Anonymous
05/26/2024 21:37
Subject: Experience with Asperger's program at Diamond Elementary
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Bump. Any new insight into this program?
It’s changed a lot since the original comments in 2015. Recommend starting a new thread.
It’s hit or miss depending on the classroom/teacher. Diamond as a whole school is much more crowded than it was years ago due to new construction. So the small, cozy feel is gone — it’s just another overcrowded ES building with portable classrooms.
The kids are mainstreamed most of the day. They spend a smaller portion of the day in a self contained classroom.
If you have a child that just needs a little extra support to regulate and is fine mainstream then it’s great.
If your child has other behaviors (meltdowns, destroying things), sensory issues, anxiety, and struggle in a large mainstream class then it may not be a fit.
Is there an alternate program for a kid in the county that is prone to meltdowns?
Anonymous
05/25/2024 18:23
Subject: Experience with Asperger's program at Diamond Elementary
Anonymous wrote:Bump. Any new insight into this program?
It’s changed a lot since the original comments in 2015. Recommend starting a new thread.
It’s hit or miss depending on the classroom/teacher. Diamond as a whole school is much more crowded than it was years ago due to new construction. So the small, cozy feel is gone — it’s just another overcrowded ES building with portable classrooms.
The kids are mainstreamed most of the day. They spend a smaller portion of the day in a self contained classroom.
If you have a child that just needs a little extra support to regulate and is fine mainstream then it’s great.
If your child has other behaviors (meltdowns, destroying things), sensory issues, anxiety, and struggle in a large mainstream class then it may not be a fit.
Anonymous
05/25/2024 17:49
Subject: Experience with Asperger's program at Diamond Elementary
Bump. Any new insight into this program?