tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8188078120365131355.post7873371329459522534..comments2024-01-16T04:04:41.045-05:00Comments on Someday I'll Sleep Autism Blogs: A Day in Our Homeschool: 2nd Grade Edition Cammie Dianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07137080807945525006noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8188078120365131355.post-91616363272288503142015-04-26T20:42:19.447-04:002015-04-26T20:42:19.447-04:00A big part of the reason that the state has an int...A big part of the reason that the state has an interest in supporting special education services is that early intervention is shown to save a whole lot of money further down the line. By providing services now the hope is that the kids provided with these services will be able to better function further down the road.<br /><br />Kind of like children's rights to public education. <br /><br />And I came from a position of being pretty suspicious of doctors/nurses/therapists/social workers going in to Mae's evals, but it was pretty clear that the help that she needed went far beyond what I could offer her. It was actually incredibly humbling as a homeschooling mom who values educating my children to realize that I needed help. <br /><br />But after watching her therapists work with her (and seeing the way they'd care about her) I've come to realize that asking for help was the best thing or her, just as I, her mother, has accepted help because it's the best thing for her. <br /><br />In the post above I wrote about how I am doing at home speech therapy with my daughter. This is, after all, a post about homeschooling. I've actually gone out and gotten special training from our local university in working with our kids and try to absorb everything I can asking questions and watching the therapists who do work with out kids. But I still know that some things are beyond what I can help with and I'm not doing them any favors pretending to know everything when some areas are beyond my expertise. Cammie Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07137080807945525006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8188078120365131355.post-67139119981208153552015-04-26T18:39:35.551-04:002015-04-26T18:39:35.551-04:00From whence do our children derive a "right&q...From whence do our children derive a "right" to "free" special education services?<br /><br />Is his/her "right" predicated upon our obligation to pay taxes? Because SOMEbodys paying all your therapists and special Ed service providers. And if the money weren't there, Big Brother wouldn't be enshrining your "rights" within reams and reams of laws.<br /><br />Somebody has swallowed a heckuva lot of Kool-Aid to presume that doctors, nurses, evals, and specially-trained special education specialists are the only people to be trusted with the welfare of our children.<br /><br />"Somebody" is a misnomer. "An awful lotta people" is more accurate.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8188078120365131355.post-7643462850954244542015-04-26T08:04:57.864-04:002015-04-26T08:04:57.864-04:00Ours only covers speech if it isn't from a dev...Ours only covers speech if it isn't from a developmental delay. We tried that first and had evaluations for both girls at the rehab facility they get OT at and I thought we were finally set and then the insurance came back and denied it and said that they never cover speech therapy for developmental delays. I tend to be a fan of private practices too because in our experience they've been way more consistent (Mae has had about 60% of her sessions canceled at this point and it's incredibly frustrating). <br /><br />Sadie's enunciation puts her at less than three years old according to the hospitals eval, which I think should qualify her... if I can just get someone to even evaluate her with the school district. It's just so frustrating. Cammie Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07137080807945525006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8188078120365131355.post-48886314633769312512015-04-25T09:54:36.554-04:002015-04-25T09:54:36.554-04:00Does your health insurance partially cover speech?...Does your health insurance partially cover speech? Our son sees a private speech therapist twice a week. We got to choose the best therapist available, and after we meet our deductible, the sessions will be partly covered. Some insurances cover more. I'd look into circumventing the school district (in my experience, unless the speech problem is severe, they deny services anyway.) We love our private practice therapist!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8188078120365131355.post-46544290462800896982015-04-24T19:37:34.514-04:002015-04-24T19:37:34.514-04:00On a separate note, I do know that isn't the c...On a separate note, I do know that isn't the case in Michigan having had at least four people who work in special education in the state tell me that they can't legally deny her the therapy (just today I was having the conversation with someone from the Intermediate School District, which specifically handles that... and she came to the same conclusion, that our school district has to cover it since she needs it)... and yet here we are.Cammie Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07137080807945525006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8188078120365131355.post-10659638448071813922015-04-24T19:29:01.535-04:002015-04-24T19:29:01.535-04:00I'm pretty certain that it is (after having ma...I'm pretty certain that it is (after having many conversations with someone who dealt with this for several decades as a principal and then superintendent and having had these specific conversations since they're so relevant to our situations). While the wording in the link you sighted almost seems to contradict itself on page 30 it does say: <br /><br />" The district must<br />nevertheless provide for the participation of your child in its special education<br />programs. [34 C.F.R. Sec. 300.132.] The amount of federal money that must be<br />spent is limited to a proportionate share (based on the number of parentally-placed<br />students compared to the total district population of students with disabilities) of<br />the federal dollars received by the district. [34 C.F.R. Sec. 300.133.] However,<br />federal law does not prohibit a district from spending additional state funds for this<br />purpose. [34 C.F.R. Sec. 300.133(d).] Services may be provided on the premises<br />of private schools, even religious schools “to the extent consistent with law.” [34<br />C.F.R. Sec. 300.139.] "Cammie Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07137080807945525006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8188078120365131355.post-34699821099089483882015-04-24T12:40:47.550-04:002015-04-24T12:40:47.550-04:00http://www.disabilityrightsca.org/pubs/504001Ch04....http://www.disabilityrightsca.org/pubs/504001Ch04.pdf<br /><br />Page 4-30Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15919130009256283322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8188078120365131355.post-88415348976530800532015-04-24T12:39:27.196-04:002015-04-24T12:39:27.196-04:00That's not true. When the child is parentally ...That's not true. When the child is parentally placed in a private school, they have no right to public school services in California. They might receive them, but they are not a right.