MommytoMJM said:As far as MJ and schools...We are homeschooling her for a variety of reasons. We have had a few issues in our school district with non verbal kids being abused by teachers. Although MJ has several words and signs, she is effectively non verbal (meaning she couldn't tell me if something was happening at school, either with another student or a teacher.
MommytoMJM said:
When you are talking about schools, are you talking about mainstreaming? Too bad you don't live in Illinois. Just across the border from Indiana there is a wonderful school in South Holland, IL named "ECHO School" that deals only with "special needs" children all the way up to age 18. I spent some time there during my nursing clinicals and personally know one of the nurses there that takes care of the children's medical needs. They teach the children according to their functionality and age appropriation. They give them any meds that are needed during the day, as well as any feeding they require during the day (G-tube or NG-tube). It is a wonderful environment for the children. It is state funded and may also have government funding (I don't remember). Our nursing class donated money to the school to help fund a Treehouse that is handicap accessible. YES, I said handicap accessible. There is a guy that goes across the country (I think he is from Vermont) and builds these treehouses for those that are fortunate enough to afford them. As you can imagine, this was extremely exciting for the children. I am not sure if it has been completed as of yet. I think it is awful that any teacher would abuse any child, let alone a handicap child!
WDWScottieBoy said:They were very nice to talk to today, and have a big heart. I couldn't get over the joy they had while in the park today. And MJ was really happy to be there as well.
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