[blindkid] question on observation of child

[Richard Holloway]

I have to say that we've found (along the lines of what Robert mentions) that even though our daughter has no light perception, we can rarely get within observation distance from her at school before she is "tipped off" no matter how sneaky we try to be, and this has been the case since she was really young (age three or so).  ["Hey Kendra, isn't that your Dad?"]

In our case, we often hear that she is at her worst when we're there too. ["I don't know, she's never done that before", etc.]

As they say, your milage may vary, but I would not assume that what you observe is truly typical behavior. If possible, do try and get some observations from others even of you go yourself too.

Good luck,

Richard

On Oct 10, 2010, at 6:49 PM, Robert Jaquiss wrote:

> Hello Doreen:
> 
>    If you can find out who the volunteers are who help in school, you could ask one of them to tell you what they see. Its not a perfect answer, but the more observations the better. You might actually get better information from a third party than from a direct observation. When I was small, my Mother would come to school and observe me in class. It was very difficult for her to observe me and I not know about it. Do parents bring treats or other surprises to school for sharing? My thought is that if you can manage to be doing something, you won't be singling out your daughter. When my Mother came to school, my peers knew it and I would hear about it later.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Robert
> 
> 
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