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[quote=Anonymous]I haven't been in this position, but my child did the AAP program from third through sixth grades, so I had the opportunity to observe her classmates over the years.

I would suggest continuing to support your son as you have been: keep in contact with the teacher, make sure he's doing the homework, maybe work with a tutor. And then, give him some time. Third grade is a real transitional year in terms of maturity. Third graders start the year as still the "little kids" in the school, but end the year as "big kids." Really, it's amazing how much they change in one year!

So, see how he does this year and then reevaluate at the end of the year. You don't have to decide now for next year. He has the advantage now of a teacher who really gets his quirky way of learning (and I bet he is not the first she has seen!). I saw a number of boys like your son in my child's class. One did go back to his base school for fourth grade, the others stayed through sixth and did fine. I do think it helped them to have teachers who were trained to work with the AAP program.

In terms of friends, do the classes do things together sometimes during the day? Could you help your son invite another boy from his class over to play? When my child was in third grade, the kids had come from four or five different schools, so they pretty much all had to make new friends. They've been in school less than two months at this point, so they are all just in the early process of getting to know each other.

I wouldn't worry about other people's opinions of whether your son should stay in  AAP or not. Your opinion and his teacher's opinion are the only ones that matter. You sound like you are doing a great job supporting your son and figuring out what is best for him. Best wishes to you and your son for a good school year![/quote]

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