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15919130009256283322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8188078120365131355.post-87917351621009206702015-04-24T06:33:58.249-04:002015-04-24T06:33:58.249-04:00Nope. The hospital did and put her at just under ...Nope. The hospital did and put her at just under three years old for the way she says words (and at grade level for the words she uses). Cammie Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07137080807945525006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8188078120365131355.post-36981069069506498332015-04-23T22:54:55.933-04:002015-04-23T22:54:55.933-04:00For anyone who pays taxes their kids are eligible ...For anyone who pays taxes their kids are eligible for any public school service no matter what educational situation the child is in. It is part of ADA, IDEA, and 504 all Federal laws. School systems also must make available to children in their district any extra curricular activities ( IE. Sports, art classes, and what not) The.Baroness.Von.Korfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09785486185254181483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8188078120365131355.post-87393338473361071522015-04-23T22:40:50.639-04:002015-04-23T22:40:50.639-04:00Did they even Eval her? Did they even Eval her? The.Baroness.Von.Korfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09785486185254181483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8188078120365131355.post-73751173878872452942015-04-23T01:27:56.699-04:002015-04-23T01:27:56.699-04:00Yes Cammie's right, our daughter is autistic a...Yes Cammie's right, our daughter is autistic and we homeschool (and live in California) and our last IEP, we denied their public school offer and still received 2x a week speech therapy at our local elementary school for free. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8188078120365131355.post-55342689931923131262015-04-22T14:22:39.781-04:002015-04-22T14:22:39.781-04:00That's actually not true. My Dad was a high s...That's actually not true. My Dad was a high school administrator for decades and kids definitely still have a legal right to therapies that they qualify for in California (I believe until the age of 21... I'm pretty sure it's more expansive than here in Michigan). He was one of the first people I called when we started running in to these problems. I believe you do have to register as a private school, but the homeschoolers I know in California do that anyway (and that seems to be the hoop we need to jump through here as well).Cammie Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07137080807945525006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8188078120365131355.post-49802080611900927582015-04-22T13:35:11.682-04:002015-04-22T13:35:11.682-04:00In California, going to private school or homescho...In California, going to private school or homeschooling voids your right to get services at a public school. Might be the same there.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15919130009256283322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8188078120365131355.post-90827753262104357562015-04-22T11:14:02.475-04:002015-04-22T11:14:02.475-04:00Have you seen the "Draw Write Now" books...Have you seen the "Draw Write Now" books? Those were a big hit with Nicholas before he got into writing with other things (we use the Writing Adventures books). He didn't like Explode the Code at all. And so we tried Draw Write Now as a fix, and they are awesome - or they were before we used most of them :) Now I find all kinds of other books for him to use as writing practice. Natashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18091903631189424450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8188078120365131355.post-15572544034025171572015-04-22T09:46:35.735-04:002015-04-22T09:46:35.735-04:00Join Home School Legal Defense Association, HSLDA ...Join Home School Legal Defense Association, HSLDA helps in many ways and has a lot of history dealing with all sorts of problems with school districts. They even have letters for various things that members can use to get results. That, and who knows, with your husband's training, he might impress them so much that they decide they want to hire him.<br /><br />There are some books I can suggest for the science garden horticulture side: first, GOOD WEED BAD WEED by Nancy Gift and GOOD BUG BAD BUG by Jessica Walliser are wonderful easy to use references that are not terribly expensive and highly kid friendly. I am sure I have seen some good books on photosynthesis written for elementary age children-- have you googled it to see if there are any great web pages for her?<br /><br />For you and to share with the children, you might want to try A CATHOLIC GARDENER'S SPIRITUAL ALMANAC by Margaret Rose Realy. Margaret Rose Realy's book is full of history, saints, scripture and gardening-- a unique book that you may find adds all sorts of interesting enrichment to your home school. The May section lists plants that have symbolic connections to our Catholic Faith, the January section gives a list with drawings of ancient symbols and their meaning and how that relates to gardens.<br />Annnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8188078120365131355.post-84591984870475676502015-04-22T08:27:17.122-04:002015-04-22T08:27:17.122-04:00They don't even give a reason. Paul was the o...They don't even give a reason. Paul was the one who called and they just say "Nope. We won't do it. Call a charter school. They should take her." And the charter schools don't pick up or call back. <br /><br />It probably doesn't help that they're one of the really, really lowly ranked schools in the state (twelve hundred and something out of fifteen hundred schools) and the teaching staff is given a C- rating. <br /><br />Apparently now the Intermediate School District should pick her up and according to the last social worker actually send someone out to our house. I'm cautiously optimistic because I'm working with them with Patch (and soon James it looks like too), the only problem being there are so few days in the school year at this point that we'll likely get rolled over into next year.<br />Cammie Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07137080807945525006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8188078120365131355.post-83234304842488162652015-04-22T08:22:36.215-04:002015-04-22T08:22:36.215-04:00For speech they can't legally put you off. Why...For speech they can't legally put you off. Why exactly won't the school system see her? Next time you talk to someone tell them you will have then talk to your lawyer. (I mean you do have one living in your house and all. :) The.Baroness.Von.Korfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09785486185254181483noreply@blogger.com