Advice for Parents of Kids With Learning Disabilities | Real Parents, Tough Topics
Was your child recently diagnosed with a learning or attention issue, like dyslexia or ADHD? Would you like some advice from parents who are farther along in the journey? As part of our Real...
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When we started on the journey through the schools, I had no idea what to expect, none. And I'm just wondering what you wish that you had known about dealing with the schools. What would you have wished you knew earlier? An IEP is a blueprint, but it is not a guarantee for services. I had to learn the law. I had to learn to put my emotions aside. I had to learn not to necessarily discount things I may have heard about my child that I didn't like hearing, or didn't align with my experience of him. Because they're also seeing a different aspect of the child. The district knew far more about services and resources than I did, but they did not know anything about my child. If there were one thing I wish I had known, it was that I had more of ...
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When we started on the journey through the schools, I had no idea what to expect, none. And I'm just wondering what you wish that you had known about dealing with the schools. What would you have wished you knew earlier? An IEP is a blueprint, but it is not a guarantee for services. I had to learn the law. I had to learn to put my emotions aside. I had to learn not to necessarily discount things I may have heard about my child that I didn't like hearing, or didn't align with my experience of him. Because they're also seeing a different aspect of the child. The district knew far more about services and resources than I did, but they did not know anything about my child. If there were one thing I wish I had known, it was that I had more of ...
