Back To School

I recently attended the DBSA National Conference in Chicago. I was surprised and pleased to know that there are people out there other than my family who are reading this blog. I will try to update it more often so there is fresh content.

My boys are back to school. Some parents are really happy to see their children return to school. Those of us with bipolar children know that it is just another year of the same nightmare. Schools and teachers who don't understand what bipolar even means or are sure that your child is just a behavior problem and being more firm and less understanding will do the trick. I thought perhaps Junior High School would make the difference, I was wrong, but still hopeful. A week into school and the staff had still not seen the IEP. Two days after the staff had a meeting with the representative for the Special Education Office from the district my son received a "F" on a math test for using his calculator. When I questioned the teacher on why she didn't tell him that she didn't want him to use it she looked at me like I was stupid (a look I should be use to from teachers by now). I told her it is in his "IEP" that he can use the calculator so he is able to keep up with the other students. Her response, "I am not that familiar with his IEP."

So here we go, back to school. I hope others have better luck than I am. I will continue to update the blog as often as possible so keep checking back. Feel free to make comments if you have suggestions for me or others they can read the comments you send.