Ok what if you have a child who is mildly physically disabled,but normal intelligence and homeschooling?
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There is nothing wrong with homeschooling. Plenty of people do it. I am homeschooled. I think it's a good idea. Kids will pick on him at public school, and it's not fair to put a normal kid in special ed. I think it's best you homeschool.
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Mentally challenged, how? Do you mean IDEA-defined Mental Retardation (overall slow learner, also with difficulties learning communication and/or life skills)? Or are you looking at someone with learning disabilities (normal intelligence but extreme difficulty with one or more areas of academics)?\n\nIf you mean MR, you should look at the following sites for a better understanding of what MR is about:\nhttp://www.thearc.org/\nhttp://www.aamr.org/\nhttp://www.nichcy.org/pubs/factshe/fs8txt.htm#whatis\nhttp://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001523.htm\n\nIf you mean Learning Disabled, you should look at the following sites:\nhttp://kidshealth.org/kid/health_problems/learning_problem/learning_disabilities.html\nhttp://www.ldonline.org/\nhttp://www.ncld.org/\n\nAs far as "activities" are concerned, for MR you should look at their mental age (NOT their current chronological age), and their next step in the developmental ladder. For instance, a 15 year old with the mental age of a 5 year old will be attracted to activities and games targeting kindergarden/first grade level.\n\n"Activities" for LD kids are the same as for their same-age peers, with modifications to support them if academic skills are needed. A 15 year old with LD in reading/writing, would be interested in any activity the other 15 year olds are doing. However, if there are written instructions, he/she would need the directions read to him/her.
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Everything you are saying on this post confirms what I was suspecting when I answered your other post. Get her to a pediatric psychiatrist now, and insist that the school provide her with appropriate programming. I'm sure her regular ed teacher is a good one, but regular ed teachers do NOT have the training to deal with this sort of situation. Once you have the diagnoses from the pediatric psychiatrist, demand the school hold an IEP intake for your daughter.\n\nThey should NOT categorize her as E/BD. She should be categorized as Gifted, and if you get her a diagnosis of Anxiety and/or OCD from the pediatric psychiatrist, the school psychologist can recommend that the diagnosis be categorized as Other Health Impaired rather than E/BD. She should be receiving support from the school's gifted ed specialist (someone actually trained in gifted education...demand credentials), the school counselor, and the special education psychologist.\n\nIf you are in a state where gifted education is not a part of special education, still demand the IEP, but also demand gifted education modifications (compressed/accelerated curriculum, reduction of boredom and increasing of motivation through replacement of skill drill work with individual projects focusing on higher-order thinking skills, etc.), and a statement on the service page of coordination of her OHI program with the gifted education program.
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I have a son with mental retardation. (this is a more correct way of describing him rather than "he is mentally retarded").\n\nThrough his school years, he had a few classes with "normal" school kids involved.  These became good friends over the years.  Our school system had special activities which included both "normal" and "disabled" kids in the same activity.  These included a Circle of Friends program (movies, bowling, parties, etc.), Unified Sports (part of special olympics where teams are mixed), etc.\n\nWhy don't you check with your school or community and see what's around?  Check with Special Olympics in your community and see if you and he/her can get involved together.\n\nSet an example for others by being first to spend time with him/her.
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I think both are important genetics and environment.  However a person born smart (like you put it) but not exposed to knowledge will not excell to their full potential. And in the same regard a person born handicapted (*even slightly) cannot be made much smarter even with a great learning environment, this is a definite opion type question.
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Since you have a learning disability, you will want to make sure you have prepared ahead of time.\n\nHave a list of answers for:\n--How you will organize your classroom.\n--Your "philosophy of education."\n--What is the purpose of special education?\n--How will you work with regular ed teachers?\n--How will you involve parents?\n--Examples of how you will adapt and modify curriculum and classroom environment for different student needs.\n--What tasks will you assign your E.A.?\n--How will you build in state standards and benchmarks for each child's actual grade level while still addressing their developmental level?\n\nAnd so on.\n\nHave someone sit down and ask the questions to you while you practice saying your answers. Also have them ask questions you haven't thought of, to practice mixing and combining your ideas.\n\nGood luck!
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It depends on the disability. If a student has a learning disorder, the the chances of successfully taking high level courses are not good. If it is a physical disability or behavior disorder, then the student has as good a chance as anyone depending upon the work ethic of the student and how important education is to them.
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like the other answers yes and no  some are born with disabilities and parents may not realise it til  a milestone is missed some can have a serious injury or illness that can make them special needs . and both the former and the latter will call for  special education.  environment can play a part in it or can make the disability seem worse .now i have to kids who r high functioning autistics and mentally retarded and we do not know where it came from or how it happened which unfortunatly is the way with lots of parents of special needs children. and as to the dropping ur baby on its head if this has happened get them checked out and if it wasnt ur kid let the parents know cuz yes that can have harmful (and /or deadly)side effects on the kid.and most of the special needs kids can need a variety of services for along time and some will never be able to live by themselves.
