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<blockquote data-quote="cfa3" data-source="post: 315700" data-attributes="member: 6817"><p>SLR:</p><p> </p><p>Thank you first of all for your thorough reply. I am in agreement that the situation is dire and perhaps you are right that an Residential Treatment Center (RTC) would be the appropriate choice. Actually 2 weeks ago my son did end up in a short stay in our local psychiatric childrens facility and it wasnt a bad thing. We didnt end up with any help that came out of it other than 2 days break and he learned some things and we learned that it a phos is not the terrible road we thought it would be.</p><p> </p><p>As far as restrictive settings, I am just concerned with starting with the most restrictive at this point, and just want to make sure that there isnt anything that may work and then if necessary pursue that. I think what we could start with is what Ive been trying to get together, which is a comprehensive neuropsychologist evaluation. I have a neurology one set up but am still searching for a neuropsychologist that takes his medicaid. </p><p> </p><p>I agree that perhaps he couldnt function in any school right now, Im not sure. The attacks I described that you quoted above are fairly new, they started in June, and there are one, albeit very important, facet of his issues. The reason we baker acted him for those 2 days was because we realized the severity of the attacks was no longer something that could be handled at home. At that hospital they have put him on a new medication and he has been on that now for about 2 weeks. We have not had one of those attacks in the last 11 days. Im not saying thats great and everything is fine now, but its a starting point to thinking that perhaps we dont have to do the least restrictive as a starting point. We also got a behavior therapist in home who is helping a bit, and we are in the process of planning a move to another county that just has a lot more for these kids than where we live now.</p><p> </p><p>I dont exactly know what to do. Sometimes my son is ok, sometimes he is not. He is a mix if neurological and psychiatric issues which is hard to deal with and treat. We need a good evaluation, we need better treatment, one reason we are going to move. Also things changed tha last year. When he was younger we actually thought he was getting better, but its turning out the other way, and in the last year we have been just shocked that he has gotten worse and then this summer things really plummeted. so its kind of a new direction for us overrall. </p><p> </p><p>I agree its unrealistic for a school district to have a maintstream class for him, thats why I am looking into a happy medium between an Residential Treatment Center (RTC) and regular school, namely am looking at the special centers, i.e., therapeutic schools that the county that we are moving to has as well as any private schools that may be more geared toward his dual needs. </p><p> </p><p>I withdrew him voluntarily but we are doing a virtual school program at home whcih is still considered a public school here in FL AND he still has an IEP. Its just that no classroom was working out and we didnt have 20 thousand dollars to hire a lawyer and get what we should have gotten for him, i,e, a therapeutic classroom - not a behavior room but a class based on mental health needs. So I am home with him now but that is, needless to say, not working out. </p><p> </p><p>I agree about the stabilization factor. I am not sure how to approach that right now, other than as I said finding mental health help for him that is good quality and thorough. that is what I am hoping to do before sending him to Residential Treatment Center (RTC). It has been very very hard to make decisions and find resrouces and doctors under this stress and where we are located. I am hoping this move will be part of what will help. I will think about what you have said and of course thank you very much for writing to me. </p><p> </p><p>Do you think then that the majority of the difficult child's here (I am not even positive what difficult child refers to other than child with mental issues?) are stable enough that they attend their local public schools whether in Special Education or not? And the ones that are not are in RTCs?</p><p> </p><p>Thank you.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cfa3, post: 315700, member: 6817"] SLR: Thank you first of all for your thorough reply. I am in agreement that the situation is dire and perhaps you are right that an Residential Treatment Center (RTC) would be the appropriate choice. Actually 2 weeks ago my son did end up in a short stay in our local psychiatric childrens facility and it wasnt a bad thing. We didnt end up with any help that came out of it other than 2 days break and he learned some things and we learned that it a phos is not the terrible road we thought it would be. As far as restrictive settings, I am just concerned with starting with the most restrictive at this point, and just want to make sure that there isnt anything that may work and then if necessary pursue that. I think what we could start with is what Ive been trying to get together, which is a comprehensive neuropsychologist evaluation. I have a neurology one set up but am still searching for a neuropsychologist that takes his medicaid. I agree that perhaps he couldnt function in any school right now, Im not sure. The attacks I described that you quoted above are fairly new, they started in June, and there are one, albeit very important, facet of his issues. The reason we baker acted him for those 2 days was because we realized the severity of the attacks was no longer something that could be handled at home. At that hospital they have put him on a new medication and he has been on that now for about 2 weeks. We have not had one of those attacks in the last 11 days. Im not saying thats great and everything is fine now, but its a starting point to thinking that perhaps we dont have to do the least restrictive as a starting point. We also got a behavior therapist in home who is helping a bit, and we are in the process of planning a move to another county that just has a lot more for these kids than where we live now. I dont exactly know what to do. Sometimes my son is ok, sometimes he is not. He is a mix if neurological and psychiatric issues which is hard to deal with and treat. We need a good evaluation, we need better treatment, one reason we are going to move. Also things changed tha last year. When he was younger we actually thought he was getting better, but its turning out the other way, and in the last year we have been just shocked that he has gotten worse and then this summer things really plummeted. so its kind of a new direction for us overrall. I agree its unrealistic for a school district to have a maintstream class for him, thats why I am looking into a happy medium between an Residential Treatment Center (RTC) and regular school, namely am looking at the special centers, i.e., therapeutic schools that the county that we are moving to has as well as any private schools that may be more geared toward his dual needs. I withdrew him voluntarily but we are doing a virtual school program at home whcih is still considered a public school here in FL AND he still has an IEP. Its just that no classroom was working out and we didnt have 20 thousand dollars to hire a lawyer and get what we should have gotten for him, i,e, a therapeutic classroom - not a behavior room but a class based on mental health needs. So I am home with him now but that is, needless to say, not working out. I agree about the stabilization factor. I am not sure how to approach that right now, other than as I said finding mental health help for him that is good quality and thorough. that is what I am hoping to do before sending him to Residential Treatment Center (RTC). It has been very very hard to make decisions and find resrouces and doctors under this stress and where we are located. I am hoping this move will be part of what will help. I will think about what you have said and of course thank you very much for writing to me. Do you think then that the majority of the difficult child's here (I am not even positive what difficult child refers to other than child with mental issues?) are stable enough that they attend their local public schools whether in Special Education or not? And the ones that are not are in RTCs? Thank you. [/QUOTE]
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