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Mainstream vs Special schools for children with ASD's.

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essbeehindyou · 23/05/2007 00:46

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essbeehindyou · 25/06/2007 20:09

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essbeehindyou · 22/06/2007 15:08

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gess · 20/06/2007 14:45

I do agree with christie- with the right special school (& don't completely discount EBD- just ask about their experience with ASD life becomes incredibly amazingly easier. I wouldn't let ds1 set foot near a mainstream school now. I do know the one with the Rowans unit has an excellent reputation.

Christie · 19/06/2007 23:15

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Greensleeves · 19/06/2007 22:08

I didn't know that either, that's terrifying! What if your child was really unhappy there and you really needed to take him out?

Sorry this is so tough essbee, I don't know what else to say about it - it's bloody impossible, isn't it? Such huge decisions with so little support I'm around if you want to rant/chat/scoff biscuits.

See you soon anyway.

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essbeehindyou · 19/06/2007 21:59

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gess · 19/06/2007 19:55

have a look here; it's the 4th question down . It's one of the main reasons we refused to send ds1 to a unit we thought would almost certainly be unsuitable for him (so he ended up in mainstream, we weren;t allowed to look at the other special schools; alhough mainstream was a disaster I still think it was a better decision than the unit! We would have struggled to get him out)

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essbeehindyou · 19/06/2007 15:54

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gess · 19/06/2007 15:24

remember you can say no - and if you're not sure say 'no' before he goes in & whilst you make sure you are happy- it is far far far harder to remove a child from a special school than a mainstream one - you can basically just take a child out of mainstream school, you can't just take them out of special school. The laws are different.

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essbeehindyou · 19/06/2007 15:11

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essbeehindyou · 17/06/2007 01:26

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popsycal · 15/06/2007 22:51

just read the thread and feel awful about butting in

sorry you are going through this essbee - i am sure that you will make the right choice for your ds

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essbeehindyou · 15/06/2007 22:49

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popsycal · 15/06/2007 22:46

sorry not read whole thread sorry for hijacking

popsycal · 15/06/2007 22:46

essbee - there was a thread a day or so ago asking fir advice on o.d.d.

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essbeehindyou · 15/06/2007 22:45

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essbeehindyou · 15/06/2007 22:44

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mummytosteven · 15/06/2007 20:57

essbee - did you get my e-mails this morning. think i'm thinking along the same lines as you anyway.

tulips · 15/06/2007 00:50

hi esbee - I am sorry too, another move must be very unsettling.... Do kleep me psoted. I think about you ften and wonder how you all are...

I left mn a while a go. but foudn myself bac k here last night in a very drunken deopressed state but at least had the sense to change to an old usernsme. i am not sure i will stick around. I received lots of nice posts and it rekindled my fiath in mn, but, I worry about tealking on here so may sdisappear again... I am sucha mess atm that I dsotn really kniow what i am doing tbh. Sorry for tlaking too much about me on your thread.

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essbeehindyou · 15/06/2007 00:40

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tulips · 15/06/2007 00:14

spotted your thread essbee adn wanted to say hi - and sorry to hear that ds is being moved... would be nice to catch up one day... losty x

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essbeehindyou · 15/06/2007 00:05

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essbeehindyou · 15/06/2007 00:04

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essbeehindyou · 15/06/2007 00:00

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