Close to Decision

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Registered: 10-03-2004
Close to Decision
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Sat, 01-13-2007 - 9:45am

We are likely close to decision on schools, as dh and I are getting close to the end of our rope on handing ds back and forth while we both work full time, running him to appts., home schooling, etc.. There are good things happening here even with home schooling, such as the OT he is working with 4 and a half hours a week is making good progress with him on self-regulation, relaxation, etc. But we cannot keep this pace up until July, when several other schools could likely take him. What to do?

We may have to go with the one offer we have, from private, unfunded school, very small classes (6) and 2 teachers, at least it has strong academics and they specialize in working on anger issues. Again, we are only thinking of this school for a few years...

It is very expensive, but they will wait until after we sue Board of Ed. There is an 8 week trial period, I like that, too. The school is very far away, but I am afraid we will have to get used to that now, as the other choices mostly are too, esp. for middle and high school.

I don't envy the school that gets him, as he is very angry with our whole education system, and thinks going to school is stupid. It doesn't help that last school seems to have let him lie on a beanbag chair all day because the teachers in summer couldn't stand up to him... Mainstreaming or inclusion certainly won't work in NYC, esp. as I wouldn't try it in his current state of mind, and we are not up to moving. Sigh.

I am not happy with this choice, but I do feel it will be OK for awhile. If I could figure out how to maintain til July, I'd send him back to ASD school, and even though there are drawbacks there as well, HE'D be happier, He WANTS to go back there, but that's not possible til July. The only other answer seems to be for me to try taking more time off work, so we'd have to really cut back on expenses somehow, to try to keep this up til July...

Sometimes Life really, really sucks.

Sara

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Registered: 03-20-2003
Sat, 01-13-2007 - 10:48pm

((((Sara))))

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