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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]15:17 —For context I would give Lourie Center a call.  That’s where I should have put my son.  Just talk to the admissions director.  Tell him about your sons behaviors.  He can tell you what his school would do in situations where your child is being aggressive and eloping.

When you have the IEP meeting, what Lourie Center says they would do is what you want in the IEP.  It could be that what Lourie does can be provided at another placement.  But at least you would know how behaviors should be and can be handled.[/quote]

Lourie was described on DCUM as "heavy handed on restraints and seclusion."  https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/858113.page

If I were OP I would POUR money into getting a good behavioral plan at this school, and start on anti-anxiety meds to see if an SSRI works.  OP mentioned she has anxiety so that's likely a big piece of what her child has as well.  [/quote]

15:17 again—lol, I started that thread.  By the time we got to placement, Lourie wouldn’t take him due to almost aging out.  He ended up at RICA.  Some people would say that RICA is heavy handed with seclusion and restraint.  I would say that RICA is not.  I also think a lot of how you feel about it depends on how old your child is and how long you’ve been dealing with these behaviors. We’ve been through a few inpatient stays and a therapeutic camp—seclusion and restraint is what my kid needs.  I really don’t bat an eye at it anymore.  I probably would have been more concerned hearing those words with a K child.

The only one that would know if seclusion and restraint would be right for a child is the parent.  I know when my kid got dysregulated, he was a danger to himself and others around him.  For everyone’s safety, he needed to be moved into a seclusion room.  Of course when he was dysregulated, he wouldn’t go willingly so restraint had to be used.  I would offer though that in every scenario my son has been in, if he’s in a seclusion room, there has always been an adult right outside the door that would continually check on him.  Once he was calmed enough, seclusion ended.

What I loved about Lourie is that it is relationship based rather than behavioral based.  My kid never cared about points, rewards, or any other type of token economy.  He needed a go to person, and still does, when he is dysregulated.  That’s the person that he trusts enough to help him calm down.  As he’s matured, it has become less frequent, but he still needs that relationship.[/quote]

I don't think DCPS sends kids to RICA. [/quote]

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