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[quote=Anonymous]I'd investigate changes in meds before I took the step of changing placements.  Stimulants can cause dramatic increases in anxiety, aggression, and other problematic behavior for kids who have more than garden variety ADHD.  I'd also ask for a high quality FBA by a BCBA who is not part of the school.  If need be, I'd pay for that person to come in.

ED programs are less than ideal placements for the vast majority of kids.  Although they often have dedicated teachers, the fact is that a placement with other violent kids is unlikely to be what your child needs to feel less anxious.  In addition, it can be hard

Can you ask the school to provide a short term dedicated aide, or other short term strategies that will keep the other kids safe, such as increased resource room time, or reducing writing demands through the use of a scribe, or separate transitions, while you put your energy towards a medication change, and a really well done FBA by an outside BCBA.  If things are at such a crisis point that the school doesn't think they can manage for another month or two, then maybe look at the partial hospitalization program at Dominion or another temporary solution.

Good luck, parenting kids with mental illness is incredibly challenging.  Your son is lucky to have a parent who is advocating for the best for him.[/quote]

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