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Teddy v. County Board of Education
On February 24, 2000, we met with a special education attorney on behalf of our son, Teddy, who has Aspergers and at the time was a third grader placed in a self-contained Emotionally Conflicted...
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Like Water Through A Tap, So Flows The Paperwork Of A Lawsuit
As part of the continuing story of educating Teddy, I am sharing with you the paperwork involved in a due process special education lawsuit. We filed the suit to get our son, who has Aspergers and...
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The Wild West Of Third Grade
Our due process suit was filed on February 24, 2000 and school agreed to begin mainstreaming Teddy prior to the hearing and the EC teacher would manage his case. On March 6 we returned him to school...
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The Cost of Arrogance and Ignorance
In my last Educating Teddy post, which you can read here, I did, because it’s been so long I was like, where did I leave off? Anyway, we were in the midst of the due process lawsuit we filed when...
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Carving An IEP Like Michelangelo Carved Marble
I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free. Michelangelo As part of the Due Process Settlement the school system sent us a proposed IEP for the remaining eight weeks of our son Ted’s...
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Almost There: Our Attorney’s Response To The Proposed IEP
I am posting this ‘almost there’ correspondence our attorney Suzanne sent to the school board’s attorney for two reasons… Reason #1 To continue sharing the paperwork involved in a due process hearing....
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I Write With The Perspective Time Brings
I know, this story is getting tedious. It was tedious going through it and it is getting tedious retelling it. I guess you could say there is a life truth in what I just wrote and that is, well,...
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On The Necessity Of Checking Your Child’s Medical Records
Ted is back on medication. He hasn’t taken a prescription drug since July 2004 when I weaned him off of Zoloft after being told by one practitioner that the dosage of Zoloft another practitioner had...
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