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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It sounds like his behavior is targeting others to get a laugh at their expense. That isn't being a class clown. It is behavior that calls for discipline. I don't understand why you would say it is  dngerous for your son.[/quote]

Parents of kids with special needs know very well that schools can indeed be profoundly dangerous places for their kids just because they may have a very hard time understanding/following norms--written AND unwritten rules--even though they need to learn/develop the capacity to do so.

Sometimes people delivering punishment will say "He needs to learn . . ." Yes, exactly. And this may be a kid for whom some kinds of learning, including social learning, needs to be delivered in an individualized way. [/quote]

I agree with all of this, but part of being able to teach things in an individualized way is understanding the behavior.  OP has indicated that she doesn't realize how hurtful his behavior is to other people in the classroom, and that she doesn't think that the teacher's concerns are justified.  There's no way she's going to be able to teach the lesson this kid needs if she's giving such mixed messages.

[b]Yes, this behavior presents a danger to her son.  It also presents a real threat to the emotional safety of other students in the classroom.  A solution needs to be generated that takes both of those needs into account.  But that solution isn't going to come if OP dismisses the school's concerns.
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This! I'm the PP who questioned how seriously OP was considering her son's behavior when she describes it as "class clown". Part I bolded above is more eloquent and what I was trying to express.[/quote]

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