Sorry you're struggling so hard. I hope the IEP meeting goes well. And I hope the new docs work out well. Please keep us posted.
the neuropsyche visit would only be for the testing--one to 4 visits really--so perhaps the distance would not be that bad.
I had the same mimicking issue. My strategy was to stop it right away by separating them. It worked great.
I'm sorry to hear that you are having such a difficult time. I've had to travel over a hundred miles to get psychiatric care for my daughter during recent months, but it has been well worth the driving. I have also been through the homework difficulties with her, and I have had some success with using a timer for this.I really think that as hard as you had to fight to even get the meeting, I would want to get an advocate to go with me if at all possible. If you can't, can you at least find one who will help you decide what to ask for? That way you will have an idea of whether they are trying or just going through the motions. If they are going through the motions, you will know what to ask for.
Ask for more than you expect to get. Don't sign it there either. Take it home and read it to make sure you understand and agree with it. That is your legal right.
Well the IEP meeting is Mar 10. I had to fight to get the IEP done in the first place. Because although it was that he was so behind but wasn't too outrageous at school they did not see a need for it. I pushed they finally finished the testing. I really hope that he does get some services because if not then I am pretty sure that he will either fail or be pushed through the system just to get him out of there. I would home school but getting Andrew to listen for a minute is alot and homework that should take only an hour at most is more like three hours in our house and a horrible battle.
I have decided to take him in and try some therapy and see what can be done. I have to find a way to get through to him.
We just returned from a weekend with both sets of grandparents and true to form none of the kids is listening. I am past the breaking point now for the day.
Some of you may remember that the doc (ped) blamed me for the behavioral issues that Andrew has. So we are going to start taking him to a psychiatrist here soon. When I called and set up the psychologist appointment the receptionist asked what psych we were seeing and who was maintaining his meds and I told her that we used to see a psych but that we moved and were looking for one but since they are all so far away it has been hard to find one. She mentioned that they have a psych in their office one day a week and I think that I will see about moving him to that doc. We will see. I am looking for a neuropsychologist. I hope to find one in some reasonable distance from here but I am afraid that they are all in Denver which is over 3 hours and 200 miles of mountain driving away.
Our huge probelms are all late afternoon and evening Andrew refuses to listen and as a result the youngest refuses to listen and mimicks Andrew's behavior because he thinks that it is funny. On his off school days the youngest listens well at home by himself and is fine but once Andrew gets home he is all over the place not listening and I am sure that it is just because Andrew is doing this that Dylan does it. So I have to get Andrew in control to get Dylan in control.