Eligibility meeting tomorrow

KelleyBean

Our Child Find eligibility with the county is tomorrow. I picked up the evals today. I sat in my car in the public school headquarters and sobbed while I read it. I'm not sure what they are going to offer up in the way of preschool or therapy but I'm ready. This process is horribly brutal. 

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HUGS.  I've BTDT.  I've cried in more than one parking lot after a meeting or an evaluation, I get it.  Hell I've cried IN an IEP meeting.  Thats super awesome.

Keep in mind, that the whole idea of this process is not to focus on the positive, amazing, wonderful qualities your child has.  The idea is to pinpoint and focus on all the deficits and the all things he is struggling with - because that is where the help and therapy is driven from.  Its so hard to read the reports and see the stats and think but my kids is happy!  He's loving!  He is so smart!  YES - all of those things may be very true, but they aren't relevant to getting him therapy.

The first year of the school system was brutal for me, but now that I'm 3 years in I feel more confident and able to manage easier.  Hang in there.