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amother

Oak

Tue, Nov 21 2017, 10:41 am

I need to know who can handle kids with ADHD. Child is very bright and academically advanced but struggles in the classroom environment. Not aggressive or anything, just disruptive and poor executive function (social skills not great either). We are NOT willing to consider public school. Also, would any schools be ok with having a para? Our insurance covers ABA, so I'm not concerned about getting it covered by the state. We are willing to move to any frum community in NJ except Lakewood (though reasonably commutable to Lakewood is a plus).

amother

Oak

Tue, Nov 21 2017, 12:16 pm

Anyone?

amother

Burgundy

Tue, Nov 21 2017, 12:49 pm

I think your best bet is to meet with the schools and be very honest. My advice, from personal experience is that Yeshivat Noam wouldn't be a good fit. Nothing wrong with them in general, but not a good fit for a kid with behavior issues and/or ADHD that isn't controlled well by medication.

amother

Silver

Tue, Nov 21 2017, 12:51 pm

Not sure if this is an option but I heard that there is a Montessori yeshiva in Passaic.

There's also sinia schools of nj for special ed.

And mekor hachinuch.org - look them up, they can help with this.

Is your child on meds now?

saw50st8

Tue, Nov 21 2017, 12:56 pm

There are a few schools in northern NJ that may work. Try Kuschner or Ben Porat Yosef.

amother

Oak

Tue, Nov 21 2017, 12:57 pm

Thanks. We looked into Netivot Montessori and they said that it's very difficult for a kid who hasn't been in a Montessori program from the start. He is too high functioning for Sinai. He does take meds (we're at the beginning of the medication journey, it's been less than 6 months) and it helps but he still needs a lot of support in the classroom. I just looked up Mekor Hachinuch. Looks like what we need but Seems they work with the Lakewood schools? We're too modern for Lakewood. Do you think someone there would be able to advise me anyway?

amother

Silver

Tue, Nov 21 2017, 1:06 pm

amother wrote:

I think there is something similar to mekor hachinuch in Brooklyn and Queens. Maybe call them for phone numbers.

amother

Oak

Tue, Nov 21 2017, 1:08 pm

amother wrote:

I think there is something similar to mekor hachinuch in Brooklyn and Queens. Maybe call them for phone numbers.

We have good options in Brooklyn. Problem is dh wants to move closer to Lakewood. Maybe we should move to Staten Island? I am just feeling so lost.

amother

Silver

Tue, Nov 21 2017, 1:29 pm

oh, I thought you were moving because of your son.

amother

Oak

Tue, Nov 21 2017, 1:38 pm

He's the reason we haven't moved LOL

But it is getting hard so I'm trying to see if there's any way to make it work.

amother

Burgundy

Tue, Nov 21 2017, 2:42 pm

As a general rule, NYC has way better services than NJ. Definitely investigate that before leaving NY.

amother

Honeydew

Tue, Nov 21 2017, 2:45 pm

Yavneh in Paramus takes kids who are high functioning special needs.

amother

Amber

Tue, Nov 21 2017, 11:00 pm

There is currently no montessori school in Passaic.
Good luck!

amother

Aquamarine

Wed, Nov 22 2017, 12:23 am

Please do your research, it is a nightmare to get services in NJ! Maybe a more specialized school can do more for you,but the mainstream yeshiva type schools that I have dealt with really dont offer much support.

amother

Oak

Wed, Nov 22 2017, 6:59 am

He doesn't really get services anymore. He gets once a week OT at this point. The only other thing he gets is ABA, but that's through insurance, so location doesn't matter. That's why I'm trying to figure out which yeshiva he can go to where they'll accommodate him, let him have his para etc.

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