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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]First of all, I'm really sorry you are going through this.  Many of us know the struggle you face and how difficult it is.  You are not alone.

Are you working with an advocate/consultant?  If not, I strongly urge you to check the archives and find one that works in FCPS.  You should not navigate this road by yourself - and by that I mean you cannot rely on FCPS to do what is best for your DS.  While there are many talented and caring educators, there are even more pressures on them that lead to them pushing/advocating directions that better suit their needs than your DCs.  They many not even offer choices that are available.  You need guidance and assistance from someone whose only concern is what's in the best interest of your DS.  You, unfortunately, don't likely have the time or resources to learn what you need to learn in order to determine this.  A good advocate/consultant will also have contacts in the medical community to help you find a great person to help with medication management.

My advice is not to make any big educational decisions until you get an advocate/consultant.  Hugs.[/quote]

I agree.  Getting him to an ED or alternative center is hundred times easier than getting him back Into mainstream school.  The bar to return is set so high that it is essentially impossible.  I have known several families try for years to get their children back to a neighborhood school once their children were definitely capable but no one in FCPS was willing to take a chance.  They spent the rest of their schooling in the alternative setting.  The advanced academics are not available or not really as rigors there either.  [/quote]

This response has really nothing to do with getting a consultant.  It won't be impossible to return to the mainstream, but you need to do what's best in the here and now, and mainstream sounds like it definitely isn't it.  If things are bad now, I can't imagine them getting any better where you are.  Your kid needs a change in environment.[/quote]

That is not necessarily true.  We had similar issues last yr at this time with my DS with ASD/ADHD and once the FBA\BIP was in place, DS is done very well this year in third grade still at the immersion language school fully mainstreamed.  In our case, the main issue was an new inexperienced Sp Ed teacher.  She is gone.[/quote]

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