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<blockquote data-quote="helpmehelphim" data-source="post: 25594" data-attributes="member: 2650"><p>I was at a conference last October for the Foundation for Children with Behavioral Challenges in Boston where the opening speaker (a doctor who has worked with- kids and parents for years and been a great advocate with- the schools) talked about this. He talked about how we as parents, are finding ourselves moving around (sometimes with-in our present towns and cities and sometimes great distances) to locate better learning environments for our children. He spoke of a family he knew who had moved 4 times in 7 years, all in pursuit of better schools (and I was interested having just moved months before with- good schools in mind).</p><p></p><p>He said that even when a school district has a fabulous reputation for working with- special needs, it is totally dependent on the particular school and the particular administration with-in the school. His point of course is that it is so difficult for us to help our children sometimes with-in the school system. </p><p></p><p>Do you happen to know any other families out there that have kids with- any challenges? I remember emailing the local autism society and asking about schools (the woman I spoke with- couldn't give me information like that though...she couldn't name one school over another she said). One person I had luck with was the new psychiatrist that I contacted and met before we moved...his office had some good information on which schools "worked with" behavioral challenges (at least to the best of the office staff's knowledge). The psychiatrist's office (if they work mainly with- kids, which ours does) helped us (although now I homeschool for other reasons). </p><p></p><p>Good luck. It's hard. Have you posted over on the Special Education forum? Martie and Sheila have so much good advice on finding out about these things too.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="helpmehelphim, post: 25594, member: 2650"] I was at a conference last October for the Foundation for Children with Behavioral Challenges in Boston where the opening speaker (a doctor who has worked with- kids and parents for years and been a great advocate with- the schools) talked about this. He talked about how we as parents, are finding ourselves moving around (sometimes with-in our present towns and cities and sometimes great distances) to locate better learning environments for our children. He spoke of a family he knew who had moved 4 times in 7 years, all in pursuit of better schools (and I was interested having just moved months before with- good schools in mind). He said that even when a school district has a fabulous reputation for working with- special needs, it is totally dependent on the particular school and the particular administration with-in the school. His point of course is that it is so difficult for us to help our children sometimes with-in the school system. Do you happen to know any other families out there that have kids with- any challenges? I remember emailing the local autism society and asking about schools (the woman I spoke with- couldn't give me information like that though...she couldn't name one school over another she said). One person I had luck with was the new psychiatrist that I contacted and met before we moved...his office had some good information on which schools "worked with" behavioral challenges (at least to the best of the office staff's knowledge). The psychiatrist's office (if they work mainly with- kids, which ours does) helped us (although now I homeschool for other reasons). Good luck. It's hard. Have you posted over on the Special Education forum? Martie and Sheila have so much good advice on finding out about these things too. [/QUOTE]
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