Comments on: The Evaluation Tightrope http://www.5minutesforspecialneeds.com/312/the-evaluation-tightrope/ Support. Insight. Inspiration Mon, 15 Mar 2010 18:19:54 -0400 hourly 1 By: katy (aka funny girl) http://www.5minutesforspecialneeds.com/312/the-evaluation-tightrope/#comment-1882 katy (aka funny girl) Mon, 08 Sep 2008 17:19:13 +0000 http://www.5minutesforspecialneeds.com/?p=312#comment-1882 Amen to "this is the day to have a meltdown"!! Story of my life. Amen to "this is the day to have a meltdown"!!

Story of my life.

]]> By: Trish http://www.5minutesforspecialneeds.com/312/the-evaluation-tightrope/#comment-1823 Trish Sat, 06 Sep 2008 13:45:26 +0000 http://www.5minutesforspecialneeds.com/?p=312#comment-1823 I'm sorry to hear that so many people could identify with this post! And I have the bungee cord and padlock on my shopping list!! :D Now, we just all need to remember that the follow up question to, "Have you seen my [fill in the blank]?" is, "Have you looked for my [fill in the blank]?" Ha! I'm sorry to hear that so many people could identify with this post! And I have the bungee cord and padlock on my shopping list!! :D

Now, we just all need to remember that the follow up question to, "Have you seen my [fill in the blank]?" is, "Have you looked for my [fill in the blank]?" Ha!

]]> By: My Autism Insights http://www.5minutesforspecialneeds.com/312/the-evaluation-tightrope/#comment-1819 My Autism Insights Sat, 06 Sep 2008 10:55:38 +0000 http://www.5minutesforspecialneeds.com/?p=312#comment-1819 I can empathize with your suggestions, and the tightrope analogy is so perfect. I can empathize with your suggestions, and the tightrope analogy is so perfect.

]]> By: Danette http://www.5minutesforspecialneeds.com/312/the-evaluation-tightrope/#comment-1817 Danette Sat, 06 Sep 2008 10:50:49 +0000 http://www.5minutesforspecialneeds.com/?p=312#comment-1817 Well said, very good points! Glad you got your binder back, yikes! I had a similar experience with a sippy cup (which my kids were extremely attached to). I called and got the same response, luckily I was in the parking garage still, so as much as I hated to do it (b/c we had made it that far w/o a meltdown and I had told my son we were going bye-bye and I was afraid of what he'd do if we turned around and went back!) I turned around, went all the way back up to the dr's office and insisted on hunting around myself until I found it. Right there in the exam room we'd been in, in plain enough sight that it was obvious no one had actually looked. Aah!! Well said, very good points! Glad you got your binder back, yikes! I had a similar experience with a sippy cup (which my kids were extremely attached to). I called and got the same response, luckily I was in the parking garage still, so as much as I hated to do it (b/c we had made it that far w/o a meltdown and I had told my son we were going bye-bye and I was afraid of what he'd do if we turned around and went back!) I turned around, went all the way back up to the dr's office and insisted on hunting around myself until I found it. Right there in the exam room we'd been in, in plain enough sight that it was obvious no one had actually looked. Aah!!

]]> By: Alicia @ Experiencing Each Moment http://www.5minutesforspecialneeds.com/312/the-evaluation-tightrope/#comment-1811 Alicia @ Experiencing Each Moment Fri, 05 Sep 2008 22:44:24 +0000 http://www.5minutesforspecialneeds.com/?p=312#comment-1811 This was good! I needed to hear it! This was good! I needed to hear it!

]]> By: Meg Beverly http://www.5minutesforspecialneeds.com/312/the-evaluation-tightrope/#comment-1808 Meg Beverly Fri, 05 Sep 2008 19:57:24 +0000 http://www.5minutesforspecialneeds.com/?p=312#comment-1808 Oh ouch! This struck waaaayyyyy too close to home! It's good we all have a sense of humor, right? RIGHT??? Off to go check my filing cabinet.... Oh ouch! This struck waaaayyyyy too close to home! It's good we all have a sense of humor, right? RIGHT???

Off to go check my filing cabinet….

]]> By: Ecki http://www.5minutesforspecialneeds.com/312/the-evaluation-tightrope/#comment-1804 Ecki Fri, 05 Sep 2008 17:41:39 +0000 http://www.5minutesforspecialneeds.com/?p=312#comment-1804 I'm so paranoid about losing stuff that I recently spent $30 and 1 hour at Staples making an entire copy of Kayla's file! I do have a piece of advice about copying the file -- make sure all the d*mn staples are out before placing stack of papers in the paper feed tray! I'm so paranoid about losing stuff that I recently spent $30 and 1 hour at Staples making an entire copy of Kayla's file!

I do have a piece of advice about copying the file — make sure all the d*mn staples are out before placing stack of papers in the paper feed tray!

]]> By: Michelle http://www.5minutesforspecialneeds.com/312/the-evaluation-tightrope/#comment-1803 Michelle Fri, 05 Sep 2008 17:19:43 +0000 http://www.5minutesforspecialneeds.com/?p=312#comment-1803 Hate to admit this, but I have done that EXACT same thing with the binder -- and the irreplaceable stuffed lavender puppy who is essential to bedtime routines. And I unfortunately got the same answer. We got both of them back because I was suspicious enough to go back the same evening and take a peek for myself. They were sitting on the end of the counter next to the lady who answers the phone and is paid to say, "Nope, haven't seen 'em." *sigh* :P Hate to admit this, but I have done that EXACT same thing with the binder — and the irreplaceable stuffed lavender puppy who is essential to bedtime routines. And I unfortunately got the same answer. We got both of them back because I was suspicious enough to go back the same evening and take a peek for myself. They were sitting on the end of the counter next to the lady who answers the phone and is paid to say, "Nope, haven't seen 'em." *sigh* :P

]]> By: Melody http://www.5minutesforspecialneeds.com/312/the-evaluation-tightrope/#comment-1802 Melody Fri, 05 Sep 2008 16:57:52 +0000 http://www.5minutesforspecialneeds.com/?p=312#comment-1802 How right on the money you are, Trish. Please forgive me for giggling a bit, you know, because of the "I have so been there goofed that" factor. How right on the money you are, Trish. Please forgive me for giggling a bit, you know, because of the "I have so been there goofed that" factor.

]]> By: elizabeth channel http://www.5minutesforspecialneeds.com/312/the-evaluation-tightrope/#comment-1785 elizabeth channel Fri, 05 Sep 2008 14:45:09 +0000 http://www.5minutesforspecialneeds.com/?p=312#comment-1785 Such good advice! Particularly about the binder. That's the type of thing I would do! Such good advice! Particularly about the binder. That's the type of thing I would do!

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