why not fight the school?

We had been fighting for at least two weeks. They refuse to test him to see what level he is at or put him in his proper grade. If your going to hold a kid back even if it's a year you should probably have a good reason and an even better reason if it's two years. It's just to frustrating and once he's actually in the school it'll be that much harder to get him put in the proper grade. Then there's going to be the unexcused absences if the pdoc or therapist can't see him outside school hours. I would not tell them he is seeing a pdoc or therapist so I wouldn't be able to bring dr's notes.

So we registered him as a home-schooler and put him in his proper grade. He was only going to go there for a year full time. Then we were going to take him out so that he could be part time and do three electives a year in high school. We talked to some of his virtual school teachers and with the state tests, fl. certified teachers grades, and the AP test grades we shouldn't have this problem next year because he's kinda in "real" school. So right now he's in algebra 1, English 1, AP human geography, AP bio, Spanish 1, and Guitar 1.

I think it help that I woke up to the wonderful sound of "not knowing how to play guitar but really trying" Then a little while later a knock asking how to get into his algebra course. He was shy talking to his teacher that he'll talk to once a week unless he needs extra help.

He's found a couple of kids here. I swear kids don't attend school here. They're teaching him how to use his " ripstik . Some thing that he hasn't touched since he got it for Christmas last year. He actually came in with road burn to clean up and go back out. I know that doesn't sound like something to be proud of but for a kid that doesn't want to use a knife because they're sharp it's a huge deal.

There's a lego class for kids his age and a gym class on Wednesdays that we're going to try. He's not going to be going back to karate because of expense but I found a place that the kids 10-14 pay $7 for pizza and soda and hang out from 6-11 on Fridays. Plus he's going to need swimming lessons.
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I'm still trying to figure out how to stabilize, the AP is helping but I'm gaining massive weight, which in it's self stresses me. I'm a lot less panic, it's the end of the world about things more just really aggravated. I'm not sleeping without it so whatever. I'm going to be as honest as I can on Tuesday and take their and PC's advice. I just wish I could trust my husband's advice too. It's always the more sane I seem to get the more ****ed up I realize I am. I wish my issues were BP related but I'm thinking they SZA-BP type or BPD. I'm so tired, why am I always the one that has to fix things? I know this is all coming to an end but I'm going to crash. I should have been/be better at least for them.

I have no idea what to do with now realizing my husband isn't excluded from my crazy. He's always been viewed as on my side even in the worst of times. He was always my safety even from myself. When I can't understand English I looked to him because even if I couldn't understand him he'd keep me safe until English returned to me. He was my reality check and now that's all gone and I don't know how to get that back. I want that trust in him back. Then again how long will it be until Miguel is part of my longer less sane thoughts. I'd never rely on him like I do/did his father but your mom being scared of you I'm sure puts a damper on the relationship

My old therapist no longer works at my old center so I have no idea what's going to happen because she was suppose to send a letter that I need my dog around for stabilization.

Why are you assuming his mood disorder is going to get worse? No one has a crystal ball??? I'm watching his best friend slip away into paranoid schizophrenia. He never catches a break. Genetically he's screwed and environmentally probably too. I know we've taught him a lot about caring for his health both physically and mentally and the kids matured tenfold over the summer but all honesty he has a mother that may or may not be in reality whenever he talks to her and a father that as much as he trys can't take on both roles. Maybe I look more put together to them than I think? I know I do to drs, therapists and strangers. I look more put together then most without MI. I know both mine and his father's issues really emerged around 13-14ish.