[blindkid] TVI expertise

[Darcirae Hooks]

Needs both! My son is at a school for blind children. He is gifted and ADHD. They are great with the blindness but are missing the ADHD component. I feel they roll his behaviors into the blind isms and miss the ADHD. ADHD kids learn differently and love to learn. 
Don't make him fit their teaching style, they need the special Ed teacher to figure out how he learns best and consult with the VI. 
My other son goes to public school and has moved from remedial math to gifted math in one school year not bc he got smarter but bc the special Ed teacher gave him strategies for learning/performing.
This year the special Ed teacher from our district is going to consult at the school for the blind. Hopefully it will help.
Bottom line..... Cover all your bases!!!

Darci Hooks

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On Aug 10, 2012, at 9:41, Heather Breems <heatherbreems at gmail.com> wrote:

> We believe and doctor has confirmed our blind son has an autism spectrum
> disorder as well.  My question...are TVI's trained and qualified to be the
> only educator working with spectrum disorders or should my son have a
> general special education teacher with pull out with TVI?
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