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Is this ADHD, Dyslexic or Laziness or bad behaviour and bad parenting? Hi there, we consider ourselves to be good parents, who would o anything for our children, we have a 21year old who hounestly had no problems at all growing up, he is polite honest hard working and very well liked. We have an 8 year old who at 4 years i felt something was not quite right, he was socially out of tune very demanding of attention and when he started school the teachers had problems with him so i decided to take him to get assessed. He was diagnosed ADHD with Austic tendencies. Still the school ... (Asked by M S)
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ADHD and dyslexia DO exist - there is no doubt of that. But it's amazing how much better mothers are at diagnosing such problems than trained clinicians, especially with regard to their own children. 'Fundamental Attribution Error' goes something like "Your son is naughty, my son has ADHD" or "Your daughter is stupid, mine is dyslexic". The serious point to this is that those who really need the help for ADHD and dyslexia are less likely to get it because of all the time-wasters looking for an external focus to blame for their child's bad behaviour....(Answered by Mr Sceptic)

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What would you do if your austic child was locked up in a closet in the dark by himself while teachers watched This happend in my town because the child was misbehaving. The teachers couldnt handle him so they locked him in a closet in the dark by himself for twenty minuets. The child has Austism. This happened here in the United States, Pueblo Colorado, District 60 school, and you can see for yourselves in the Pueblo Chieftain newspaper 2006. There is a investigation going on but nothing new since the incident. 15.Special ed: Important, but costly some needs for change in District 60. By JOHN NORTON THE PUEBLO CHIEFTAIN Stephanie Garcia often looks out the window of her office at the ARC of Pueblo ... (Asked by harrypotterisgreat)
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GET HIM OUT! I'm a Sp Ed teacher, and I wouldn't leave my children for one minute alone anywhere! I'm telling you the truth, because that gives all teachers a bad name. Also, I am an advocate for children--all children. First of all, I would file formal charges with the principal and the school board. It is important to follow the chain of command. Just like everyone said, you can file formal charges. Be prepared, because they'll swear you're going in there half-cocked with the charges. Find anything with your child's report ...(Answered by misswoodstockvateach)

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provision for children on austic spectrum moving to KS2 in September? Does your authority provide for children who are currently in special units attached to mainstream inclusive schools when they are at the age to move into KS2 education, but are not ready to be taught in a mainstream classroom. Aside from integrating in mainstream with complex packages, what alternatives do your authorities provide? ... (Asked by bookworm)
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I run a company for Autistic children, we consult directly with home districts as well as privately with families using the principles of Applied Behavior Analysis to prepare children for mainstreaming. Check out our websight for more information. www.spectrumkidsinc.com...(Answered by sweetie)

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