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<blockquote data-quote="Georgiamomma" data-source="post: 80842" data-attributes="member: 4124"><p>One of my easy child's has been easy to handle as a general rule. However, she does have Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD)-not otherwise specified, Seizure Disorder, ADHD, selective mutism, an emotional abuse survivor, and Asthma. She is also intellectually delayed. (I guess she really is a difficult child). She has been in a wonderful inclusionary program at a great school. She is in a mainstream class with 14 mainstream kids and 6 high functioning special needs kids. However, lately Deia has begun showing some ADHD behaviour and she is requiring more and more attention at school. She is not aggressive but does not stay focused, tries to leave the class, is becoming defiant and has very low social skills. Intellectually she is more like a 4 year old. The school called a meeting and said that they were unsure if she should stay in this program because she is not functioning high enough and requiring too much attention. The clincher -- because she does have a very low IQ and will not be able to succeed at the high school level, we should take her out of the academic stream and put her in an independent living class. She is only 6. Apparently independent living classes at this age focus on grocery shopping, making change, etc. which is out of the range for any 6 year old. I feel that everyone is giving up on my little girl -- especially since this school and program have always been so good. Another option they have presented is a self-contained Autism class. However, I don't want her in any special needs self-contained class because she needs to have the positive peer modeling from kids her age. Am I being overly sensitive? Anyone have any suggestions about approaching the school or Board or a type of program that might benefit her?</p><p></p><p>Debbie</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Georgiamomma, post: 80842, member: 4124"] One of my easy child's has been easy to handle as a general rule. However, she does have Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD)-not otherwise specified, Seizure Disorder, ADHD, selective mutism, an emotional abuse survivor, and Asthma. She is also intellectually delayed. (I guess she really is a difficult child). She has been in a wonderful inclusionary program at a great school. She is in a mainstream class with 14 mainstream kids and 6 high functioning special needs kids. However, lately Deia has begun showing some ADHD behaviour and she is requiring more and more attention at school. She is not aggressive but does not stay focused, tries to leave the class, is becoming defiant and has very low social skills. Intellectually she is more like a 4 year old. The school called a meeting and said that they were unsure if she should stay in this program because she is not functioning high enough and requiring too much attention. The clincher -- because she does have a very low IQ and will not be able to succeed at the high school level, we should take her out of the academic stream and put her in an independent living class. She is only 6. Apparently independent living classes at this age focus on grocery shopping, making change, etc. which is out of the range for any 6 year old. I feel that everyone is giving up on my little girl -- especially since this school and program have always been so good. Another option they have presented is a self-contained Autism class. However, I don't want her in any special needs self-contained class because she needs to have the positive peer modeling from kids her age. Am I being overly sensitive? Anyone have any suggestions about approaching the school or Board or a type of program that might benefit her? Debbie [/QUOTE]
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