Your son is lucky to have you as his mother. You have been there to help and you are not ready to accept what the school is saying.

IDEA 2004 regulations are still quite fluid at this point. The final regulations are due out in the summer of 2006.

Your question addresses the issues surrounding inclusion of children with disabilities in a private school.

Your question addresses the frequent problem of a child who is bright and working below potential, but at an adequate level according to the school district.

Dear Jennifer,

First, might I comment that six-year-olds, especially boys, often develop unevenly. Their language and/or motor skills might be more advanced than the other.

Dear Cindy:

There is a category within IDEA for Traumatic Brain Injury; however, students with your daughter’s history are usually identified based on how the prenatal trauma impacts on their ability to

There are so many well-meaning and probably well-trained individuals who what to help our kids.

Your brief description suggests that this high school student has been through a lot. He probably does not feel very secure, safe, or good about himself.