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[quote=Anonymous]Scouts is a great place for a HFA kid.  There are many troops.  I would look around to see if there was another one that fit better.  When my boys were in Cub Scouts, we had two or three boys from neighboring schools in our troop because our troop was a better fit.

When our HFA DC moved on to Scouts we looked at several troop and found one the fit better than the one his Cub Scout troop normally goes to.  He was Eagle last spring as a sophomore.  We know several boys who changed troops for the better.  Sometimes the mix of kids just doesn't work even for NT children.  Last year was the first year he felt comfortable enough to go on camping trips without a parent coming too.  So, it can take time.  He went to Northern Tier without a parent last summer and had a great time.

In the first years, it was difficult to see how the other boys naturally fit in and that DC stuck out like a sore thumb, but HFA kids need to be out there in activities and trying.  THe more activities the more social interactions, the better.  It is hard to find those "safe places" and scouts can be one.  WE have had friends fins the LDS troops to be extremely accommodating and really get the HFA kid.  We are UU and if DC's current troop did not work out, that was going to be our next stop.  We see them at various district wide events and they are great with [i]all[/i] kids.[/quote]

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