Comments on: 25 Great Ways to Combat Stress and Recover from PTSD Episodes http://annecarolinedrake.com/2010/03/18/25-great-ways-to-combat-stress-and-recover-from-ptsd-episodes/ Navigating Uncharted Waters Tue, 29 May 2012 01:48:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Anne Caroline Drake http://annecarolinedrake.com/2010/03/18/25-great-ways-to-combat-stress-and-recover-from-ptsd-episodes/#comment-1318 Thu, 25 Mar 2010 21:04:46 +0000 http://annecarolinedrake.com/?p=2175#comment-1318 Thank you, Stanford. Labs are great companion animals. If you have a “Marley” in your house, you might want to check out his site.

]]> By: Anne Caroline Drake http://annecarolinedrake.com/2010/03/18/25-great-ways-to-combat-stress-and-recover-from-ptsd-episodes/#comment-1317 Thu, 25 Mar 2010 21:00:24 +0000 http://annecarolinedrake.com/?p=2175#comment-1317 Felecia, me too! How would we get through the day without Jay?

Thanks for visiting and leaving a comment,
Anne Caroline

]]> By: Stanford Manuelito http://annecarolinedrake.com/2010/03/18/25-great-ways-to-combat-stress-and-recover-from-ptsd-episodes/#comment-1309 Wed, 24 Mar 2010 01:53:40 +0000 http://annecarolinedrake.com/?p=2175#comment-1309 I stumbled onto your blog and read a few post. I like your style of writing.

]]> By: Felecia Braziel http://annecarolinedrake.com/2010/03/18/25-great-ways-to-combat-stress-and-recover-from-ptsd-episodes/#comment-1307 Tue, 23 Mar 2010 11:37:50 +0000 http://annecarolinedrake.com/?p=2175#comment-1307 haha, Leno is so wild! I love him.

]]> By: Anne Caroline Drake http://annecarolinedrake.com/2010/03/18/25-great-ways-to-combat-stress-and-recover-from-ptsd-episodes/#comment-1285 Sun, 21 Mar 2010 22:56:09 +0000 http://annecarolinedrake.com/?p=2175#comment-1285 This breaks my heart. You do SO much good for everyone ~ you deserve some snuggle time and unconditional love. Bitzie is sending her hugs to you.

How is Claudine doing???

Sending hugs,
Anne Caroline

]]> By: Victim of the Scam http://annecarolinedrake.com/2010/03/18/25-great-ways-to-combat-stress-and-recover-from-ptsd-episodes/#comment-1281 Sun, 21 Mar 2010 20:35:09 +0000 http://annecarolinedrake.com/?p=2175#comment-1281 Wow, this is a great list! I really wish I had an animal but my life is too unstable to have one. When I went to Kansas almost two months ago for Claudine’s hearing, her cat Gus could read where I was at and he snuggled up next to my head at night. Animals can be amazingly perceptive.

]]> By: Quinn Getchell http://annecarolinedrake.com/2010/03/18/25-great-ways-to-combat-stress-and-recover-from-ptsd-episodes/#comment-1280 Sun, 21 Mar 2010 13:20:36 +0000 http://annecarolinedrake.com/?p=2175#comment-1280 I appreciate reading this kind of material. Look forward to coming back for more.

]]> By: Easy Ways To Help You Bust Stress http://annecarolinedrake.com/2010/03/18/25-great-ways-to-combat-stress-and-recover-from-ptsd-episodes/#comment-1272 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 21:38:11 +0000 http://annecarolinedrake.com/?p=2175#comment-1272 [...] 25 Great Ways to Combat Stress and Recover from PTSD Episodes « Anne Caroline Drake [...]

]]> By: Anne Caroline Drake http://annecarolinedrake.com/2010/03/18/25-great-ways-to-combat-stress-and-recover-from-ptsd-episodes/#comment-1265 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 02:27:06 +0000 http://annecarolinedrake.com/?p=2175#comment-1265 Thank you, Lindsey!

I’m not an expert on disability law, but I’m fairly certain she can. And, I think federal civil rights (not ADA) laws are the ones supporting your position. However, you’ll probably have to jump through a myriad of hoops with the school administration. The school may be able to legally jettison your request if the animal becomes disruptive and/or a classmate has animal-related allergies.

If/when the school begins to try your patience, you might want to tell them that failure to make reasonable accommodation for disabled kids could result in a total withdrawal of federal funding. This tends to get the attention of most government-related bodies.

You will probably have to supply the school with documentation of your daughter’s disability coupled with written support from your doctor that the animal in the classroom is medically necessary. Your request for reasonable accommodation must be in writing. The school gets time to respond. If they can come up with some undue hardship or burden excuse, you may be out of luck.

Hopefully, the idea of having a child who is more able to focus during class will outweigh potential objections. I’m also thinking that perhaps the school isn’t doing due diligence in terms of protecting your daughter from abuse. Many states have laws on the books protecting your daughter from bullies. Penalties for crimes against disabled people also tend to be more severe.

IMHO, the school has the ethical and perhaps the legal duty to eliminate your daughter’s triggers from the school environment. Federal civil rights laws should give you the ammunition to make this happen even if they find a way to deny your request for reasonable accommodation.

Please feel free to leave another comment to let me know how this turns out and/or if you experience frustrations and challenges. No mother of a child with disabilities IMHO should have extra challenges strewn in her path.

Thank you for loving and protecting your kids,
Anne Caroline

]]> By: 5kidswdisabilities http://annecarolinedrake.com/2010/03/18/25-great-ways-to-combat-stress-and-recover-from-ptsd-episodes/#comment-1260 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 01:03:45 +0000 http://annecarolinedrake.com/?p=2175#comment-1260 Wonderful suggestions for mitigating PTSD episodes. My daughter is a little too young to use them all, but we definitely going to try some! Also, I wonder if a service animal could go with her to school…that is where she has the most episodes…

Lindsey Petersen
http://5kidswdisabilities.wordpress.com

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