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[quote=Anonymous]OP, I've only had one year of experience with my DS in AAP, but given what I've heard from him... your child will not be the first, last or only one with these "extremes."  His AAP center does not have IA's in any of the 3rd grade classrooms, and it seems that the principal split the challenging behavioral kids into different rooms so that one teacher wouldn't be overwhelmed.  When the child who has crying/tantrum experiences has a full on episode, the AAP teacher calls someone to come help (according to my son).  There is also a chair called "the mountain" and any child can "go to the mountain" when he/she needs some time to be away from things/people.  They are not "sent to the mountain" but they can choose to take some time there.

My point is that AAP teachers know that kids who qualify  often come with "extremes" and they should (are) prepared to deal with that.

BTW -- the kid who falls apart... he's in my son's friend group now.  So, I think there is a place for everyone.  A qualified teacher should be able to handle ADHD/emotional sensitivities as long as there is some back up.

If your child really requires all day everyday supervision, then I don't know... I might choose to keep him in the base school where those connections already exist and work with THOSE teachers to make his assignments more creative.  Seems like there is opportunity to be creative in both programs (reg. and AAP).  I would actually say that the normal AAP assignments -- the ones they have EVERY WEEK -- require a child to be more structured/focussed/organized in getting them done rather than creative.

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