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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't think your child sounds appropriate for an ED program.  He has disruptive behavior, not an emotional disability.

Your child needs a functional behavior analysis (FAB) to help the school come up with better strategies for dealing with his behavior that are more suited to his particular situation and the anxiety that drives it. Ask the school to perform one.[/quote]

Anxiety as the primary diagnosis is an emotional disability and that is probably the IEP code (unless the child is still under DD). If the behaviors related to the anxiety are such that the OP is getting a lot of calls and the school does not have the support needed to help the child, an ED placement might be the best outcome for both the child and the parent that is always getting called.

OP- are you being asked to come into the school or are they just calling you to let you know about the behaviors? What do the disruptive behaviors look like and how long does an issue last before your child is able to return to work?[/quote]

Apples and oranges.  Yes, anxiety is an emotional disability.  That does not however mean that OP's kid would be appropriate for an ED program.  Kids in ED programs have much more continual, severe, disruptive behavior.  Behavior so disruptive that they cannot be in an inclusion setting, ever, and need constant intervention.[/quote]

I was the PP that you are quoting.

My child is in an ED program- 3rd grade. He had anxiety that led to behavior issues. He had 1-2 meltdowns a year k-2 that the teacher could not handle, but many other issues like work avoidance (sitting under a table when the work gets frustrating), taking "bathroom breaks" to get out of the classroom, and getting upset for no reason. We got called all the time- so frustrating! We were and are thrilled that the principal asked us if we felt the large 26 kid classroom was too much for our child. We said yes and she helped us get him switched to ED- an 8 kid classroom. My child is mainstreamed most of the day. He is calmer and likes school better. We never get called. His does not have disruptive behavior now that he is in the right program.

When I mentioned the ED diagnosis and program- I am not stating it as a bad thing. For us, it has been a great change. If OP's child is having trouble and his behavior is more than the school can handle, ED might be the best placement for him. It takes a long time to make changes so it would be a good idea for OP to start researching the program and finding out if it would or would not be a good fit for her child so that she can advocate in either direction as needed. But OP- please know that not all of the kids in ED are continually having issues all day. Once they are in the right placement with the right teachers, the kids make great progress and can actually learn- at least in the program we are at in mcps.

It is not an easy path. Good luck![/quote]

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