Inclusion rights

[ha11]

This forum is very helpful it always helped me.My 6 and half year son was diagnosed with mild learning disability and dvlopemntal delays in prek 4 not yet Officially diagnosed with adhd but i see signs in him i got a date from neuro in june .

My son is currently first grade INCLUSION full time now His 3rd marking period started today . He was out of country for some emergency family vacations from sep to dec 2017 and he joined back school in first grade in dec 2017

School put my son in full time self contained in kindergarten in SEP 2016 by putting pressure on me that they have no other option or leave school without even trying accommodations and it was like a cold fight between me and social worker, I also was unaware of my rights at that time ,then I raise my voice at IEP and even contacted special ed director they helped me alot then.

otherwise he had no behaviourial issues other than smtimes he get lil silly or laughing dont know how to make friends also hes getting speech and ot and showed alot of improvement .

This year they put him in first grade inclusion and hes getting support but at recent IEP iep meeting

I feel they want to put him back in self contained as he is not doing much good in maths and comprehension reading

PLEASE ADVICE Me

He pass his weeklie special tests of his modified levels but in alternate week of test of main curriculum maths he fails in one marking period in english and also teacher put his maths marks up bybtaking quizess .Is such student is liable to follow core curriculum as well in maths and in english what could be his rights .

I am praying I dn want to put him again in self contained because he was regressing in social behaviours .All day he spent with some serious behaviour kids as well and restricted environment.

He is very good reader and good in writing as well he is very loving nice boy .

Now in inclusion hes is very happyy but not doing good in major subjects and some times he lost in his world he knows the answer but dn speak sometimes .

Also i am going to evaluate him from neuro independently if he have adhd or not in newjersey.

Because smtimes schools rush to give labels

Also i give risperidone to my son for focus problem he have smtimes i got it from my native country

Please advice me

[AngelamarieQ]

Ha11, was this medicine prescribed by a pediatrician in your native country?

I hope you are not self medicating your child. These are strong medications.

See a specialist; a neurologist or psychologist that treats kids with ADHD. He might have a different dissorder. He needs a full psychoeducational evaluation. Our school provided us with all those tests and they were very supportive of my child’s needs a provided the necessary school accommodations, which by Law, are a right.

It’s not easy because it requires extra resources from the school budget, that many public, and private schools, lack and evaluations are left for those who persevere and fight for it. Your best advocate should be the teachers that report your child with learning disabilities and bad behavior. Team up with them to help your child.

Please, take him to a neurologist ASAP to evaluate further and rule out any other neurological issues. He is very young and maybe the school gives you the run around until you have the proper diagnosis from the doctor. Until then, the school is not obliged to give special accommodations to your child.

Best of luck!

[ha11 in reply to AngelamarieQ]

First of all thankyou for your input .

The medicine was given by a doc from my country and its very minimal dose .25 ml even i am not sure its working best for him or not ,now thats why i want to go to neuro asap in newjersey to see what they diagnose .

I need your prayers please yeah i dn know what doc will diagnose i remain scare for many years but now I feels i have to decide finally to take him to neuro not only looking at school label.

Yes i always listen to teachers but the member of child study team look they they just want to see my son in self contained thats it.