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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Bingo! Also what you proposed will not be suitable our neurodiverse classroom. [/quote]

Agree.  So ND students wouldn't opt into the quiet class.  They would be enrolled in other sections.[/quote]

[b]Trust me, nobody wants a quiet classroom more than a ADHD kid who is easily distracted by the kid next to them who is watching random YouTube videos without headphones[/b].  Our daughter has used her preferential seating more than any other accommodation, and always to move away from disruptive classmates who are talking or goofing off instead of paying attention.

The idea that ND kids are uniformly disruptive or don’t value quiet or serious classes is painfully ignorant.
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Yes to this. A "quiet classroom" could actually BE the accommodation that meets an IEP. But could also be incredibly helpful for academically minded kids who actually want to learn and pay attention.

TBH at the high school level I feel like the solution should be that ever class is a "quiet class" and if you are disruptive you can do to the cafeteria or the study hall room and work independently (or watch your stupid YouTube videos as long as you want). I don't think teachers should have to provide material to kids who simply do not want to learn. But that's not how public school works unfortunately. We all have to pretend like there is value in filling classrooms with defiant kids who don't care and don't want to be there and make it miserable for the kids who actually do want to be there (regardless of whether they have ADHD or not -- lots of kids with ADHD do still care about academics and want to be at school).[/quote]

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