These suggestions are very helpful and I'm working my way through them. The charter school is really nice and tries to be flexible. However, they only have a part time special education teacher and counselor who may well not even have certifications in those areas (I'm not sure). So I don't think there would be anyone who could help DS outside of his classroom teacher. At the public school, they do have more resources. I like the charter school and am not trying to be dismissive; they have tried really hard to help DS and I'm just getting discouraged that it's possible.
I talked with DS about these ideas and he really likes the option of a trusted adult he could talk with whenever something was wrong. When he is upset, he won't talk or explain unless someone really takes some time. I'm not sure if the charter school could offer anyone to do it, but the public school surely has someone (even if just the school nurse) who could let him sit quietly and try to explain rather than just going to the principal's office.
Last edited by apm221; 08/15/14 04:51 PM.
