Jason,

Have you thought about having some testing done?  This could help rule out
some issues like ODD (oppositional defiant disorder).  Or could these
behaviors be a result of medication side effects or food allergies?  I am a
fifth grade teacher and I have seen some kids over the years that when given
red dye or sugar go completely goofy behaviorally, but when avoided were the
nicest kids.

Just my two cents.

Linda
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From: "Jason Kruse" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Saturday, November 15, 2003 11:18 AM
Subject: Re: What's Up With The List?


> Hi everyone-
> Its me again, Dad of Lauren 6, in first grade, gets special integrated
> services for PT, adaptive PE, OT. She had an inutero stroke and had mild
> left hemiplegia and hypotonia. Has come along way physically, doesn't
> write very well but not seeing too many other limitations that are
> getting in the way of other things. She is however, getting bad reports
> almost every day from school for making mean faces at teachers,
> disrupting class and activitis with silly behavior, calling teach,
> poopoo head, stupid, giving signs of resistance with almost every
> request as if it is a habit now. We see this at home and it seems almost
> malignant now. Not sure where it comes from and why it has persisted.
> Pretty much the entire school year. The teachers just make note of it on
> her school reports (daily) but are apparently just working with her and
> around the behaviors. I admit that her behaviors really are not very
> intimidating and I don't think that anyone of them or us find them to be
> very threatening at all, but she has latched on to them and is not
> seeming to move past it. We do administer timeouts when she gets home
> and take away all fun things when this happens. We also are very liberal
> on rewarding good days and behaviors. I don't' get the sense that she
> really craves our positive reinforcement. She is pretty confident and
> strong willed. Suprising strong for a girl of her outward softness. The
> attitude doesn't really match her general demeanor.
>
> Any suggestions or comments??? I find it difficult to see that she could
> be so oppositional to every little rule or suggestion.
>
>
> Concerned and out of ideas
>
>
> DAD
> Jason K
>