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Originally posted by AXO_MOM_3
This year, I feel like I'm running into a brick wall with her teachers. I don't know if it is because they have not bothered to read the psych eval and recommendations, or have chosen not to implement them. Her main teacher said that she likes to get to know a child and make observations before reading the files, and I respect that, but at this point I'm wondering if my child is getting the attention she needs. We did bump her up to AG classes, and she is doing really well considering she has basically skipped the fourth grade curriculum.
My concern is that there are 27 kids in this class, and this teacher probably does not have time to do much more than she already is doing just managing the class and the curriculum. Her teacher last year worked really well with her, and my child excelled. I'm not seeing as much energy from my daughter towards school this year, and am wondering if it is the transition to AG (in that the class is more challenging), or if the teachers just don't have the time or energy to do more, or if my daughter is just reaching that point where school is not as fun! I feel like both teachers blow off her ADD characteristics because she is overall a fairly well behaved child doing her work and making the grades. Just because she is not out of her seat every five minutes or completely not focusing, I feel her needs are being belittled or ignored.
Any suggestions on how to handle this? Am I crossing the line from being a concerned parent who wants her child to be able to work to her utmost potential to being an oversensitive parent? Should I confront the teachers and ask for more, or just be satisfied that she is doing okay in class? (I do NOT want to see her "turn it off" because she is so overwhelmed with handling it all - which from the research I've read can happen) and I'm worried that may happen. Any advice from you veterens of the ADD/ADHD saga would be appreciated! Thanks!
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AXO_MOM_3 I don't think you've crossed the line just yet, the teachers still like you enough to talk to you. As for her academic performance it's too soon to see if she's having any problems. Have first quarter grades come out yet? Ask your daughter how she feel in the classroom? Does she feel she's being ignored by her teachers when she has questions? Is the curriculum too fast paced for her to absorb the information properly? Grades won't reflect it. Is the classroom too overstimulative of an environment for her to focus? Is she completing her assignments on time? Is she starting to slip into old habits? I can't remember what you did last time but was there a liason type of person who the district provides to make sure your daughter's need are being met by her teachers? I'm clueless but what is AG mean?
As you know from your research, ADD does not effect just what goes on in the classroom. It's effects also lingers on the playground, at recess, and at lunch. Your daughter may have some trouble going on in peer situations that she may not have brought to your attention. And they will have most likely have gone unnoticed by her teachers.