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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There are no placements unfortunately. Go on Facebook join the DMV PDA group. [/quote]

Pp here.  Sorry to be abrupt just know you aren’t alone. You are describing a PDA response on the verge of autistic burnout.

Clinical research is just starting but there is some connection to the onset of adrenarche and this change in behavior for this profile. Girls 6-8, boys 7-9. It’s like pouring gasoline (cortisol) on a fire (nervous system).

This is not MCPS first rodeo. There are quite a few students in what we call “placement purgatory.” Years of cuts in AND out of district plus higher demand for SN services has overwhelmed the process. To be honest, There are LITERALLY no programs left that meet these needs. Even Ivymount…which is likely the best option.

For MCPS you have a few paths - none are what you are going to want to hear. Option 1: ask to enroll in the Blended Learning Program. This covers you legally and academically.  Option 2: keep on trying to find a placement. Some families are on year 2 of waiting…Just know the options presented  start to feel more like prison than therapeutic setting. BTDT and it led to PTSD and even more anxiety. Option 3: you can get litigious and try to get money out of mcps for expenses and or alternative setting. We did this and highly DO NOT Recommend. It costs more in legal fees and stress than any amount of money you will win. We won and are still net negative and with no placement. Option 4: withdraw and homeschool. Choose an umbrella that is rather easy on portfolio review. Switch your mindset from “school” to “medical recovery.”  If anyone asks then your kid has a medical issue and you are taking the time to heal. You hire tutors, babysitters, and do online programs to supplement and then go back into public, non-public, or private when your kid is ready.

None of this is good news if you work. You may need to take FMLA. I ended up having to quit my job for a year. It is awful in every way. But your kid genuinely needs rest.

You will have a lot of backlash from the schools, these boards etc. — unfortunately there are no answers that check all the boxes. You need to reframe internal expectations for a while but know that it WILL get better.[/quote]

OP here. This all resonates. You are correct that it isn’t what I was hoping to hear but it is what I figured it was going to boil down to.

I need to do a deep dive on homeschooling options to see what would best fit DS and would be the most practical for us to implement. It’s such new territory for us. It seems like the best of the bad options if I want to support my kid.

Thank you.[/quote]

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