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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As the parent of a NT kid who is a bit of a follower (and who has some friends who have mean girl tendencies), I worry about this.  She's about the kindest, most understanding kid in the world (no, I'm not biased!) but I think she could be susceptible to groupthink.  It's not that others are leading her astray - she's responsible for her own behavior.  I for one would be mortified if she excluded anyone, and would want it brought to my attention.  We teach her to be kind and understanding, but at some point, you have to trust that she's doing the right thing.

That said, she has several kids in her class who have some serious issues, and she avoids them.  As kids get older, and physical differences are accentuated, I'm not going to tell her that she has to play with boys who can stop roughhousing, or won't stop when she tells them to.  Making her responsible for her own safety and body means she gets to decide not to be around people who don't treat her right.  It's tough for kids to draw these fine distinctions.  [/quote]

Not OP but thanks for this thoughtful post. Of course you csnt police your daughter's behavior and she has to make her own calls about children she feels unsafe around. I just thank you as the parent of a child w special needs for teaching her that it's important to be kind to people who are different including when they look or act in ways that seem strange to her. This goes for kids who use a walker, have Down Syndrome, flap their arms, smell their lip balm a lot, etc. [/quote]

OP here. True! Roughhousing crosses the line. Lip balms are benign. As are speech impediments. As are developmental delays or issues with social skills. They do not usually do not harm anyone.[/quote]

There is a big difference between a speech delay and your child smearing lip balm and being inappropriate in class.  For a speech issue, kids get speech therapy and typically are fine in their behavior.  It sounds like your child needs to be in a more specialized setting and its time for a new IEP or for you to pay for a private school that is better able to meet his needs.  You are complaining but are clearly not part of the solution.  We have our child in a small private and after school he has several day a week therapies.  Your child clearly cannot handle being mainstreamed in a very large classroom with a teacher trying to meet 20-30 kids needs.  It is up to you to come up with a solution as many of us have when the public schools have failed our children.  Nor is comparing a child with downs or a walker similar to a child with autism or other disorders that impact their behavior.  Instead of complaining, take the time to do something as your child needs to learn to function on his own in the real world.  [/quote]

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