away
- op here and my son is intellectually capable and very comfortable living independently ... but he just isn't getting his schoolwork done.
- If he wanted to , he would
- and yet maybe it's ADHD and not
- op here and I kind of think that, too. He's got a lot of support! And there are other things he does do. It's not a diss on him to say he doesn't want to. It's just acknowledging...(more)
- Well, maybe I'm undercutting my DS but I think he'd be the same. And I'm not sure about the living independently thing. Mind you he just turned 16.
- If he wanted to , he would
- op here and my son is intellectually capable and very comfortable living independently ... but he just isn't getting his schoolwork done.
- This is my plan (NP). DS is intellectually capable but emotionally not prepared to live away
- I would have him take a year out and tell him to spend that year giving it his all and failing hard at something. learn to try, learn to fail, zero stakes. then back to college.
- would you finish this year or end it this semester?
- end it now.
- he needs to get super comfortable with failure. also have him watch a ton of gary vaynerchuk content. try and fail try and fail try and fail. always try, get used to failure.
- end it now.
- would you finish this year or end it this semester?
- We need more info. Is he failing?
- Special Needs Mid webstie
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- Special Needs DS who is a complicated IEP kid got his first college acceptance!
- Congratulations!
- Stay the course, mamas.
- UGA?
- SUNY Buffalo.
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- only on this board are SUNY schools not "good enough"
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- You don’t need to convince me that SUNYs are fine, believe me.
- People on this board are so rude, it never fails to amaze me. Ok.
- only on this board are SUNY schools not "good enough"
- we haven't heard back from buffalo yet- when did you submit and are you in state
- In state, during the free app week but not the last minute.
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- SUNY Buffalo.
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- I think we are more excited than he is! It’s a mid-list school in terms of where he most wants to go, but he only applied to ones he’s be happy to go to.
- yay!!
- you gotta do something to celebrate. i'd say ice cream, but it's kind of cold
- We just took him out to dinner for a glowing parent/teacher conference!
- you gotta do something to celebrate. i'd say ice cream, but it's kind of cold
- love it! My DS is similar and is making such great progress in HS
- Are you getting extended IEP from HS?
- He has gradually reduced his over the years— we will talk to disability services offices at all schools he gets into before we decide, but he probably will only need modest...(more)
- the best. congrats mama. it's as much your accomplishment as his.
- Special Needs Do Grad schools offer accommodations like colleges do. And does a np evaluation given before college cover-or they need an updated one?
- This post has been disliked 4 times. Jesus
- But your job doesn’t
- Your job has to ADA
- Does that give you extra time?
- Clearly you don’t chose a job taht is not going to be suited for you. Work and school are very different.
- Does that give you extra time?
- A rurally it doesn’t. I have a friend that is heard of hearing and has an mba from Columbia and got accomadations in grad school and any office she has ever worked in had to put...(more)
- np - that is not the same as the broad accomodations colleges often offer (e.g. extended test times)
- It has to be a reasonable accommodation.
- np - that is not the same as the broad accomodations colleges often offer (e.g. extended test times)
- Your job has to ADA
- all acad institutions are required to provide ADA accoms. however, the implementation varies dramatically across and within institutions
- I work at one of the graduate schools at Columbia. Yes, they are required to provide ADA accommodations....(more)
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- Is there another professional (that is, a private dr) who supports you in disagreeing w/ their evaluations?
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- Special Needs If ur child has missed 3 wks speech therapy and the therapist sits there and does nothing in the push in service but stays on her phone, what can be done? nobody cares at school...(more)
- public school? Therapist did nothing or student wasn't with therapist?
- public school...she schedules push in when it's inappropriate to do this therapy bcuz she wants to leave school asap...she is awful
- so the therapist comes into the class, the child doesn't engage and rather than try harder, the therapist sits on his/her phone? Is that right?
- YES 100 percent
- I would ask for a different time slot, but based on my experience, nothing will change
- we've requested different OT because child is stressed by her too and she's not effective
- look I had one on tape admitting that she left my child alone to go work on a presentation she had to give AND then she told the kids not to tell their parents. Woman is still...(more)
- np unfortunately, this is what you may get in a large public
- look I had one on tape admitting that she left my child alone to go work on a presentation she had to give AND then she told the kids not to tell their parents. Woman is still...(more)
- we've requested different OT because child is stressed by her too and she's not effective
- I would ask for a different time slot, but based on my experience, nothing will change
- YES 100 percent
- The therapist cannot switch between push-in and out of service.
- so the therapist comes into the class, the child doesn't engage and rather than try harder, the therapist sits on his/her phone? Is that right?
- public school...she schedules push in when it's inappropriate to do this therapy bcuz she wants to leave school asap...she is awful
- public school?
- YES SMALL public school
- How can she get away with being on phone in class?
- shes searching web and texting...she is siting behind student not doing anything because it's inappropriate time to provide the service
- Call the district office. Push in only works for certain subjects. Question the therapist as to why she is there at that time
- shes searching web and texting...she is siting behind student not doing anything because it's inappropriate time to provide the service
- never happened. I'm sorry. I would be pissed.
- administrators dont do anything to change this
- I'm sorry. My dd was in ST for 10 years. Can you go above the administrators? Is there a governmental body that oversees them? Your BOE?
- Is this NYC? Talk to district supervisor
- suburb
- if the dir. of pupil services in c/o related services does nothing can i file complaint w/ school district?
- administrators dont do anything to change this
- public school? Therapist did nothing or student wasn't with therapist?
- Special Needs What’s the word on Community High School in Teaneck? People I’ve spoken to about the Lowe School seem underwhelmed, and when I toured I found it kind of low energy. What about the...(more)
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- What is the speech issue?
- pay out of pocket for like 2 sessions with someone private. it's a world of difference
- Good luck with that. It is not like they have a ton of second string STs waiting on call
- I would be really shocked if your school had more than 1 speech therapist that worked there
- parents at the sister school elementary complained and they hired second person
- Special Needs Anyone pull their kid from one SN school for another mid-year? We chose a small state-approved school from what our district offered, starting in 7th grade. Ds is now in 8th, and...(more)
- Do you have an attorney? If not, any local advocacy groups that offer support?
- Yes, I need to circle back with our attorney. We didn't end up needing anything from her last time, bc the district happily gave us the state-approved options.
- You can move him and sue, but if you can afford it, I would move him regardless and being reimbursed
- ^regardless of
- If I could afford it I would transfer in a heart beat. Just be careful where you transfer. Smith School takes Connor cases if you qualify.
- Do you have an attorney? If not, any local advocacy groups that offer support?
- Special Needs 12 yr ds is feeling so demoralized about school. He has an iep, 2 tutors and I work with him a lot but he feels like he doesn’t understand anything and is feeling anxious and down...(more)
- Honestly this was my ds and it’s hardly a walk Iin the park now but it’s so much better. He’s a sophomore. We left public school though fwiw. The teachers just weren’t invested...(more)
- Has he found something he loves to do? A sport, art, music? Help him find something
- Find a different school that will work with him in a better way.
- Find him one class, one teacher that he can feel good about. It makes such a difference.
- What kind of school is he in?
- Special Needs For those who opened OCR complaints against school, what type of complaint was it & what was the outcome? any repercussions for school? how long did outcome take? were u notified
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