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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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gess · 14/06/2007 23:59

oh I had another post that has disappeared. Said it was hard to tell from millwater's website. Who does it cater for? I liked the stories! Oaklands Park has a good reputation, but I thought it catered for children more like my ds1??? Or does it have a unit for children with HFA? If so would think it would be good. It has a day unit as well doesn;t it?

gess · 14/06/2007 23:57

I'd be asking lots of questions about Ratcliffe a) because its residential and you don't want that, and b) it;s EBD. Chelfham mixes EBD and ASD successfuly (and ASD across the spectrum AFAIK) - BUT they have an awful lot of ASD experience- I would want to be sure that experience was there before signing up to an EBD school.

Have you been to see any of the schools? We looked at 2 for ds1 and knew that one was wrong for him and one right as soon as we had our visit.

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essbeehindyou · 14/06/2007 23:53

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essbeehindyou · 14/06/2007 23:51

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essbeehindyou · 14/06/2007 23:50

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mummytosteven · 14/06/2007 23:49

pmsl at that cross post

mummytosteven · 14/06/2007 23:49

bearing in mind I don't have any current school experience, I would go for gess opinion over mine, so maybe just e-mail her.

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essbeehindyou · 14/06/2007 23:48

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gess · 14/06/2007 23:47

oh ok- please don't tell me its EBD!

gess · 14/06/2007 23:47

pmsl cross posted with conflicting views on whether to name

I'm off to bed now, but it will get easier essbee, get the school right and its easier for everyone (including dd).

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essbeehindyou · 14/06/2007 23:47

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gess · 14/06/2007 23:42

hmm maybe best not to essbee. What type of schools are they? Are they ASD specific?

mummytosteven · 14/06/2007 23:42

don't see why there would be an issue with you naming the schools on here (well other than anonymity etc for you) but may be more prudent for responses to be mailed to you if not 100% glowing.

mummytosteven · 14/06/2007 23:40

seeing stuff like that in black and white is a bit dismal I imagine, but hopefully the change of school will make yours (and DS's!) life easier in the long run.

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essbeehindyou · 14/06/2007 23:39

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gess · 14/06/2007 23:34

AND you lose the gawpers-any meltdowns ds1 has in front of other parents now are met with sympathetic smiles, or laughs as in "we're all in this together...."

gess · 14/06/2007 23:33

aww essbee- do you know which one? With the right special school life will get so much easier. After ds1 started his I had literally loads of people telling me how much better I looked, and how I'd always looked ill before. I'd never let ds1 anywhere near a mainstream school now. It makes a huge difference having staff who know their stuff.

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essbeehindyou · 14/06/2007 23:31

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essbeehindyou · 07/06/2007 21:23

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indiasmum · 07/06/2007 10:39

essbee, just seen this. how are you feeling? someone else at socops is currently going throught the same thing.

fennel · 07/06/2007 10:35

I just saw your other thread on the break-in

If I'm free I'd come with you but I'm away most of next week with work which I think is when you're going.

dinosaur · 07/06/2007 10:30

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essbeehindyou · 07/06/2007 10:28

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fennel · 07/06/2007 10:17

That all doesn't sound too bad. Do you have anyone to go round the schools with for another opinion? What about ds's school helper or someone who knows him well, could they go too?

Tonight's probably ok, it all depends on DP and the wind. as he'd booked tonight for windsurfing, but it's calm so I think he won't go.