tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447392662850613354.post6276856239623839114..comments2024-02-25T10:24:30.868-05:00Comments on Special needs disability parenting BLOOM: Too disabled? Not disabled enough?BLOOM - Parenting Kids With Disabilitieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06901482901008135659noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447392662850613354.post-65198651651077847052011-07-24T22:07:48.030-04:002011-07-24T22:07:48.030-04:00Yes, there is so much restriction it's absurd ...Yes, there is so much restriction it's absurd at times! <br /><br />For example, to qualify for special ed services for a learning disability (at least here in the US), a child's performance and his IQ must be world's apart. Why does that matter? If a child needs help, a child needs help. Period. Instead, we wait to serve them until their performance plummets so far there is little chance for them to catch back up. It's ridiculous! <br /><br />And heaven help the child with mild cognitive delays, because they probably won't ever have enough discrepency to qualify. But that doesn't make their need for help disappear.<br /><br />At times like these, it can actually be a blessing to have severe issues.Rose-Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01125239149179291715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447392662850613354.post-9509057988465319812011-07-24T11:50:53.318-04:002011-07-24T11:50:53.318-04:00Aw yes, welcome to the downside of intergrading a ...Aw yes, welcome to the downside of intergrading a children's hospital into the mainstream. A part of me misses the good old days, when a doctor or therapist could simply use their own judgement to bend the rules. They could take their grievance to their superior, plead their case, and it would be decided by a board member. Now, these same hospitals have obscene amounts of money, but due to red-tape, the wrong people are making the decisions.<br /><br />Does anyone see this disconnect?<br /><br />Matt KamaratakisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447392662850613354.post-55777091034911617502011-07-19T20:11:28.163-04:002011-07-19T20:11:28.163-04:00Ah, yes. I just spent nearly eighteen months on th...Ah, yes. I just spent nearly eighteen months on the fine line between "moderately" and "severely" -- it took an advocate, an attorney, a judge and boatloads of time and paper to make the decision.<br /><br />Sigh.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03313726816776097840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447392662850613354.post-31820269887623254812011-07-19T18:06:35.203-04:002011-07-19T18:06:35.203-04:00I sooo relate to this. I've been running in ci...I sooo relate to this. I've been running in circles since I saw you last week. Everyone means to help, but ultimately I would have saved a lot of time if i took care of things myself.<br />LisaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447392662850613354.post-66164776229386109682011-07-19T18:01:39.066-04:002011-07-19T18:01:39.066-04:00It reminds me of the "slot limits" impos...It reminds me of the "slot limits" imposed on fishing: the particular species of fish must not be within a determined range of length, or it must be released. But the rules do change, so a fisherman has to be current. "Beginning Dec. 1, Lake of the Woods anglers will be subject to an eight-fish aggregate limit, of which only four can be walleye. In addition, all walleye and sauger from 19.5 inches to 28 inches must be immediately released, and anglers can keep only one walleye or sauger over 28 inches. Winter anglers in the Rainy River will be subject to the same slot limitations; however, a six-fish aggregate limit will be in place on the river." At least there is a purpose in keeping the fish population going. With disability services, it is harder to fathom. We are not livestock. Somehow, I think parents should be given more respect for knowing what it is that their child needs, and real help in getting there.Kate Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10553553874360381779noreply@blogger.com