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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 191908" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>We made the choice to focus on academics, becuase he had lost so much ground there, and to hope tat we could slide trough (or pick up later) on the social things. But it turned out that what social contact we DID have, was in smaller amounts and therefore manageable for him; plus, we were always able to end on a positive note (and I had him thoroughly supervised!) so over time his anxiety in social situations eased and his behaviour improved. He has a long way to go but I think he's further along now than he would have been if we'd tried to stay in mainstream.</p><p></p><p>Mind you, his best mate who is also autistic, is still in mainstream. His Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) isn't so severe and his social skills are not so bad as difficult child 3's were. </p><p></p><p>It's different for different kids; but from what I've seen, if mainstream isn't working and you CAN homeschool, generally the child is better off for it. We have a friend who has insisted on keeping her son in his mainstream placement and it's turning into a real disaster for her; he would be so much better off either at home or in a special unit, but she wants to prove a point (which I think is silly). And because we don't agree, she won't talk to me, I haven't heard from her in two years (although I've heard ABOUT him, from teachers and other students). Very sad.</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 191908, member: 1991"] We made the choice to focus on academics, becuase he had lost so much ground there, and to hope tat we could slide trough (or pick up later) on the social things. But it turned out that what social contact we DID have, was in smaller amounts and therefore manageable for him; plus, we were always able to end on a positive note (and I had him thoroughly supervised!) so over time his anxiety in social situations eased and his behaviour improved. He has a long way to go but I think he's further along now than he would have been if we'd tried to stay in mainstream. Mind you, his best mate who is also autistic, is still in mainstream. His Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) isn't so severe and his social skills are not so bad as difficult child 3's were. It's different for different kids; but from what I've seen, if mainstream isn't working and you CAN homeschool, generally the child is better off for it. We have a friend who has insisted on keeping her son in his mainstream placement and it's turning into a real disaster for her; he would be so much better off either at home or in a special unit, but she wants to prove a point (which I think is silly). And because we don't agree, she won't talk to me, I haven't heard from her in two years (although I've heard ABOUT him, from teachers and other students). Very sad. Marg [/QUOTE]
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