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Post by kluv2jazz on Nov 17, 2003 8:30:57 GMT -5
What do you do when the teacher disagrees? My son has an iep in place. One of the goals on the iep is for him to self regulate his sensory needs. He also has sensory integration disorder. Last year before strattera he had a lot of problems calming himself so most of the activities offered were calming activities. Well now with the addition of strattera he doesn't need calmed as much. but.......the general rule with sensory integration is what they are seeking is what their bodies need. The teacher wants to only offer him calming activities even when he is seeking what would be considered an exciting activity. It is compared to a diet. You need fruits and vegetables to have a balanced diet. With a sensory diet you need calming and exciting(proprioceptive and vestibular) activities to have a balanced sensory diet. Yet the teacher disagrees with his therapist and is still only offering calming activities, which is detrimental to him learning to self regulate on his own. Any ideas? I sent a letter to her explaining this and telling her this is what the therapist said and she still disagrees. grrrrrrr
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Post by d on Nov 17, 2003 9:22:20 GMT -5
Exactly what is written on the IEP? Is it specific or kinda' vague?
If it is spelled out on the IEP, the teacher cannot NOT do it. If it is on his IEP, maybe you need to involve the sp ed director b/c it's non-compliance or possibly reconvene an IEP meeting to get it included?
You are not getting thru to to the teacher, so have to bring others into it like principal, sp ed director, someone else.... Is it a classroom teacher or RR teacher? Did you cc anyone else on your letter to the teacher? (My diplomacy skills stink.)
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Post by kluv2jazz on Nov 17, 2003 9:30:23 GMT -5
well his regular ed teacher read it first and then passed it onto his itinerant teacher. His iep states "will seek out a calming or reorganizing strategy". She gets the calming part just not the reorganizing part.
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Post by Mayleng on Nov 17, 2003 16:47:58 GMT -5
well his regular ed teacher read it first and then passed it onto his itinerant teacher. His iep states "will seek out a calming or reorganizing strategy". She gets the calming part just not the reorganizing part. Has she been taught by the OT what to do when he seeks sensory input. Maybe, a meeting between the teachers and the OT where the OT can tell them what to do would help. As a Christmas present, i would buy the teacher The Out of Sync Child, By Carol Kranowitz, so she can learn about SI. |
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Post by kluv2jazz on Nov 17, 2003 17:19:43 GMT -5
Has she been taught by the OT what to do when he seeks sensory input. Maybe, a meeting between the teachers and the OT where the OT can tell them what to do would help. As a Christmas present, i would buy the teacher The Out of Sync Child, By Carol Kranowitz, so she can learn about SI. well I gave his regular teacher my book with parts highlighted at the beginning of last year. and her and the itinerant both went to carol henry's toolchest on SI last year. they are very familiar with it. L's therapist suggested her talking to the school OT to look for suggestions for more class friendly activities but I don't think she has. |
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Post by d on Nov 17, 2003 22:01:50 GMT -5
Can you pls. clarify this? Your private OT therapist recommended the complete SI diet, not the school OT?
But the school has an OT and teachers who have gone to some sort of knowledge or training in this, right?
You may have a case of NIH - not invented here. If the school OT is in agreement with your private OT, then I would consider approaching the school OT for help. Then the school OT could talk to the teacher. Maybe that may work...
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Post by kluv2jazz on Nov 18, 2003 5:09:12 GMT -5
Can you pls. clarify this? Your private OT therapist recommended the complete SI diet, not the school OT? But the school has an OT and teachers who have gone to some sort of knowledge or training in this, right? yes to both. The school OT is trained in sensory integration also but only spends 30 minutes with him in the classroom. I think that is why our OT recommended her asking him hoping that they would take the advice without getting offended. I just put in an email to the teachers boss who runs the child find office. They are really great people to work with so hopefully that will get me somewhere. *sigh I hope. |
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Post by d on Nov 18, 2003 9:32:09 GMT -5
To me it sounds like it could be a touch of the "NIH" or maybe just a communication thing too. Since you say that they are great to work with, I lean towards communication vs. the ego NIH thing.
Too often, the teachers and therapists are way too busy to catch up on what appears minor but can seem huge for you and your son.
The school OT is probably aware of what the general diet requirements typically should be, is aware there is outside OT involvement and that overall things are going well for your son - so your concern isn't a even a blip on the school OT's radar. The teacher, since it doesn't have the school OT's "blessing" probably doesn't feel compelled to follow "suggestions". So, it sounds like you say, a matter of everyone talking about it....
I finally learned the "Ds is doing so well, he's coming along quite will with XXXX...<insert specific compliment here on school's contribution>. Can I ask your advice about <next step of progress you want to see>? What do you think about doing XXXX for ds? Really?!? - brilliant idea! Can you pls. be sure to mention that to ds's teacher?" That sort of stuff seemed to work well for me...
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Post by kluv2jazz on Nov 18, 2003 11:09:56 GMT -5
well I am not in communication with the school's OT which is where I think the problem lies. I hope that my email from yesterday will help. she stays in close contact with him so hopefully.
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