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thoughts on switching to a school for ADHD/Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)/ODD kids
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<blockquote data-quote="slsh" data-source="post: 399942" data-attributes="member: 8"><p>I think, if you are considering a more restrictive placement, you should go and look at the program. In my experience, including progressively more restrictive placements within our district starting a semester into 2nd grade, 2 co-op therapeutic sped placements (how they do self-contained in my neck of the woods), 1 mainly BD placement after he failed first co-op placement, and 3 Residential Treatment Center (RTC) schools, academics were secondary in *all* placements. In a way, it kinda makes sense - you cannot educate a kid who is rolling around on the floor, throwing books and furniture, making animal noises, etc. But for us, there was no "magic" fix for the academics. While the more restrictive placements were certainly better (for the most part) in terms of managing his behaviors, his school days were essentially <u>all about</u> managing his (or other kids') behaviors, with very little time for lessons. He never recovered academically (or, to be honest, socially). </p><p></p><p>I absolutely do understand the need to go to a self-contained setting for safety issues. I think you want to make sure that academics will be addressed - by definition, an entire classroom of difficult children is going to mean extremely limited time for learning. You want to look at staffing and make sure there is enough support for the teacher. in my humble opinion, I think you also need to have a very clear plan for how to transition him back into mainstream classes, and an idea of a timeline. The other thing I would *really* focus on is the social aspect - get him engaged as much as possible in rec. activities within his home school and/or the community. </p><p></p><p>This is *just* our experience and my opinion. I know there are some folks who have had better success with- alternative placements, and hopefully they'll chime in soon..</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="slsh, post: 399942, member: 8"] I think, if you are considering a more restrictive placement, you should go and look at the program. In my experience, including progressively more restrictive placements within our district starting a semester into 2nd grade, 2 co-op therapeutic sped placements (how they do self-contained in my neck of the woods), 1 mainly BD placement after he failed first co-op placement, and 3 Residential Treatment Center (RTC) schools, academics were secondary in *all* placements. In a way, it kinda makes sense - you cannot educate a kid who is rolling around on the floor, throwing books and furniture, making animal noises, etc. But for us, there was no "magic" fix for the academics. While the more restrictive placements were certainly better (for the most part) in terms of managing his behaviors, his school days were essentially [U]all about[/U] managing his (or other kids') behaviors, with very little time for lessons. He never recovered academically (or, to be honest, socially). I absolutely do understand the need to go to a self-contained setting for safety issues. I think you want to make sure that academics will be addressed - by definition, an entire classroom of difficult children is going to mean extremely limited time for learning. You want to look at staffing and make sure there is enough support for the teacher. in my humble opinion, I think you also need to have a very clear plan for how to transition him back into mainstream classes, and an idea of a timeline. The other thing I would *really* focus on is the social aspect - get him engaged as much as possible in rec. activities within his home school and/or the community. This is *just* our experience and my opinion. I know there are some folks who have had better success with- alternative placements, and hopefully they'll chime in soon.. [/QUOTE]
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