Wednesday, December 5, 2012

Learning Disability

Today I got to talk with the Doctor in Toronto that accessed Anniek for a Learning Disability.  They did the testing in Toronto last month and today was the call to basically get information that is going to be on the report.  It turns out that Anniek has a Communication Based Learning Disability.  I am not too sure what to make of this...yes it does answer some questions for me which I really like, but it doesn't explain others.  The Doctor said that she needs an EA at the school and the school basically told me NO and the Doctor that it is not going to happen (with other wording).  The Doctor also said that she needs an IPAD at the school.  I can't afford one let alone all the apps that she wants for it.  The school said that they think the IPAD would just be a distraction and they don't want that to happen.  I can understand it being a bit of a distraction for the first little bit, but after the novelty wears off about it, then I can see it REALLY benefiting Anniek, she LOVES playing on apps on my phone and being on the computer so I think that she could really learn from it and it will help her explain stuff that she can't explain to us using her words.  So I am going to look into ways to get an IPAD for her and hopefully I will be able to find something.