You have asked a question that I just asked my district. Learning is not an issue...he is qualified for gifted, but they will not place him there because of his behaviors. His social skills leave a little something to be desired; however, this is a child who can be left unattended at our local Y for four hours or more and have no behavior issues at all. Our local Y has an indoor pool and he loves it and has passed all his swim tests, so he has a glorious time on the waterslides, etc. This has been a big achievement for him because he had a deep seated fear of water and a very kind older instructor got him over it. What causes his anxiety at school is being around instructors and staff who do not understand his behavior and assume he is just an ill-behaved child. We will be looking at alternative schools. His behavior does leave something to be desired at times, even at home, but there are ways to deal with it if you are not too lazy to learn.
