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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 318265" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>Terry probably isn't overreacting. It's the other kids who often overreact. different areas/different schools can me light years apart in responses to this sort of thing. For us - the local school was a nightmare, the highway school was brilliant. The IEP thing and the autism led to difficult child 3 being shunned at the local school, except for the kids wanting to use him as a punching bag. But at the highway, he had friends.</p><p></p><p>My own view here - he's failnig anyway. Terry, you think he could be better off anyway at the public school. If you wait and he succeeds in failing out, then there is more chance that he might see it as a reward (even though he is now saying it's not really ewhat he ants). But if you move him now, you pre-empt the reward factor.</p><p></p><p>Frankly, the demand over the homework is, I think, unrealistic. For ANY kid on the spectrum especially one who needs medications during the day to cope. These kids need a break from schoolwork, school is really hard work for them (even if they don't appear to be working - it is still hard work, jsut trying to get through the day without raging). If these kids are coping with homework, then great. But if they're not, what is to be gained by forcing it all the more?</p><p></p><p>It sounds to me like the private school is trying to force your square peg to fit into a round hole.</p><p></p><p>Move him now. It will save a lot of time and trouble.</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 318265, member: 1991"] Terry probably isn't overreacting. It's the other kids who often overreact. different areas/different schools can me light years apart in responses to this sort of thing. For us - the local school was a nightmare, the highway school was brilliant. The IEP thing and the autism led to difficult child 3 being shunned at the local school, except for the kids wanting to use him as a punching bag. But at the highway, he had friends. My own view here - he's failnig anyway. Terry, you think he could be better off anyway at the public school. If you wait and he succeeds in failing out, then there is more chance that he might see it as a reward (even though he is now saying it's not really ewhat he ants). But if you move him now, you pre-empt the reward factor. Frankly, the demand over the homework is, I think, unrealistic. For ANY kid on the spectrum especially one who needs medications during the day to cope. These kids need a break from schoolwork, school is really hard work for them (even if they don't appear to be working - it is still hard work, jsut trying to get through the day without raging). If these kids are coping with homework, then great. But if they're not, what is to be gained by forcing it all the more? It sounds to me like the private school is trying to force your square peg to fit into a round hole. Move him now. It will save a lot of time and trouble. Marg [/QUOTE]
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