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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]To me it would depend on the degree of impairment she’s expected to have as an adult. If she’ll always be behind, but simply on the lower end of normal (say, an IQ of 85) I would probably hold her back. But if she’s intellectually disabled to the point she won’t be getting a normal high school diploma someday, I’d probably keep her with her class for social reasons. Do the professionals in her life like her teachers, therapists, and pediatricians have opinions on what would be best for her?[/quote]

How can you justify the social implications? For 3 years now, she’s been with a cohort of kids. Her identity is sealed as their classmate, and in a few weeks she will be a third grader. To be in the same school and watch that group of kids go on while she stays in the same grade will have devastating effects on her self-esteem. That’s the last thing someone who already struggles with academics needs. [b]Additionally, she will be turning 9. Nine year olds belong in third grade. They have different developmental needs. [/b][/quote]

What an odd statement. Typically developing 9 year olds belong in 3rd grade. OP's child is not typically developing. The entire problem is that, developmentally, her age does not match her abilities, skills, and needs.[/quote]

My son is turning 9 in the fall and he's going into 4th.  They do typically turn 9 in 3rd, but not all.  It sounds like she needs more supports and services and not held back.  Its easier for the school to hold her back than really give her the help they need.  We found 3rd grade painfully slow.[/quote]

But OP's kid is not going to find 3rd grade painfully slow.  She's academically behind. [/quote]

It will give her an opportunity to catch up if she has the right supports in place.  That is the point.  [/quote]

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