A Special Mother电子书

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Table of Contents

Title Page

Foreword

Note to Readers

Introduction

PART I - Before the Diagnosis

Chapter 1 - “Something’s Not Quite Right”: The Role of Mother’s Intuition

IS IT ME?

SPOTTING A PROBLEM EARLY

LISTEN TO YOUR INTUITION

Chapter 2 - “Why Can’t She Get It?”: Understanding Learning Disabilities

WHAT IS A LEARNING DISABILITY?

DO LEARNING DISABILITIES INVOLVE ONLY ACADEMICS?

IS THERE A CURE FOR LD?

WHAT ARE THE TYPES OF LEARNING DISABILITIES?

IS LD THE SAME AS AUTISM OR ASPERGER’S SYNDROME?

WHAT ARE SOME OF THE “RELATED DISORDERS” THAT OFTEN GO ALONG WITH LD?

HOW CAN I TELL IF MY PRESCHOOL-AGED SON HAS LD OR IF HE IS DEVELOPMENTALLY DELAYED?

Chapter 3 - “He’s Fine—He’ll Grow Out of It”: Delay vs. Learning Disability

THE THREE D’S: DIFFERENCE, DELAY, AND DISORDER

A WORD ABOUT READING

Chapter 4 - Am I Alone in This?

Chapter 5 - “Just Let Him Be Three”: Forms of Denial

DANA’S STORY: PARALYZED INTO INACTION

MY STORY: IGNORING THE EVIDENCE

A WORD ABOUT LABELS

Chapter 6 - What Should You Do First?

What Is Child Find?

PART II - The Diagnosis

Chapter 7 - One Last Step Before the Diagnosis: Pre-Referral Services

PRE-REFERRAL SERVICES

RESPONSE-TO-INTERVENTION

Chapter 8 - “Should I Have Him Tested?”: Requesting a Formal Evaluation

Chapter 9 - Records and Rights: Organizing Your Information

JOURNALING

PROCEDURAL SAFEGUARDS WHEN REQUESTING AN EVALUATION

PRIOR WRITTEN NOTICE: LEARN FROM ALEX’S EXPERIENCE

Chapter 10 - “Does My Child Need Special Ed?”: The Evaluation

THE INITIAL EVALUATION

PRIVATE EVALUATIONS

TALKING TO YOUR CHILD ABOUT THE EVALUATION

THE EVALUATION: WHAT IS IT?

WHO DOES THE EVALUATION?

THE EVALUATION REPORT

Chapter 11 - Interpreting the Hieroglyphics: Evaluation Results

Chapter 12 - “Was It Something I Did?”: Causes of Learning Disabilities

PART III - After the Diagnosis

Chapter 13 - Meetings, Meetings, and More Meetings!: Eligibility Determination

THE ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATION MEETING

Chapter 14 - IEP: The Individualized Education Program

THE IEP MEETING

DEVELOPING THE IEP

FINALIZING THE IEP

A FINAL WORD ABOUT THE IEP

Chapter 15 - A Mother’s Frustrations, a Mother’s Solutions

HELEN’S PATH: “AS DIFFICULT AND INEFFICIENT AS POSSIBLE”

Chapter 16 - Advocacy: Advice from an Expert

HIRING AN ADVOCATE

GETTING A LAWYER INVOLVED

WHEN THE SCHOOL SAYS NO TO SERVICES

Chapter 17 - Resolving Disputes

YOU AND YOUR CHILD’S SCHOOL

LEVELS OF DISPUTE

Chapter 18 - Special Fathers: They Are Out There

DANA: “HE DOESN’T SEE THIS THE SAME WAY I DO”

DEBORAH: “HE COULDN’T FIX IT”

JANIE: “HE DOESN’T LIKE THE BATTLE”

JOHN: A SPECIAL FATHER

ADVICE TO A FATHER FROM A FATHER

Chapter 19 - Friendship Is So Hard: The Social Side of LD

DIFFICULTY WITH SOCIAL SKILLS

OTHER PARENTS’ PREJUDICES

WHAT CAN YOU DO?

Chapter 20 - “Don’t Forget About Me”: Brothers and Sisters

SUNNY AND WINDY

JAMES AND CHARLIE

Chapter 21 - How Are You Doing?: Taking Care of Yourself

HOW TO FOCUS ON YOUR NEEDS

THIS TOO SHALL PASS

EPILOGUE

Acknowledgements

Resources for Children with Learning Disabilities

Index

About the Authors

Also by Anne Ford

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