No school for my kid
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Anonymous
| I am heartbroken. My child fits no mold and is struggling with being successful in any setting. At school it is the demands that set him off so he leaves class. He went to PHP and was triggered by the kids who have outward behavior issues and had panic attacks. He gets overwhelmed at school and cries and cries. He is cognitively very bright but has ADHD and can be disruptive. Any corrective feedback he views as hostile and he feels attacked and cries and cries (loudly) and leaves class. What school can accommodate a sensitive kids with so many needs. He is also socially fine (when he is not upset) and cognitively gifted so he needs a social group. We are in MOCO. Where would you send him to school? |
Anonymous
| OP: cost is not a factor |
Anonymous
| What age or grade? |
Anonymous
| Fusion Academy? |
Anonymous
| Virtual Academy |
Anonymous
| we can't be home for virtual academy. Fusion does not start until 6th, he will be in 5th. |
Anonymous
| If cost isn't a factor, I would think about hiring someone to be at home while he does virtual for 5th grade and then do Fusion in 6th |
Anonymous
I wouldn't do Fusion, mixed review and it's more of a tutoring service than a school. Can you get a nanny for him? |
Anonymous
| What does the IEP team say? Bridges? SESES? Rica? Private placement? |
Anonymous
Why recommend isolating a child instead of exploring the IEP options? |
Anonymous
Because if they are in burnout, a year at home can help them recover, so they can go back in person next yr. It’s just advice from another experience, of course your experience may be different. We did 1 yr off with my DC, & now 3 yrs later, they are in school. It’s an option to explore. |
Anonymous
They may need to work on some skills in isolation rather than a group. Things like leaving class following demands can be dealt with at home more easily than in school. |
Anonymous
+1 we are in the same boat in MoCo. Struck out in public, private, and non-public. There are no options for 2Es that seem to be working out for kids like ours. Non-public placements seem to be in two categories 1) for students below grade level 2) behavioral based and “jail” like. |
Anonymous
| My friend with a son who is very, very bright but has ADHD and other issues that were causing him to act out is homeschooling after a truly terrible experience in FCPS that involved both classes way below his grade level and "jail." Socialization is through a (liberal) co-op and activities. Schools fail these kids way more than we would like to admit. |
Anonymous
| What is happening on the front of whether diagnoses need a new look? Is he on meds? Do they need tweaking? Are you checking in with doctors? |