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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I do wonder how gifted, higher-functioning ASD kids feel about special needs schools and autism schools. I wonder if some feel that the social dynamics are even worse, and how those kids fare there if the peer group is lower functioning.[/quote]

You are being so, so ableist here.

You are describing my child at Harbour School. She loves it there. She has a peer group, and then yes, there are kids with higher support needs, too. The social dynamics are not worse at all. They're a million times better. Because all kids have different needs. They love their classmates w/ higher support needs. Whereas at public school the typical kids bullied the autistic kids. My kid was in tears daily. She won't treat kids with higher support needs the way her typical peers treated her.

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+1.  In my experience in gen ed, kids tend to be condescendingly nice to the higher support needs so they can look good, and then the same kids will turnaround and bully the kids with  low support needs[/quote]

100%.  the higher support needs kids do get some compassion while the lower support get mocked and bullied[/quote]

I’m sorry but did you even read?  It says “condescending compassion”.  Which is 100% true.  It’s gross the way people treat kids with higher support needs. It’s absolutely the same as getting mocked and bullied - only it’s done with a smile.

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Yikes, are you a SN parent? Because you clearly don't have the patience for an honest mistake here. [/quote]

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