Parenting Big Kids (5-8) Support Group

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I need help.

TheGreatKate
TheGreatKate
My son is 5 yrs old and just started Kindergarten in September. He has been having behavioral problems at school since day 1 and they have had him doing half days (I pick him up at noon.) Today I got a phone call around 10:50 a.m. asking me if I can pick him up because he was "tired and having a rough day." Really? You can't handle him for 1 more hour?? I did pick him up, but I am not doing it again. They are "brushing him under the rug." They have labeled him as a bad kid and don't want to deal with him. What do I do??? He is in the middle of an evaluation for an IEP and possibly Asperger's syndrome. I don't know what I am doing, I have never had to deal with this before. My son is exceptionally bright, this is ridiculous. I don't want him to be passed through school without an education just because they don't want to deal with him. Does anybody have any advice or know what I am supposed to be doing?? I am meeting with a case manager tomorrow to help me out. She told me today that I can refuse to pick him up. I will be doing that from now on. So frustrated.
deleted_user
deleted_user
Well, if they are going to be this rude about it, I would research and find another daycare.

I wonder if the local Community Mental Health Center might be able to help.
TheGreatKate
TheGreatKate
it's not daycare, it's kindergarten. I got him a case manager and she was really helpful.
deleted_user
deleted_user
Is home schooling an option for you? My daughter is currently going through the evaluation process. She's also 5. She has a lot of sensory problems and cannot handle the over-stimulation she gets from a school environment. If it gets too much for her, she will go to sleep. I love home school because you can customize a child's education, especially if their needs are different from their peers. My daughter is very intelligent, but she lacks the ability to verbally communicate and she does not connect to the people around her. She learns best while in a peaceful, quiet environment.

Once you get a diagnosis, aid should open up to you at school. There are support groups, play groups, even personal assistants that can cater to your son's needs while he is at school.

I'm almost afraid to put my daughter into a classroom with other students. She has very violent meltdowns when there is too much going on around her. To be fair, one teacher manages a classroom of 20 or so children. I couldn't expect one person to do all that and provide a special needs child with care. Try to approach the teacher and the principal and see what solution the three of you can put together.