I am looking for a therapeutic school for an 11 year old boy?
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a special education coordinator in the school district, as well as child therapists in the area, should have some ideas.
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I'm not sure what state you live in but try the jobs and family services for your county.  Do you have a community center.  Our's here offers them  Maybe even A YMCA would know.  Here in Ohio you can be 11 years old.  Try your school also.
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Try the link below.  Its geared towards kids 6 - 11 years of age.
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I am a special education teacher, and also the mother of a child with special needs (learning disabilities, ADHD, OCD, and a bunch of other diagnoses).\n\nMom to mom.... don't freak about this.\n\nYou hit the nail on the head when you noted that HE is not phased by the idea of doing kindergarten again.\n\nThe BEST time for repeating grades is in Kindergarten and/or 1st grade.  This allows him to get a good foundation of those basic skills, rather than falling farther and farther behind while being presented work of greater and greater difficulty.\n\nEven at higher grades, if he did the repeating thing early on, most kids won't notice that he's that much older than them. However, bullies will be bullies, and they find something to pick on with everybody... just report them and the school should deal with it.\n\nWhen he is 30 years old, nobody will care if he graduated at 18, 19, or even 21! All they'll care about is whether he has a high school diploma or not. If he goes to college...the college won't care what age he got the high school diploma, either!\n\nYou said he is in a private school. Is he getting speech therapy for his apraxia? Is his teacher trained in special education methods? You do know that the public schools will still provide speech therapy and special educator resource services for children in private school (required by law).  \n\nIf this private school he's attending didn't get you and him linked to the services he needs, if their teachers do not have special education training... I would strongly recommend that you seek a different school for him. With his learning differences, he really needs teachers highly trained in instruction methods for kids with language disabilities and ADHD, as well as speech therapy. How's his handwriting? Have they discussed Occupational Therapy for him? \n\nTwo years retention is really the most he should ever have. In public school, especially in special education, retention is rare and usually only involves repeating kindergarten once and/or 1st grade once. Additional instruction needs are taken care of through pull-out special education with specialists trained in helping students with learning differences build their learning skills.\n\nThe earlier the correct intervention, the better off he will be in the long run. \n\nIf you want to keep him out of public schools for faith reasons, you may need to look at moving to a place where there is a Christian private special education school.  If you can't afford to move, you may have to trust that your and your church's instruction of faith will be enough to compensate for the concerns you have with public schools, and send him to the special education teachers and therapists that can give him the academic help he needs. \n\nLook at these sites:\n\nhttp://www.wcris.org/WebFiles/ResourceFiles/ESeries4.doc\n\nhttp://www.policyreview.org/jan99/fox.html\n\nhttp://dpi.wi.gov/sped/doc/prischpart.doc\n\nAn example of public school provision of special ed to private school students: http://www.sandi.net/comm/factsheets/special_ed_pppss.pdf (requires Adobe Acrobat)\n\nFinding a new private school? Try these:\n\nhttp://www.privateschoolreview.com/\n\nhttp://www.stlrcga.org/x439.xml (many states and large cities offer this sort of listing)\n\nhttp://www.napcse.org/\n\nhttp://www.schoolfinders.net/\n\nhttp://aerkis.com/\n\n\nTake care, pray on this, and trust that G-d will guide you.
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Please tell me, are you in the U.S.A.?  Including your location will help us answer you better, because laws and opportunities vary and mentioning your area may encourage answerers from your location.\n\nIn the USA the laws  are such that the public school which cannot provide the appropriate learning environment may have the option to send the child (until 21 years of age if needed) to another public school in the county or an "approved private school" (at least that's the term in Pennsylvania, USA) and the public school pays the cost of tuition and transporation.\n\nIf your son has a specific diagnosis, you may be able to find the right public or private school by searching on the internet using the diagnosis for example "autism", "private school", "reviews", and your general location fro example "Montgomery county, PA"\n\nThere are schools and knowledgable & caring educators out there!   Your teenager is not the only one who needs special attention and structure.  There are also parent/guardian support groups on line and probably in your local area, ask the doctors or specialists you've dealth with or the area hospitals or libraries as groups often meet there.  Depending on your situation, you may find some ways to teach or support his learning at home with specifically designed learning materials -- ask his doctors or therapists for recommendations and since he is 16 you need to get him "on board" with the desicions, if he can help make some of the choices and work with you as a team he will be better motivated to work hard and continue to develop.\n\nAsk more questions about specifics as you need to, there are teachers, parents, siblings, and child advocates "listening" who understand your situation (I'm all of the above and still advocating for my adult brother and my teenager)  God Bless you!
