Janet Callahan @kadiera ?
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Janet Callahan commented on the post, Tooth and Claw (and an IEP), on the site Support for Special Needs 1 week, 1 day ago
I hope you don’t mind, but I’m printing this out for future IEPs with our school. It’s clear to me that my son’s current special ed preschool just doesn’t get it, and he starts kindergarten at a new building in […]
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Janet Callahan commented on the post, A Break from Passing, on the site Support for Special Needs 2 months, 2 weeks ago
As we’re beginning our AAC journey, I wish my son had access to others who use AAC devices. I think it would be a huge game changer for him.
Right now his school SLP and teacher act as if the device is a toy to […]
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Janet Callahan replied to the forum topic Labels in the group
Organizing … Specialized! 5 months agoWe have a small Dymo label maker for labelling drawers of supplies, and drawers of clothing. And we have “back stock” supplies in big plastic bins, which we’ve just been writing on in marker what sorts of […]
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Janet Callahan replied to the forum topic Holiday (not) Fun in the group
Anything Goes 5 months, 2 weeks agoI’d say our biggest issue is people who don’t take my kids’ needs into account when planning holiday events. Like, a crowded expensive buffet dinner with a preschooler (likely SPD, nonverbal, eats like 10 […]
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Janet Callahan replied to the forum topic compensatory ed? in the group
IEP and School Discussion 8 months, 1 week agoWe have an advocate, and the school is aware that if we file a complaint, we will win – an AAC device was written into the IEP in March, and my son still doesn’t have one….
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Janet Callahan started the forum topic compensatory ed? in the group
IEP and School Discussion 8 months, 1 week agoDoes anyone know anything about compensatory services when a school doesn’t comply with the IEP?
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Janet Callahan replied to the forum topic When to get legal involved…. in the group
IEP and School Discussion 10 months, 1 week agoWe’re hiring a lawyer and getting a paid advocate that our lawyer recommends….but then, we’ve come to the conclusion that our kids are not really matching our district’s various categories of kids, and no one […]
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Janet Callahan replied to the forum topic IEP difficulties in the group
IEP and School Discussion 10 months, 1 week agoUpdate: So…the promised AAC eval? Not done. The teacher? retired. ESY? 90 minutes 2 days a week, and so far daycare says his behavior is a disaster when he comes back from school – it’s all new people, so […]
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Janet Callahan posted a new activity comment 11 months, 2 weeks ago
In reply to: Janet Callahan posted an update in the group IEP and School Discussion I have a 4 year old in ECP (special ed preschool) through our local district. He is non-verbal. We entered the ECP program in March in order […] ViewThere’s a time limit for the initial eval, which they met. I’m not finding anything on a time limit for special evaluations that come out of an IEP meeting.
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Janet Callahan posted an update in the group
IEP and School Discussion 11 months, 3 weeks agoI have a 4 year old in ECP (special ed preschool) through our local district. He is non-verbal.
We entered the ECP program in March in order to get him more help on language and communication. He signs (not fluently, but several dozen signs compared to 3-5 identifiable spoken words).
No one in his classroom (teacher or aides) knows more than a…[Read more]
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I thought there was a time limit they have to get the eval done, right? I think ours is 30 days, and then another 30 or 45 to get report and recs. (I think). Check your state’s rules.
If you have the request for the ACC eval in writing from that date 3 months ago, I would request/insist they do it over the summer. I know for a FACT they have…[Read more]
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There’s a time limit for the initial eval, which they met. I’m not finding anything on a time limit for special evaluations that come out of an IEP meeting.
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It must be handled the same way for timing…I would for sure push for it over the summer for fear of regression/time lost.
BOE summer office hours? Ours is open and they run a light crew at least for evals.
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Janet Callahan replied to the forum topic Summer? Stressed for ready? in the group
Anything Goes 12 months agoWe have 2 weeks left of school. Supposedly there’s ESY, but we don’t have a schedule yet, and it was only 2 mornings a week a couple years ago. A is staying in daycare 4 days a week when he’s not at ESY, and […]
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Janet Callahan commented on the post, The Steps to Changing Pediatricians, on the site Support for Special Needs 1 year, 1 month ago
If possible, I’d also ask specialists for recommendations of what pediatricians their patients see. Frequently, special needs families cluster to the handful of pediatricians capable of dealing with our sorts of […]
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Janet Callahan started the forum topic school bus timing? in the group
IEP and School Discussion 1 year, 2 months agoand now the other shoe drops. We finally have bus arrangements. A will be picked up at 8:15, and school starts at 8:45. THat’s not too bad.
But coming home….school ends at 11:10, and he gets dropped off at […]
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Janet Callahan replied to the forum topic IEP difficulties in the group
IEP and School Discussion 1 year, 2 months agoSo….it remains to be seen how this plays out, but this may actually have been our most successful IEP meeting ever – I certainly came away from it feeling like they’d listened when I repeated myself over and […]
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Janet Callahan replied to the forum topic IEP difficulties in the group
IEP and School Discussion 1 year, 2 months agoMichigan is a total disaster when it comes to Deaf & Hard of Hearing programs…and previous attempts at making connections there have been rebuffed. It’s so bad here that a recent article points out a young […]
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Janet Callahan started the forum topic IEP difficulties in the group
IEP and School Discussion 1 year, 2 months agoBackground: A is almost 4. He had a trach until last summer. He is diagnosed as non-verbal – he says less than 10 words, but signs about 2 dozen words and understands several hundred.
We do not currently have […]
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Janet Callahan posted a new activity comment 1 year, 5 months ago
In reply to: Sherry posted an update Hello….I am new to this site and I have a quick (I’ll try) question…my son Zachoree (7) has Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome and I recently found out about the different medicaid waiver interest […] ViewI’d get a copy of the letter the neuro sent, and then think about what things a nursing facility will do vs what you’d get at home. One on one nursing care would be a big one, I’d think – it looks like Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome involves lots of siezures, and I think that would mean you’d want someone paying very close attention.
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It must be handled the same way for timing…I would for sure push for it over the summer for fear of regression/time lost.
BOE summer office hours? Ours is open and they run a light crew at least for evals.