Wow! There's a lot to update you on. First, Camryn is telling us that she is continuing to talk (whisper) in class to new people. Everyday it's someone new (or more like two or three)! Although she hasn't talked to her teachers, one of them told us yesterday that she winked at her and Camryn winked back!
Camryn will have her first occupational therapy appointment on Tuesday. Although I've done some research on OT, I still feel pretty ignorant about it, so this will be an enlightening experience for me, as well as Camryn. They're going to focus on the Sensory Integration Disorder in which she has not ever been diagnosed with but often goes along with SM kids. I'm going to add a link on this page to give more info. It looks like insurance will not cover it, so please pray that it will not be terribly expensive.
Lastly, Gary and I met with the principal, counselor, and one of Camryn's teachers yesterday to discuss the possibility of placing Camryn on a 504. In case you don't know, a 504 is a document that lists certain accomodations for a child that has some type of disability affecting a major life activity (speaking, in Camryn's case). Although it took a lot of effort on my part to prepare for this meeting, it looks like it will be worth it. I stressed that we don't feel Camryn needs this document at her current school, as they do most of the accomodations already, we are unsure that as she goes on to middle school, that she will be accomodated there. The agreement that we reached is that she will be continued to be monitored throughout 3rd grade and 4th grade and that they will provide a 504 before she goes onto 5th. Would I have liked for the 504 to have been in place for 4th grade... just so it could be over and done with? Absolutely. But, my biggest concern is that she gets the help she needs going onto middle school, so I'm OK with that.
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