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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There's a huge difference between the school staff that says your child can learn nothing and the staff that thinks your child is of average intelligence.[/quote]

True.  But the problem either way is threefold, in my experience:

1. School staff are often wrong.
2. The conclusion that a child is of average intelligence is often accompanied by staff ignoring or downplaying a child's academic gifts or potential.
3.[b] School staff hyperfocuses on the behavioral, social or emotional needs or problems to the exclusion of the academic needs.
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Balance is important.  Listening to parents is important.  An adversarial relationship between school and parents doesn't start with the parent coming in demanding things. It starts with a school that acts in its own best interests and not those of the child.

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This.    We were told DS could not be in a GT LD class b/c "they don't have kids with those [impulsive] behaviors in THAT class."[/quote]
What extra supports do you feel your child would have needed to have succeeded in that class?[/quote]

I am not the poster to whom your question is addressed.  But I would consider a 1:1 aide, some OT-related modifications (a fidget, for instance), or even a desk that allows the child to stand instead of sitting.  It depends on the impulsive behaviors and their cause or trigger.  The issue becomes the amount of independence and level of organization that is expected of a GT class participant.  Some schools are willing to accommodate and give it a try.  Others get caught up in what such a class is "supposed" to be and reject the idea outright.[/quote]

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