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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 570204" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>in my opinion, you should again consider going to live somewhere that is less rigid. If we lived in France, they probably would have considered my bright and beautiful delight Jumper mentally slow. She DOES have disabilities and did not "get" reading until she was in third grade (that's eight) and had been through Title One (a special booster class for those having trouble with reading) and then when that didn't work they sent her to special education where she DID learn. Kind of scary to me to think that there is a place that puts such rigid rules around how kids should behave and when they should learn and how they should all be alike, like little robots. </p><p></p><p>The only difference is that Jumper doesn't have behavior challenges, but her learning problems were far worse than J's. She couldn't do math either. Now she is pulling above average grades mostly on her own because the school HELPED her. She will be going to college in a little over a year. by the way, she is also not one to do exactly what everyone wants her to do. She is unique. Maybe in France they wouldn't like her either (shrug), but she has a ton of friends here and the teachers love her.</p><p></p><p>Sometimes, when you describe French culture, I can't help shuddering and thinking that France may not be the preferred place for any of our kids to live. If they don't even know what ADHD is, or they look down on it, or they think it's rare or an excuse, what would they do with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) or bipolar or schizophrenia? You ever think about the UK lately? From your posts, I think J. has issues and some are in my opinion red flags for the future if he doesn't get help. But I think they are blowing it way out of proportion where he lives.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 570204, member: 1550"] in my opinion, you should again consider going to live somewhere that is less rigid. If we lived in France, they probably would have considered my bright and beautiful delight Jumper mentally slow. She DOES have disabilities and did not "get" reading until she was in third grade (that's eight) and had been through Title One (a special booster class for those having trouble with reading) and then when that didn't work they sent her to special education where she DID learn. Kind of scary to me to think that there is a place that puts such rigid rules around how kids should behave and when they should learn and how they should all be alike, like little robots. The only difference is that Jumper doesn't have behavior challenges, but her learning problems were far worse than J's. She couldn't do math either. Now she is pulling above average grades mostly on her own because the school HELPED her. She will be going to college in a little over a year. by the way, she is also not one to do exactly what everyone wants her to do. She is unique. Maybe in France they wouldn't like her either (shrug), but she has a ton of friends here and the teachers love her. Sometimes, when you describe French culture, I can't help shuddering and thinking that France may not be the preferred place for any of our kids to live. If they don't even know what ADHD is, or they look down on it, or they think it's rare or an excuse, what would they do with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) or bipolar or schizophrenia? You ever think about the UK lately? From your posts, I think J. has issues and some are in my opinion red flags for the future if he doesn't get help. But I think they are blowing it way out of proportion where he lives. [/QUOTE]
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