Tl;dr: I’m an AuDHD parent going into my first ever IEP meeting and I’m struggling to feel ready for it. I need help.
Hi there. My son is 5, entered K in September, was evaluated by a psychologist over the summer and Dx’d with ADHD-C, has had the psych report and input from my partner and me and his pre-K teachers reviewed by the IEP team at his school, and we have the IEP meeting scheduled for Monday (4 days away).
I’ve been reading this blog and other sources for months as we try to figure out how to support him. I have ADHD (Dx as an adult) and traits of autism (self-identified) and I’m finding myself feeling so deeply lost. I thought I’d be ready after months of trying to understand, but I just don’t feel confident that I know what’s coming, what to expect on Monday, and whether all the blog advice applies to me since I’m not in an adversarial position with the school at this time – we’re just getting started and they seem great so far.
I don’t know what more anyone can tell me other than all the wonderful information that’s available at my fingertips on the internet already, but I need help to understand and not drown here.
My ask: Is there someone here who can tell me, in very precise language, the essentials of what to expect on Monday and what to spend my time and energy on in the 4-5 days I have left?
(If this is in a blog post and I’ve somehow missed it, I’m sorry, and I’d welcome links.)
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Tl;dr: I’m an AuDHD parent going into my first ever IEP meeting and I’m struggling to feel ready for it. I need help.
Hi there. My son is 5, entered K in September, was evaluated by a psychologist over the summer and Dx’d with ADHD-C, has had the psych report and input from my partner and me and his pre-K teachers reviewed by the IEP team at his school, and we have the IEP meeting scheduled for Monday (4 days away).
I’ve been reading this blog and other sources for months as we try to figure out how to support him. I have ADHD (Dx as an adult) and traits of autism (self-identified) and I’m finding myself feeling so deeply lost. I thought I’d be ready after months of trying to understand, but I just don’t feel confident that I know what’s coming, what to expect on Monday, and whether all the blog advice applies to me since I’m not in an adversarial position with the school at this time – we’re just getting started and they seem great so far.
I don’t know what more anyone can tell me other than all the wonderful information that’s available at my fingertips on the internet already, but I need help to understand and not drown here.
My ask: Is there someone here who can tell me, in very precise language, the essentials of what to expect on Monday and what to spend my time and energy on in the 4-5 days I have left?
(If this is in a blog post and I’ve somehow missed it, I’m sorry, and I’d welcome links.)
Thank you so much for any support.
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