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<blockquote data-quote="klmno" data-source="post: 219953" data-attributes="member: 3699"><p>HI! I agree with MWM about having him re-evaluated- and if you can afford it, it sounds like complete neuropsychologist testing done privately would be a good idea. This varies, I guess, from place to place, but around here there is a difference between "day treatment" and "therapeutic day school". Day treatment means more of a therapeutic setting- with educational consultants and tdocs and psychiatrists available who actually manage the mental health care as well as the educational aspect. Once they find the right "mix" that works for your difficult child, they get it established in the iep and get the kid back into a mainstream school, if possible. This is VERY difficult to find and get where I live.</p><p></p><p>Conversely, here "therapeutic day school" are the ones where they send all kids with behavior problems. The sd tried to send my son to one once but I stopped it once I found out that it was for the kids that throw chairs across the room and were mostly uncontrollable and that for bipolar kids who did not act that way, this was a horrible idea and it can make them worse. Also, I learned that most of those students never go back to mainstream schools, whether in Special Education classes or not.</p><p></p><p>So, I would suggest a thorough check into what schools are available in your area and check out individual schools before pushing for a particular one. Also, I'm going thru a situation with my son right now where I can't get him to school. I have decided to skip the option of a different school setting while keeping other things as they are because I don't see how that will help get him to school. </p><p></p><p>That might not have anything to do with your situation, I just thought I'd throw it out so you can think about all aspects. If the problem is his unhappiness at school, then changing schools might be a good idea. I don't think that is the case with my son- at least, I don't think another school would make him any happier than the one he's in already.</p><p></p><p>But, it did take a lot to get people at school on board with supports and encouragement and having an attitude of "working with" rather than dictating. I guess I'm just suggesting that you think about the specifics of each contributing factor and try to pinpoint what might be holding him back from reaching his potential.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="klmno, post: 219953, member: 3699"] HI! I agree with MWM about having him re-evaluated- and if you can afford it, it sounds like complete neuropsychologist testing done privately would be a good idea. This varies, I guess, from place to place, but around here there is a difference between "day treatment" and "therapeutic day school". Day treatment means more of a therapeutic setting- with educational consultants and tdocs and psychiatrists available who actually manage the mental health care as well as the educational aspect. Once they find the right "mix" that works for your difficult child, they get it established in the iep and get the kid back into a mainstream school, if possible. This is VERY difficult to find and get where I live. Conversely, here "therapeutic day school" are the ones where they send all kids with behavior problems. The sd tried to send my son to one once but I stopped it once I found out that it was for the kids that throw chairs across the room and were mostly uncontrollable and that for bipolar kids who did not act that way, this was a horrible idea and it can make them worse. Also, I learned that most of those students never go back to mainstream schools, whether in Special Education classes or not. So, I would suggest a thorough check into what schools are available in your area and check out individual schools before pushing for a particular one. Also, I'm going thru a situation with my son right now where I can't get him to school. I have decided to skip the option of a different school setting while keeping other things as they are because I don't see how that will help get him to school. That might not have anything to do with your situation, I just thought I'd throw it out so you can think about all aspects. If the problem is his unhappiness at school, then changing schools might be a good idea. I don't think that is the case with my son- at least, I don't think another school would make him any happier than the one he's in already. But, it did take a lot to get people at school on board with supports and encouragement and having an attitude of "working with" rather than dictating. I guess I'm just suggesting that you think about the specifics of each contributing factor and try to pinpoint what might be holding him back from reaching his potential. [/QUOTE]
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