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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The worst part about the exclusion is that often the organizational leadership turns a blind eye or supports it because they want to keep parent volunteers or coaches. The things we saw happen would make you want to scream.[/quote]

Oh no, I’m in the process of signing my autistic child up for scouts but I’m worried about how he’ll be treated. Can’t there be anything nice for kids with special needs??[/quote]

DS's Den has 3 kids with ADHD and 1 kid with ASD, they are all moving tot he same Troop together.

Scouts, like every other organization with Adult leaders who are volunteers, ends up reflecting the Adult Leaders. If you have Adults who are open to many kinds of kids, then you will find a supportive environment. That said, there was one Scout that our Den Leader had to talk to the parents about pulling from the Den. The Scouts issues were beyond what the volunteers could handle and the Parents were not staying at meetings to support the child. Or when they were there, they didn't intervene when their child became dis-regulated. The call was made based on safety of the Scout and the other Scouts.

Packs and Troops allow kids to attend meetings and see how they operate. That should give you a good idea about how a specific Pack/Troop will engage your child. You can talk to Den Leaders about their experience with a child with Autism. You might not be able to treat Scouts as a drop off activity the way the parents of a NT kid might be able to do but it doesn't mean it might not be a good fit.

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