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If you mean that your son is in 12th grade this year, I would strongly advise not changing schools. Let him graduate with his class and send him to summer school to improve his writing and reading or get him a tutor. Your son will have to be motivated to improve his skills himself in order for any improvement program to work.
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i read yesterdays question...and i think your son could benefit from counseling......  maybe also take him to a place that helps with study skills like Sylvan or Huntington.....\n\ni understand what this must be like...because my son is into wrestling and must maintain a certain GPA to wrestle......
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I'll go out on a limb and presume that your son is already medicated.  He needs therapy NOW.  If you have health insurance, contact them to find out who they contract with to  handle mental health needs.  Then contact that organization and get your son scheduled with a child psychologist who specializes in Bi-polar kids and you'll need a psychiatrist as well to prescribe for him.  If he is currently medicated, he may need a change in dosage or even in medication.  In the meantime, if it's at all possible, designate one room in your home as the "safe" room.  Remove all objects that could injure or be picked up and thrown.  Your son obviously cannot have his way all the time.  So when this happens, get him into the "safe" room and use yourself as a human straight jacket -- come from behind him, get him down onto the carpet and grab his wrists and cross his arms with your own.  Use your legs to immobilize his, if you are able.  If there is a father in the house, this will be easier for him to do.  Keep your son immobilized.  He will scream, he will yell, he may even curse.  Ignore all this.  Keep up a steady stream of soothing words in a low voice.  Continue doing this and he will eventually refocus and be able to calm himself.  This is tiring for parents but it works.  Good luck.\n\nOkay, I'm seeing that your 7-yr-old also has a behavior problem, which prompts me to ask has your 11-yr-old actually been screened for and diagnosed with Bi-polar or did you decide this?  And there is no father in the house.  However, your kids, both of them, and you need family therapy ASAP.   I now believe this is a parenting and behavioral problem rather than a psychological/medical one.  It may be a result of the divorce.
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Your child's school should be able to help you out with exercises and activities that will help them. Your best bet is to speak to the school who will probably refer them to an occupational therapist.
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Community Colleges are a good options for some classes.  If you're looking for at home curriculum, try Apologia Science, Saxon Math (goes up to calc I believe) and Excellence in Writing with Andrew Puduwa (it is geared toward a little younger age group, but if you son is at all lacking the mechanics of writing it is a great program). Also, check out the book "A Thomas Jefferson Education."  You can find it at www.gwc.edu in the bookstore section. It is a must read!
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Try www.greatschools.net or www.schoolmatters.com
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Get a social worker.  Talk to the schools your children are in
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First of all, I think it is a great thing that he is currently being evaluated. Sounds like Aspergers is a possibility...in my opinion...but could be several other disorders.\nTo address his needs now...try to give him something to do with his hands (holding something, etc). Explaing 'personal space' by describing a 'bubble' that is around people. He may not enter someone elses bubble without their permission...but explain what he can do...shake hands, wave, hi-five. Try to remain positive and give lots of good feedback when he soes something desired...rather than lots of negative when he does something wrong. But, in order to do that you need to explain the 'rules' of what is appropriate more than once. You can even try coming up with a behavior modification system, (for example, stickers for each 10 minute period with positive behavior). I wish I could help more, but with a limited knowledge of the situation, this is the best I can do.\nOnce he is evaluated you will have the benefit of a team to work directly with him and possibly you to help him integrate into the classroom.\nGood Luck
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I am not sure the child's age you are thinking about.\nBut I recommend the New School in Fayetteville for preschool (ref. 1).\nYou can also try First School.\nGood luck.
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Try http://www.sessions.edu .\n\nThat is the only trusted online school that I'm aware of.\n\nGood Luck!
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The best klresidencial school is ur Home, since here onlu u can teach him aboutr dthe value and principles ur family adhere to. In other  residencial school he will be completely Blank about treditional valuies and principles.
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Your child's school system should have some programs in place to start you out. Do not hesitate to go to the guidance counselor,school psychologist or social worker, his/her teacher, and the principal---they have a vat of resources before them. They will probably recommend that you consult your child's pediatrician who will place your child on some sort of medication to start managing his/her behavior. \nIf you have found that you are getting nowhere in the education arena, don't give up---your child can get help elsewhere. The Easter Seals Society, a local Child Study Center, the Mental Health/Mental Retardation(MHMR), your county hospital and any disabilities assistance program in your state are good sources of help. Also, don't leave out websites that address these conditions--just type in bipolar, or obsessive compulsive disorder into the search box and it will lead you somewhere. Don't give up, it is a long road, but you can get the help you need. I used to work with teens who had emotional disorders, and although it was difficult, they were getting help through the program they were in. It does take a lot of footwork, however. You can get to the place of normalcy,it just takes time.