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[quote=Anonymous]I am a parent who has been in a position where one of these programs seemed to be the only solution.  The one thing that held me back was that my child would not have gone willingly.  I would have had to hire one of those companies that "kidnap" your child in the middle of the night and take them there, and I just could not pull that trigger.

In the end I am glad I did not.  As it turned out, my child suffered from an undiagnosed medical illness, in addition to a few that were diagnosed, which we eventually learned were related to the undiagnosed illness.

ALL of these places are totally unequipped to deal with medical issues and treat them as manifestations of psychological illness as do many medical doctors, including the one we were relying on.  There is too much readiness to attribute physical symptoms to psychological illness and too little consideration of how actual medical illness can stress an individual into having psychological issues.

Some of these places will not even allow a child with allergies to take their Claritin, and I know of an instance where a child was not allowed to take their epilepsy medication.

My advice is for anyone considering any of these programs is that if you have the slightest feeling that your child may have a medical issue, check it out very thoroughly first, even if the primary doctor is dismissive, before putting your child in an environment where NO medical help at all is available beyond perhaps basic treatment of injuries.

If your child has a mild problem like seasonal allergies, get it put in writing that your child will be given their medication.  If your child has a more medically significant problem like epilepsy, please consider another solution, which could include further medical work up.

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