We need better IEPs,
not weaker ones!!
by Dolores M. Smith SThedee@aol.com
My son was diagnosed in 1996 with ADHD and OCD. In 2001, he was also diagnosed with Epilepsy and Autism. At that time, his IEP was thrown out despite my concerns. He has since been without supports and the schools are "pushing him through" each grade. I have been fighting to get him an IEP without success. We cannot weaken the laws. Without the short-term goals, he will continue to flounder and may not succeed in spite of his very high IQ. The school will continue to push him through all the while, complaining that he doesn't turn in his work and is disorganized. I've given up my career and schooling to help him because the school is not doing their job! How can the director of Special Education say the changes will lessen our burden as parents?! Without the short-term goals, my job is harder. It is a full-time job to keep him organized and get him to help outside the school because they do not help him despite his 4 qualifying diagnoses. We even moved at the beginning of the school year because of an assault at the old school. My son was brutilized and nothing was done to the children who beat him to unconsciousness and beyond. We need better IEPs, not weaker ones!!
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