There is a great online website/resource for educational advocacy for kids with all kinds of neurological challenges called STARFISH. I have posted a link to their site on the right hand side of my blog. Check them out! Very impressive source of information and actual help as you navigate the public school system.
This finding friends and getting along with others was such a trial with Beth when she was young. It still is.
ReplyDeleteI kept her where she was figuring that she had to learn to cope. wherever you go there you are was my motto.
She suffered more than I knew. If I had to do it over again I would move her to a smaller school and a church with more youth activities.
I am sure that reasonable people will disagree on this issue. Good luck in whatever you do. I know that your heart is in the right place.
Megan-
ReplyDeleteHelp!! Our son is in acute care hospital for second time in two months. He has been on waiting list at Merridel for 3 months and still no bed. We are waiting for a bed as well at Inner Harbor, Ga but they said almost a month. His doctor does not want him to come home right now but we need a placement asap. Do you know of anything we could look at. It is so scary to think of him in a place that is not safe or very helpful and there are so many stores of abuse and harsh discipline. Feeling so overwhelmed right now. Anyone out there with any recommendations would be so welcome!
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ReplyDeleteHi Darren! What state are you in? I am so sorry you have to go through this. There is another RTC in Texas in San Antonio called Laurel Ridge Treatment Center. They looked really good and we were considering them as well. Have you gone to the CABF website for lists of RTCs? They have great resources.
ReplyDeleteYou are right to be selective about where you send your son. We wouldn't send our dd to anywhere but a place that was top notch. There is one here in our town but it has a horrible reputation, so we traveled half way across the country for Meridell.
Also, Darren you should join one of the online CABF support groups. They are a WEALTH of info from other parents who have been through it all and can give you recommendations.
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ReplyDeletewe live in Virginia also. I will do what you suggested and go onto the CABF website. Thanks so much.