I'm beginning to face a situation with my eldest son, age 8 dxed with severe
ADHD, Anti-social behavior disfunction, dyslexia w/ dysgraphia, central
processing delay, moderate delay in gross and fine motor skills, hypotonia
and a tick disorder.  He went to a prepatory school for kindergarten and 1st
grade, did do ok with allot of help and understanding from teachers, but
towards the end of 1st grade he had to be taken off all drugs for his ADHD
for failure to grow.  So at that point school was intolerable for him, ended
up being removed from school the last month of the school year.  This year
he went to a public school in hopes of being placed in an all inclusive
classroom because of no control over reaction to stimuli either internal or
external.  Didn't happen, they insisted on keeping him in a normal second
grade and his teacher insisted on not teaching him.
So we finally found a school that is working for him at the moment, it is a
charted school for students with SLD label.
Now here is the delima, his younger brother (not the youngest ) and his
sister still go to the same prepatory school that he went to last year, he
now wants to go back there.  How can I explain to him, without him feeling
stupid or low, that he cannot attend a "normal" school or classroom because
of his disabilities ?  I have never told him he is disabled, should I ? He
will be 9 in July and I know he knows he is not like everyone else.  Please
help.
Thank you
Deborah mom of 4


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