Pemberley,
Thanks for the suggestion for the shortened school week. DGS now was OT and VT on Tuesdays and his OT worked out the wording (she's done it before!) to put a 4-day school week into his IEP and will help us push for it. Also, the principal is behind us on this as well. Since DGS is gifted and won't fall behind with just four days of instruction, it is not a real concern. The principal is most concerned about the state's attendance monitoring, but if it is in the IEP then he is covered.
Counseling will continue be at school for the time being. The outside counselor felt that the play therapy is what he needs at this age and since we are working on his severe sensory modulation disorder with the OT, the outside counselor feels that his anxiety will begin to diminish and we will get a better idea whether he really needs additional counseling in time.
So, now we wait some more. We need reports from everyone to have a really productive IEP and that will take a couple more weeks.
I must remember this is a marathon, not a sprint. (Some of the best advice I've had, btw.)
leahchris
