http://davidjcarey.com/blog/special-schools-special-classes-vital Articles About Children, Adolescents and Adults Mon, 11 Oct 2010 16:25:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 http://davidjcarey.com/blog/special-schools-special-classes-vital/comment-page-1#comment-617 roxy Fri, 26 Feb 2010 14:55:34 +0000 http://davidjcarey.com/blog/?p=142#comment-617 Hi Dr Carey, I have a 12 year old daughter who has recently been diagnosed as having a mild GLD, OCD, and "AUTISTIC TENDENCIES"??. and if i may say the waiting list is just ridicilous in this country. (6 yrs) we are on the waiting list and i just couldn't wait so i got my daughters diagonses going private. No teacher has ever picked up on any academic struggles, only that my daughter was labled as a" difficult "and "bold" child. When actual fact she was been bullied and still is bullied. We (her parents) were told by this psychologist that our daughter would be able to enter sheltered employment when she leaves school. I personally i am delighted she will have some outlook on life and she'll have her own independance. But at the moment she's attending mainstream school and recieves help from a resource taecher. But i feel thats just not enough as she's only been diagnosed in recent weeks and i think she's so far behind already. We want whats best for her and we were thinking the option of a special school. as her teacher doesn't have much patience with her. The principal also reccomends a special school as they could cater better for her needs. But i do 100% agree that mainstream schools don't want the bother of a student with a disability. And thats why those children are the real people who suffer. The likes of Bat O'Keeffe should hang his head in shame!! RONNIE. Hi Dr Carey, I have a 12 year old daughter who has recently been diagnosed as having a mild GLD, OCD, and “AUTISTIC TENDENCIES”??. and if i may say the waiting list is just ridicilous in this country. (6 yrs) we are on the waiting list and i just couldn’t wait so i got my daughters diagonses going private. No teacher has ever picked up on any academic struggles, only that my daughter was labled as a” difficult “and “bold” child. When actual fact she was been bullied and still is bullied. We (her parents) were told by this psychologist that our daughter would be able to enter sheltered employment when she leaves school. I personally i am delighted she will have some outlook on life and she’ll have her own independance. But at the moment she’s attending mainstream school and recieves help from a resource taecher. But i feel thats just not enough as she’s only been diagnosed in recent weeks and i think she’s so far behind already. We want whats best for her and we were thinking the option of a special school. as her teacher doesn’t have much patience with her. The principal also reccomends a special school as they could cater better for her needs. But i do 100% agree that mainstream schools don’t want the bother of a student with a disability. And thats why those children are the real people who suffer. The likes of Bat O’Keeffe should hang his head in shame!! RONNIE.

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