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Originally Posted by Mybabyboymax  My son was diagnosed with autism at the age of 2, I have endless evaluation reports that made me shed countless tears. He is now 8 yrs old, attending regular ed class, has "regular" communication skills, and is your "normal" 8 year old boy. He lost his diagnosis as well. I thank god everyday for my son and dont know if it was early intervention that helped or the fact that he was misdiagnosed. I think they are sometimes too quick to label our children. I do hope that they find a cure, and find it soon. |
That's fantastic that he's OK!
I agree with the labeling, especially with ADD, but sometimes it goes both ways. The only way for a kid to get services is to be labeled. Many parents fight the label and let their kid struggle without extra help which is sad. Some parents also take it too far and won't let their kids take responsibility for anything because of their label. Some kids at the school I worked at had IEP's that said they couldn't be given regular consequences (like detention) and that they had to be given extra time for homework even if the teachers knew the kid wasn't trying... We also had parents who would routinely miss IEP meetings! So sad... if only every kid with special needs had parents who were so involved. I really hope those parents can be reached by Jenny's celebrity status. Maybe if they hear on Oprah that they can help their kid... i dunno...
The only way it works is if parent, teacher, doctor and school all work together for the benefit of the child.
We had a class of 10 or so autistic kids (middle school age) at the school I worked at. I was in the office and we worked with one kid every day all year just to get him to the point where he could come in by himself while the teacher stood back and ask for his lunch card every day (we had a free lunch program for special services kids) and then go through the lunch line and hand his card to the cashier. It took this boy an entire school year to do this, practicing EVERY day, but he did it. There are good programs and dedicated teachers out there, we just need more of them so everyone has access. I've seen the effects of kids who don't get early intervention and EVERY kid who needs it should get it...