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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We are doing Unstuck and On target this spring too.  I think Ivymount staff was absolutely lovely.  They do want [b]very cooperative, highly verbal childre[/b]n though.  All the children at the "meet and greet" were wonderful (from this parent's perspective.)  I did notice one who was not as verbal as the others, and one who was not as cooperative.  So one was shy?  And the other gregarious?

Luckily my child fit the profile they were looking for, but DC is a bit older too.  So do not give up, I think these children were a little young for the program.  Also although, curious and verbal I could see how one of the DC could be difficult to engage in a group.  He just did not follow any of the instructor's instructions.  He could not walk down the hallway without being redirected multiple times.

Sorry, but to be in a group you have to be able to self regulate better.[/quote]

I thought this group was for children with autism who needed help with social skills, lol. "Very cooperative, highly verbal and wonderful" are usually not the first descriptors that pop to mind.[/quote]

+1000.  LOL! NWhy do kids who are "very cooperative, highly verbal and wonderful" NEED a social skills group?!?[/quote]

Maybe they need a different social skill set than those who are less cooperative and verbal (though I am betting not a bit less wonderful). Many HFA kids easily slip through the cracks. They are presumed competent in the social skills arena until they do something unexpected and then are suddenly ostracized. I'm not trying to humble-brag HFA (a la "You have no idea how hard it is to have a gifted child") because the challenges are not even on the same page as other parts of the autism spectrum. But they're real challenges, and Unstuck was designed by a parent (Monica) and the Ivymount team because nothing previously existed that addressed this segment. Because my child looks and acts typical in most settings, when his behavior is out of the ordinary the other kids know, react, and then brush him off entirely.

During one of my years at the camp, they accepted one or two children younger than the stated age range, and those kids were disruptive. It may seem unfair, but the program works with a certain population and that's what they specialize in. [/quote]

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