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<blockquote data-quote="smallworld" data-source="post: 322866" data-attributes="member: 2423"><p>Terry, I'm sorry.</p><p> </p><p>My son is currently in an Residential Treatment Center (RTC) after going to a wilderness program for 8 weeks over the summer. We didn't come to the decision lightly. He was not violent when he left home (although he had been at age 12 and later at age 14 from bad medication reactions). Although he was medically stable, he was academically underachieving, socially withdrawn and therapy resistant (and from extensive neuropsychological testing, he does not have Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)). During the last school year, his IEP placed him in a self-contained program for socially and emotionally fragile high schoolers, and he made practically no progress. The SD refused to change his placement so we felt we had no choice but to place him privately. There were no viable alternatives locally, which is why we sought placement in an Residential Treatment Center (RTC) so far away from home.</p><p> </p><p>The good news is that he is making very good progress, and we have hope for his future for the first time in years. What this experience has taught me is that it's very important to find programs that are the right fit for your child. The wrong programs (like the one his IEP placed my son in) can actually do damage. The right programs can make all the difference in the world.</p><p> </p><p>We used an educational consultant to find the program my son attends. It absolutely meets his needs. We would not have known about it otherwise. I will not sugarcoat the facts -- it is not inexpensive. But again, we felt we had no choice so we took out a loan. Our kid was going down the tubes without this sort of intensive intervention.</p><p> </p><p>I urge you to think hard about your options. Please don't put your son just anywhere to get him out of your house. It is important to locate a placement that will help him learn to function at home and in the world beyond, to grow comfortable with his strengths and his challenges.</p><p> </p><p>I wish you luck in your search.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="smallworld, post: 322866, member: 2423"] Terry, I'm sorry. My son is currently in an Residential Treatment Center (RTC) after going to a wilderness program for 8 weeks over the summer. We didn't come to the decision lightly. He was not violent when he left home (although he had been at age 12 and later at age 14 from bad medication reactions). Although he was medically stable, he was academically underachieving, socially withdrawn and therapy resistant (and from extensive neuropsychological testing, he does not have Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)). During the last school year, his IEP placed him in a self-contained program for socially and emotionally fragile high schoolers, and he made practically no progress. The SD refused to change his placement so we felt we had no choice but to place him privately. There were no viable alternatives locally, which is why we sought placement in an Residential Treatment Center (RTC) so far away from home. The good news is that he is making very good progress, and we have hope for his future for the first time in years. What this experience has taught me is that it's very important to find programs that are the right fit for your child. The wrong programs (like the one his IEP placed my son in) can actually do damage. The right programs can make all the difference in the world. We used an educational consultant to find the program my son attends. It absolutely meets his needs. We would not have known about it otherwise. I will not sugarcoat the facts -- it is not inexpensive. But again, we felt we had no choice so we took out a loan. Our kid was going down the tubes without this sort of intensive intervention. I urge you to think hard about your options. Please don't put your son just anywhere to get him out of your house. It is important to locate a placement that will help him learn to function at home and in the world beyond, to grow comfortable with his strengths and his challenges. I wish you luck in your search. [/QUOTE]
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