Most of you who've been following our blog or reading our newsletter know that Ashley's been struggling with school. I just wanted to update you on what's happening. Tuesday we have an appointment with a counsellor at Tumaini - an SIL counselling facility - to have her evaluated for ADD. If we can get an IEP (are you drowning in acronyms yet?) for her, then she can ask for a quiet environment in which to take tests, and we can ask for a liaison to assist with managing homework tasks, etc.
So far, her teacher hasn't been real helpful, and the school isn't really much help either, so we are also looking at moving her to a school that has a person dedicated to assisting IEP students. Sadly the new school has not been answering their phones (I've been trying all six of the number I have and that are published on their website, to no avail!). We were really hoping to get Ashley in to shadow a day yet this year, but this year is fast fading.
After seeing how she's struggled since being here, and noticing that lately she's been even more spacey than usual, I'm not so averse to medication as an option now. We'll see how the appointment goes. Please pray about us visiting the new school, that we be able to get her in to shadow before the end of the school year next Thursday.
On a positive note, yesterday we added Daisy to our family. Ashley finally got her cuddly pet! :)
So far, her teacher hasn't been real helpful, and the school isn't really much help either, so we are also looking at moving her to a school that has a person dedicated to assisting IEP students. Sadly the new school has not been answering their phones (I've been trying all six of the number I have and that are published on their website, to no avail!). We were really hoping to get Ashley in to shadow a day yet this year, but this year is fast fading.
After seeing how she's struggled since being here, and noticing that lately she's been even more spacey than usual, I'm not so averse to medication as an option now. We'll see how the appointment goes. Please pray about us visiting the new school, that we be able to get her in to shadow before the end of the school year next Thursday.
On a positive note, yesterday we added Daisy to our family. Ashley finally got her cuddly pet! :)
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