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  • I send my asd ds to a special needs school so he can make friends. He may not excel as much academically but at least he has friends and a good social network as opposed to being ostracized by the nt kids in a mainstream school.

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    04.15.08, 01:02 PM [ Flag ]

    • OK

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    • Social success is far more important than algebra, I think.

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      04.15.08, 01:04 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]

      • Not to make light of the subject but not necessarily. Look at the very successful people at Microsoft and Silicon Valley.

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        04.15.08, 01:07 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]

        • Well, I would bet that their skills have little to do with school and all to do with aptitude toward a specific subject. My child has other SN issues, but all the ASD kids I know have specific strengths - ones that they study and excel in without a teacher.

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          04.15.08, 01:08 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]

      • OP: Exactly I was just wondering if anyone else feels this way or has made the same decision.

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        04.15.08, 01:07 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]

    • You are smart. Better for DC to have high self esteem (which will help him succeed in life) than be bullied.

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      04.16.08, 04:07 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
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