what is the best thing you can do ...

what good questions. I’d say the best thing you can do for a child with disabilities - well, what kind of disabilities are we talking about? Are they life based or school based? The process that is school can make mountains out of molehills for children with disabilities.

So I’d guess I’d say -support the child in school as the best thing to do. Be the child’s advocate in school and if life.

The worst? The opposite of that - abandoning the child and leaving them to fend for themselves.

Best thing is to find them a school environment where they can feel some success every day and where the teachers genuinely like and respect the kids and understand LDs.

Worst thing is put your head in the sand hoping the school struggles will just go away if you don’t acknowledge the LDs exist.

[quote=”Anonymous”]Best thing is to find them a school environment where they can feel some success every day and where the teachers genuinely like and respect the kids and understand LDs.

Worst thing is put your head in the sand hoping the school struggles will just go away if you don’t acknowledge the LDs exist.[/quote]

This is a great answer to the good questions posed.

Worst: assume that things will somehow happen by themselves, or that things are going fine even though you have no proof that learning is hap[pening (the student jus tseems to be reasonably compliant).

The best thing you can do is to try to make them feel smart, praise, praise, praise, everything they do any effort they give acknowledge them.

The worst thing you caould do is not follow the IEP and assume they can do something.