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| Hi all... my name is Tamara and I am the mother of a now 8 year old Indigo son. It has been a journey and challenge raising my son who was first diagnosed as ADHD/ ADD when he was 3... the diagnoses then turned to Asperger's as the definition for ADHD/ ADD didn't quite fit. Needless to say, with very few people being aware of Indigos and how to support them, finding day care and working with the school system to support him has been our biggest struggle. Now in Grade 3, and 4 years in public school, I am to the point where I am doing some serious investigation into home schooling. I will be done my full time job at the end of November, expected our second child at the end of January and think that home schooling would be much easier to deal with than the countless "bad days" at school. Although he is easy going, compassionate, and will get along with anyone, he does not fit into the box that the public school system expects all children to fit into. I would be very interested in learning if other parents are going through the same struggle with their Indigo's and what you have done to deal with some of the challanges. |
| Posted by Tamara on 10/15/2008 03:45 PM
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| Nice to meet you, I have traveled the same road as you with my son. I have chose to work with the school. I know public schools can try to have your child put on meds and such, but it is up to you, My son takes Bach flower remedies, they seem to help. Your school district should have a program to help children who are struggling with behavior issues, (((or so called indigo traits))) It was a fight for me, but after emailing the director of student services, she stepped in and said he could go to day treatment aka therapeutic learning center, a bus picks him up from my home and he goes there until 1 then a bus takes him to his school, the TLP is nothing like a partial care, it is part of ther school district, you might want to see if your school has one. I refuse to give him meds, and he is doing awsome there, if you are like me and need to work during the school day, I would see what else there is, Good Luck!!! |
| posted by Heidi on 10/15/2008 09:31 PM
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Hi Tamara,
I am new to this Indigo thing. I thought I was going to have some major problems with putting my daughter in the "public" school system but I lucked out. My daughter is in a Spanish Immersion program and the teachers are absolutely wonderful. In our school district there are alternative programs like Montessori and gosh, I am sitting here trying to think of the other one I interviewed and I can't think of the name of it - will write later if I think of it - try and look into the alternatives within the public schools. I have also opted not to put my daughter on meds at this point.
Enjoy your little one. |
| posted by Charity on 10/16/2008 09:59 AM
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Hi Heidi & Charity,
Thanks for the welcome!
I've worked with the school system in trying to help him be successful within it. I fought to get him his own teacher's assistant and that was somewhat helpful... this year he is in a program called structured success with a small student to teacher ratio. The school also has a sensory room for children who need it... the problem is for use of the room, the children are on a schedule and when he really needs to be there, it is unavailable. The small size of the structured success program is wonderful and for the most part, his teacher's are amazing... from what I've heard, there does seem to be children within the program that have some major behavioural issues (granted, my son is no angel) but he does feed off this rowdy energy and thinks he needs to be the one to "get these other children under control".
I have done a lot of research on my own into therapies for him and am unaware of a theraputic learning center within our city. Can you share a little more detail on what they do there? Also, I would be interested in hearing about what Bach remedies your son takes.
I did go for an interview at the Montessori school when my son was old enough to go into Kindergarten and the principal said she did not think he would be successful within the program.
I have found that here in Saskatchewan, we are typically one of the last provinces to adapt our system to address current issues... especially when it comes to our children. Both Alberta and BC have a wide variety of resources available and we are thinking a move to one of these provinces is in the near future for us.
Wondering if either one of your children have little obsessions or character traits? My son has a need to straighten things or pick things up that are out of place... you would think that with this, his room would be spotless but it's not... tends to take place more in the classroom and the living/ dining room at home.
Have a great day!!
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| posted by Tamara on 10/16/2008 12:11 PM
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| Hi , My son likes to get his toys and put them in order, like get his cars and line them up in color order, You should do a search on Bach flower remedies, they are easy to use, I put 2 drops in his juice every morning and he knows about it, it helps him to feel comfortable when he knows he is not in control. Just be patient with your son, The TLC center has been wonderful for him, it is a place for kids who have behavior issues, and it is therapueutic by nature, they focus more on there emotions and working through them, look on your school district home page and see, also look into a theraputic environment in your area and see what there is, I like it because it teaches my son how to feel his feelings and express them in a healthy manner instead of letting them pent up. Good luck and nice to meet you: ) Heidi |
| posted by Heidi on 10/17/2008 08:40 AM
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| That is too funny... my son was also obsessed with his cars, not putting them in order by colour but rather making sure they were all pointed the same way. Now it has progressed to the remotes and shoes... making sure they are all in line. |
| posted by Tamara on 10/20/2008 11:09 AM
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