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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am heartbroken.  My child fits no mold and is struggling with being successful in any setting.  At school it is the demands that set him off so he leaves class.  He went to PHP and was triggered by the kids who have outward behavior issues and had panic attacks.  He gets overwhelmed at school and cries and cries. He is cognitively very bright but has ADHD and can be disruptive.  Any corrective feedback he views as hostile and he feels attacked and cries and cries (loudly) and leaves class.  What school can accommodate a sensitive kids with so many needs.  He is also socially fine (when he is not upset) and cognitively gifted so he needs a social group.  We are in MOCO. Where would you send him to school?[/quote]

To be blunt - there will never be a program for children with emotional/behavioral needs that doesn't also have other children with emotional/behavioral needs. If he needs an emotional support setting due to meltdowns, work refusal, and classroom disruption then he will likely be in a program with other students with behavior issues. IMO, panic attacks due to other children's behaviors are something he can work on within that setting to develop more coping strategies and to focus on himself. There are variations in programs, though. Bridge tends to have less aggressive behaviors than other emotional support program. [/quote]

I am really sorry.  My child has a similar profile.  We have considered (or my child has previously attended) some of the options suggested here.  We ended up trying therapeutic boarding for a year and now residential treatment (although there is limited difference between the two).   My child has made progress but still has outbursts.

We worked with an educational consultant 
and I think it is advisable to do so (even though I am personally frustrated with the educational consultant we chose).[/quote]

What residential schools and how old was your child?
-OP[/quote]

My child was 11 when we first looked at residential schools.  My child was at Keswick and we considered Maple Hall as well.   My child is currently in a small program in New Mexico currently. [/quote]

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