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amother

Copper

Sun, Dec 02 2018, 9:39 pm

...who could take a delightful and extremely clever 14yo boy with High Functioning Autism and teach him skills to cope when things don't go as he expects or he is overwhelmed?

There must be. Where is it?

amother

Indigo

Sun, Dec 02 2018, 10:18 pm

I don’t know much about it but look into doresh in Florida.

mha3484

Sun, Dec 02 2018, 10:20 pm

Doresh is amazing but they do not take boys with significant behavioral issues. I don’t know how you define lashing out but it
may be an issue there.

amother

Copper

Sun, Dec 02 2018, 10:35 pm

Thank you for the suggestion.

Foe anyone reading this in the future, here is the website

https://www.doresh.com/#

I will bli neder contact them.

He has never had behavioral issues at school, but at home is another story. Not sure what would happen in a boarding situation (although he has been on camp).

Any other ideas?

amother

Natural

Sun, Dec 02 2018, 10:36 pm

Not to my knowledge, and I have looked. There is a major lack of appropriate programming for HFA kids, male and female. I was looking for a boarding school that dealt with behavioral and social and struck out. And if lashing out includes physical violence toward people or property, and you're not around to be a part of the process of dealing with it, he could find himself in difficult situations.

Is there a program near you that is at all geared to HFA kids? It is possible that if he is in a less demanding and more understanding and therapeutic environment overall, he will be calmer in general and the school will be able to isolate the difficult times and triggers and teach him coping skills.

amother

Natural

Sun, Dec 02 2018, 10:38 pm

Just read your last post. What was camp like?
And was it a regular camp,or a specialized program?

amother

Babyblue

Sun, Dec 02 2018, 10:45 pm

I just heard of a yeshiva in Israel that has a program. They learn with the kids one on one. I know someone there that has Apberger, he also went to camp. I am unsure what behavior issues he had/or didnt have.

amother

Copper

Sun, Dec 02 2018, 10:47 pm

Regular camps he has been to but here they are only a week long. He is completely mainstreamed until now.

amother

Copper

Sun, Dec 02 2018, 10:48 pm

amother wrote:

Any idea of the name?

amother

Cyan

Mon, Dec 03 2018, 1:59 am

http://mylearningalternative.c.....rder/

amother

Burlywood

Mon, Dec 03 2018, 5:53 am

amother wrote:

http://mylearningalternative.com/autistic-spectrum-disorder/

Wow, that looks amazing.

amother

Copper

Mon, Dec 03 2018, 6:25 am

amother wrote:

http://mylearningalternative.com/autistic-spectrum-disorder/

Thank you very much for this link. I have already arranged a telephone meeting with them.

amother

Cyan

Mon, Dec 03 2018, 7:11 am

You are very welcome! Hope it works out for you Smile

amother

Copper

Mon, Dec 03 2018, 7:53 am

Cyan would you mind sharing how you found that place?

amother

Natural

Mon, Dec 03 2018, 8:39 am

amother wrote:

Cyan would you mind sharing how you found that place?

And I would love to hear if they have anything in place to support and develop social skills and/or life skills for the HFA kids, since that deficit is often a major contributor to their behavioral issues.

amother

Cyan

Mon, Dec 03 2018, 3:44 pm

Copper, I met someone who sent a son there and raved about the place. (If you watch the "Mother's Story" on that site - it was her).

Sorry, Natural, I have no idea.

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