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<blockquote data-quote="buddy" data-source="post: 555256" data-attributes="member: 12886"><p>Having grown up with kids who are deaf (my schools had the mainstream programs and they taught us sign lang and we had a theater for the deaf which was 50% hearing and 50% deaf /hard of hearing kids...) my bias is that it is a low issue on the worry scale. Im attending the wedding of a daghter of.one of my classmates thos weekend. Esp. given that the boys have Auditory Processing Disorders (APD)'s which will naturally be accommodated for in a setting where things are set up to be more visual and the FM systems ...well that is a great thing for Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), Auditory Processing Disorders (APD), adhd, Learning Disability (LD), and more ....research is strong on that as you know. Of course you should visit to see what you think and if it is as good as it sounds. </p><p>Your #1 is doing better for now but here are some common issues (may not happen for him ) kids who are AS often have increasing challenges both socially and academically as they get into the upper elementary levels. Support and flexibility from staff and understanding from admin (esp if the school is not specifically set up for these issues ) can decrease because the kids sometimes look and sound like they should be able to behave differently . So..thinking ahead would it be worth it to gamble on more supports in one setting versus another should his needs or problems increase? </p><p>If you can't do two schools then that might answer the question for you. Are there other schools to investigate? If both do go....45 min would be another lower level issue (I leave at 1:30 to pick q up at 3 when he has therapy ...rush hour traffic and construction always complicates the trip, sigh ). </p><p></p><p>If you see it and end up liking it, I hope it works out. Change is hard and I obviously get that.....but we do it when we have to and somehow survive ......I just warn everyone during those transitions!</p><p></p><p>by the way .....having grown up in deaf ed. programs and having taught in them I promise you deaf kids are not quiet! Just depends on how the school regulates noise. People who are deaf sometimes don't hear if their voice is on or off so it can be a new experience for people who have not been around that. Lots of IEP goals are written to help kids be aware of when they are making noise and also on modulating voice. Just sharing that it could be that the movie was staged a little. It is pretty typical in terms of noise levels in my experience. Quiet times and noisy times (big smile ).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="buddy, post: 555256, member: 12886"] Having grown up with kids who are deaf (my schools had the mainstream programs and they taught us sign lang and we had a theater for the deaf which was 50% hearing and 50% deaf /hard of hearing kids...) my bias is that it is a low issue on the worry scale. Im attending the wedding of a daghter of.one of my classmates thos weekend. Esp. given that the boys have Auditory Processing Disorders (APD)'s which will naturally be accommodated for in a setting where things are set up to be more visual and the FM systems ...well that is a great thing for Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), Auditory Processing Disorders (APD), adhd, Learning Disability (LD), and more ....research is strong on that as you know. Of course you should visit to see what you think and if it is as good as it sounds. Your #1 is doing better for now but here are some common issues (may not happen for him ) kids who are AS often have increasing challenges both socially and academically as they get into the upper elementary levels. Support and flexibility from staff and understanding from admin (esp if the school is not specifically set up for these issues ) can decrease because the kids sometimes look and sound like they should be able to behave differently . So..thinking ahead would it be worth it to gamble on more supports in one setting versus another should his needs or problems increase? If you can't do two schools then that might answer the question for you. Are there other schools to investigate? If both do go....45 min would be another lower level issue (I leave at 1:30 to pick q up at 3 when he has therapy ...rush hour traffic and construction always complicates the trip, sigh ). If you see it and end up liking it, I hope it works out. Change is hard and I obviously get that.....but we do it when we have to and somehow survive ......I just warn everyone during those transitions! by the way .....having grown up in deaf ed. programs and having taught in them I promise you deaf kids are not quiet! Just depends on how the school regulates noise. People who are deaf sometimes don't hear if their voice is on or off so it can be a new experience for people who have not been around that. Lots of IEP goals are written to help kids be aware of when they are making noise and also on modulating voice. Just sharing that it could be that the movie was staged a little. It is pretty typical in terms of noise levels in my experience. Quiet times and noisy times (big smile ). [/QUOTE]
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