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<blockquote data-quote="Fran" data-source="post: 251873" data-attributes="member: 3"><p>Valerie, there is no doubt that academics is important but our kids social IQ is more important. The statistics I saw 3 yrs ago scared the pants off me. Mostly because they were black and white and no nonsense and true. </p><p>It was when I accepted that my child was never going to have a fully realized life if we can't help him find a world where he can be with peers. </p><p></p><p>I think of the deaf community. They were too often invisible in the hearing world so they created a world where they were on equal levels as their peers. </p><p>Our kids need something like Gaullaudet University where our kids could compete and grow within a peer group. </p><p>If our kids can't manage in the mainstream world, then let's help them make a world where they are productive, channeled and accepted. </p><p></p><p>If I can find the study with the statistics I will send it to you. Very sobering.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Fran, post: 251873, member: 3"] Valerie, there is no doubt that academics is important but our kids social IQ is more important. The statistics I saw 3 yrs ago scared the pants off me. Mostly because they were black and white and no nonsense and true. It was when I accepted that my child was never going to have a fully realized life if we can't help him find a world where he can be with peers. I think of the deaf community. They were too often invisible in the hearing world so they created a world where they were on equal levels as their peers. Our kids need something like Gaullaudet University where our kids could compete and grow within a peer group. If our kids can't manage in the mainstream world, then let's help them make a world where they are productive, channeled and accepted. If I can find the study with the statistics I will send it to you. Very sobering. [/QUOTE]
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