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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 305319" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>Hi again.</p><p></p><p>I didn't mean sending him to a special private school or spending money. We didn't have to do that. In fact, my son had no exact fit either and wasn't even rightly diagnosed, but we knew he couldn't just sit in a regular classroom and get much out of it. He was put in a class of kids with a bunch of different issues, but all were academic challenges because they learned differently. Many were socially appropriate, but he was the smartest in the class and became the leader. He has made friends from that class and from regular classes. Currently he is mainstreamed with special help if he needs it (he goes to a resource room). Although he didn't act out at school, he didn't learn a thing either...at least not in a big classroom with so much stimuli going on. He was in Special Education for Reading and Math and then in regular classes the rest of t he day with an aide. It turned out that he was usually in Sp. Ed. half the day. It didn't hold him back socially. It actually helped him as he instantly had kids in class who accepted him for who he was and because he got so much one-one help. I don't know if this sort of set-up would help Sammy or not, but he's on the spectrum, like my son. So I thought I'd offer up what helped us. It's really hard to tell that L. is on the spectrum anymore. More often people just think he's shy. And in school, he isn't even shy. I think social skills classes would help Sammy a lot. For the writing and motor skills there is Occupational Therapist (OT). My son also had speech and PT. He could speak well, but he really didn't know how to hold a conversation. He's still pretty quiet in a group, but at least he can sound socially appropriate and not just blurt out stuff from nowhere.</p><p>Good luck, whatever you decide.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 305319, member: 1550"] Hi again. I didn't mean sending him to a special private school or spending money. We didn't have to do that. In fact, my son had no exact fit either and wasn't even rightly diagnosed, but we knew he couldn't just sit in a regular classroom and get much out of it. He was put in a class of kids with a bunch of different issues, but all were academic challenges because they learned differently. Many were socially appropriate, but he was the smartest in the class and became the leader. He has made friends from that class and from regular classes. Currently he is mainstreamed with special help if he needs it (he goes to a resource room). Although he didn't act out at school, he didn't learn a thing either...at least not in a big classroom with so much stimuli going on. He was in Special Education for Reading and Math and then in regular classes the rest of t he day with an aide. It turned out that he was usually in Sp. Ed. half the day. It didn't hold him back socially. It actually helped him as he instantly had kids in class who accepted him for who he was and because he got so much one-one help. I don't know if this sort of set-up would help Sammy or not, but he's on the spectrum, like my son. So I thought I'd offer up what helped us. It's really hard to tell that L. is on the spectrum anymore. More often people just think he's shy. And in school, he isn't even shy. I think social skills classes would help Sammy a lot. For the writing and motor skills there is Occupational Therapist (OT). My son also had speech and PT. He could speak well, but he really didn't know how to hold a conversation. He's still pretty quiet in a group, but at least he can sound socially appropriate and not just blurt out stuff from nowhere. Good luck, whatever you decide. [/QUOTE]
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