When you have a child who has just recently been diagnosed with a disability such as autism, ADHD, depression or even physical disabilities such as cerebral palsy, epilepsy, narcolepsy, it’s going to shock you. It’s gonna make you think, oh why did this happen? Where did I go wrong? Where did this go wrong? The thing is you can’t be thinking about it that way. Your child that just got diagnosed with these disabilities or disorders is still your child. They are going to grow up with an amazing life if you give that to them. They are going to be capable of love and understanding and they have feelings too. Now when it comes to schooling this is one thing that my buddy Alex and I want to make known is, who has the rights to the child in the IEP and the way that their schooling is going. Surely not the school, no it’s you as a parent. I can sympathize with this because I have a disability, I had an IEP and my mom struggled to get the teachers to treat me right. I have a learning disorder as well where I had to have someone else take notes for me because I couldn’t pay attention to the verbal lesson while also trying to rush and get the notes taken down. Some teachers, especially my American history teacher would say you know, we’re not gonna be providing those notes. My mom had a lot of battles getting me the schooling that I need. And I love her so much for that. But when it comes to the rights to get your child the programming that they need in school, that’s on you. The school should not be making decisions for your child. You are the one to control that. You alone know how your child behaves or acts, you know how they cope in learning situations. You know your child better than anyone out there. Are you going to give a public school system that is not specialized in disabilities, control of your child? You need to fight for their rights, and you need to fight for your rights as a parent.
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