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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here again - this last post is so helpful.  The advice we were given by our psychiatrist on the SESES program is that it includes kids with really extreme forms of aggression or social emotional needs and therefore means we'd be putting our DS in a classroom with other extreme kids.  Wouldn't it be better to keep him in a mainstream classroom and give him the social emotional resources needed to succeed?[/quote]

It really depends. Sometimes, being the "only" kid with these problems can be isolating and stressful, and lead to anxiety and worse problems. Being with other kids who share the same problems and where it can be discussed openly can be freeing, allowing kids to acknowledge that they are struggling and help them work toward a solution. A specialized classroom, with a teacher who understands and can implement supportive policies, can be more helpful than an undertrained and underpaid aide.

Other times, the problems of other kids in the classroom can be overwhelming, to both students and the teachers, and no one gets their needs met.[/quote]

PP with kid at RICA.  Friendships are so much easier here.  In his class, everyone has issues.  Some are the same as his and some are different.  But no one excludes a kid for having a meltdown or having to go to the tension reduction room.  They all realize that they do will be or have been there.  These kids are also much more empathetic to each other.  Kids hang out after school and on weekend and parents don’t judge either.[/quote]

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