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You can definitely homeschool her. It's not hard, and most kids with special needs actually thrive learning at home. But you will need to get your depression taken care of before you can benefit her, whether homeschooling or not. You have to have yourself running at full strength to be there for her, so that's actually a priority over teaching her right now. Have you tried different medications, diet changes ,maybe picking an activity that you do enjoy, that maybe she can do with you? Something to look forward to. No doubt, some of your depression is because of how full your plate is with her. It's not hard to be depressed when the one you love is stricken with such problems. I know, my son is autistic. If you do decide to homeschool, or would like to find out more about it, go to Yahoo groups and look up HS-Plus. We're a homeschooling group for special needs children, and some of the parents on their have problems too, so you'll be able to talk to people who are in the same position you are. Good luck, and take care of yourself!
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depends sometimes its headstart, preschool or even Kindergarten. Should ask local ISD they could help out.
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Regular school classes are set up to help the "average" kid. Most kids learn best in the way regular school classes are taught.\n\nBut not all kids learn best that way.\n\nThere are different "categories" of kids who learn differently. Each "category" helps special teachers come up with instruction that helps those kids learn as much as they possibly can.\n\nThe most common category is "Specific Learning Disability." These are kids with normal smarts who just have trouble learning how to read or do math using the usual, regular classroom ways.\n\nSome kids have trouble understanding what they hear, and/or making sounds right when they talk. Most of these also have normal smarts. This category is "Speech-Language Impaired."\n\nSome kids stress out too easily, and show it by being mean to other kids, not doing their work, talking back to the teacher, destroying stuff, etc. Most of these also have normal smarts. These kids are Emotionally/Behaviorally Disturbed.\n\nSome kids take a lot longer to learn stuff, both in school and at home. They need to practice each little step over and over to remember it and use it. These kids are Mentally Retarded.\n\nSome kids have health problems that are bad enough to get in the way of their learning. These kids are Other Health Impaired.\n\nSome kids are "blind" to social stuff. They don't understand how people interact with each other. These are Autistic.\n\nOther kids may be unable to hear well, or totally deaf. Others may be blind. Some are deaf and blind. Some are in wheelchairs because their bodies don't work well.\n\nKids that have a mix of things from different categories are called "Multi-Disabled."
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The terms mild, moderate, or severe are trems the medical community likes to through out to help parents feel some sort of ease in their childs disability.  In concerns to the childs learning abitliy and how the teachers teach or treat students with learning disabilities, there should be not worries.  Let me explain... By law every student has the same right to an education without predjudice to their learning ability.  The student with a learning disability, (or his/her parents) need to let the school know that the student needs accomidation.  These accomidations are spelled out in every state and must be given to all who ask and are documented wtih a disability.  There are even accomidations for students that have no disabilities, that are required by law available for thier use.  Every school in the USA should have someone that works in Disability Support Services.  They will have all the information and acconidations avaliable for you. But Remember!!  YOU MUST ASK FOR ACCOMIDATIONS.  Once the advisor for disablity services has document the students needs, and gets it aproved by the state, a copy of that students accomidations is given to his/her instructors. The instructor are bound by law and the school to give those accomidation.\nAccomidations can range from:  extra time on test, private room for testing, scribe, lessons on tape, large text books,use of a calculator for ALL math, use of a computer.  This is a very short list of what may be available, but please don't give up.\nAs far as implications for the teacher, trust me there are NONE, we will do everything possible to help a student succeed, and I do mean everything,  Well except give them the answers.  Good luck, a disability support instructor.\nIn my site source, if you live in wisconsin (wi)type in your states initials.
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I have never heard that before. My husband has a much higher I.Q. than I do and our male son is very smart. More so than I was as a child. On his Kindergarten placement test he scored 99% nationwide. I was a B student growing up and if I really applied myself could pull of an A or two. I definitely attribute his intelligence to his dad.
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how is this special education?
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If you can't home school, then read, read, read to them as much as possible.  Read anything they are interested in (within reason) that is appropriate for their ages.
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Many of the worlds most intelligent and famous people throughout history had special needs. One example is Albert Einstein.  He was doing very poorly in school and the teachers did not like him and thought he was just a slacker. His mother had to take him out of school and decided to home school. He was a genius. \n\nMost people who are special needs eg. ADD,ADHD,DYSLEXIA, etc usually have 'above' average intelligence. The can have memory problems and seem out of it but anyone who knows them, is aware that this is not about intelligence.\n\nPeople who do not understand them tend to 'treat' them poorly and unless they get 'a lot' of strong support elsewhere they can fail at life because of their very low self esteem - but not because they are dumb. \n\nSo it is mistreatment that leaves them winding up in prisons, correction facilities etc. Many are already convinced that they are 'losers' in grade 'one.' They have been destroyed while still babes - unless there is intervention. Public abuse because of ignorance is their real downfall.  \n\nDon't listen to the comments about SPELL CHECK. Everybody makes mistakes, and your question was 'perfectly' understandable. Only a moron would have trouble understanding it. The others are just being cruel.
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This belongs in a different topic, not "special education." What the heck are you asking about anyway?