| Choosing a school for children with
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| | suffering with social difficulties may
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| social difficulties is a very difficult
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| | chose home schooling where their
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| task. Parents know that the school they
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| | interaction with others can be more
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| chose will have a big impact on their
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| | closely controlled. Children that suffer
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| child's self-confidence, their ability to
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| | with more severe learning difficulties or
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| learn and their childhood experiences.
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| | concentration levels may need more
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| Get it right and you can help them learn
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| | patient and understanding and so a
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| and overcome many barriers and many
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| | special needs school may be best. The
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| difficulties they may have. Get it wrong
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| | following is a good checklist for things
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| and it can become practically a daily
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| | to consider when considering what type of
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| nightmare.
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| | school may be necessary.
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| What are the options?
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| | - Physical abilities
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| There are four ways to teach children
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| | - Concentration level when learning
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| with social difficulties:
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| | - Concentration level with others
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| - Home Education or Private Tutoring
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| | - Ability to interact with others
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| - Special Schools for children with
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| | - Ability to conform to rules
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| learning difficulties
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| | - Ability to deal with ridicule/bullying
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| - Private Education
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| | - Ability to control own behavior and
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| - Regular State School that has special
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| | safety
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| needs facilities
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| | - Ability to be unsupervised
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| Each of these schools will have their own
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| | - Self confidence and need for
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| set of benefits and disadvantages. If
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| | motivation
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| you are looking for a specific type of
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| | Some seem a little harsh to think about
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| school that teaches children with social
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| | but these are serious issues that should
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| difficulties then you may be lucky to
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| | be considered. For example, some
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| have one close by or unfortunate to find
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| | children with social difficulties have a
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| that the closest one is 100 miles away.
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| | tendency to run out of class when their
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| So your options are limited to what's
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| | environment feels threatening, so you
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| available or what you are prepared to
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| | would not want to send them to a school
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| extend to.
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| | where they can be easily lost or could
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| Which option will be best?
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| | spend time unsupervised. Some children
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| This depends on the child as well as the
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| | are overwhelmed by the size of the school
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| schools that are available to you in your
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| | or number of children so you may want to
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| local area. To determine which school is
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| | send them to a small school with a small
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| best, parents have to see what their
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| | number of children.
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| child needs the most and what is going to
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| | Whatever your options are the choice is
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| the best learning experience. Once the
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| | not an easy one. So if you are deciding
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| parent has a good idea about which school
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| | between a specialist school that deals
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| will be best then it is worth giving it
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| | only with children with social
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| time to allow the ups and downs to settle
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| | difficulties, a private school that has a
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| from the initial change. Even if parents
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| | special needs program and achieves great
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| make the best choice there may still be
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| | results, a state school that has small
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| problems. Certainly moving children from
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| | class sizes (not likely), or even home
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| one school to another to try out the best
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| | education the choice may not be so easy
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| option is going to cause problems with
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| | to make. This is why the choice has to
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| the constant change.
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| | come down to the type of child because
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| So the best thing to do to find out which
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| | they could do great things in a low
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| school is best is to do your homework
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| | performing school or perform badly in a
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| into what the schools are offering. Talk
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| | high performing school.
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| to the headmaster. Get them to be
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| | The best choice is a school that will
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| straight with you about what facilities
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| | make them feel the best, the most
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| they have, what experience they have with
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| | motivated, the safest and that they get
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| children with social difficulties, how
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| | the most from. So whether you chose home
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| they would handle behavioral problems if
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| | schooling, a special school, a private or
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| they occur. See what the schools are
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| | even regular state school, if you choose
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| like, if they have places for children to
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| | a school that allows them to enjoy
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| go to when they are feeling bad or want
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| | learning the most then you are not likely
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| to get away from the noise of the
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| | to go wrong.
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| playground.
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| | Ben Sidman is a Parent of an amazing
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| What are you child's needs?
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| | autistic child and founder of - an
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| Each of the school choices can be a valid
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| | informative and friendly web site for
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| option and will depend on the needs of
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| | parents with autistic children.
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| the child. For example children that are
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