[Vision2020] Special Ed Student Needs

[J Ford]

I think what bothers me the most about Ms. Willard's post, outside of her 
putting her children out there like she did, is that she never mentions her 
work with organizations such as Idaho Parents Unlimited or CoAd...both are 
very excellent and very hard working organizations that help parents of 
Special Needs children work within and with the School District.  We have 
worked with them in the past and they have always come through for us to 
make sure my children received what they needed in a timely manner.  I 
highly recommend both of those offices.

Ms. Willard - please contact these people and they WILL work for you as 
well.  If you have any contact with the Special Ed teacher in your 
children's school and if you have an IEP for them, the numbers for the 
people I mentioned is very available to you.  Use them.

As far as home schooling - for Special Needs kids - believe me, it is not 
advisable.  It requires a GREAT deal of work and time and can be very 
frustrating/unproductive for both the parent and especially the child.  I am 
speaking from personal experience and have many friends with Special Needs 
kids that have tried it too.  It is simply a very difficult task to 
undertake unless you have the education and time to tackle it.  Again, it is 
a matter of what is best for the child, not just convenient.

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