Caring for a wife with Borderline Personality Disorder- Sequel to Diary of wife’s hospital stay - holding it together for our family.

We are holding off taking him to any schools before we have definate choices to make @Faith-and-Hope, not knowing for sure is not good for his emotional state. He is anxious already if we started talking maybe's and visitng places he may not go to he could possibly fall apart.

She didnt see students getting disoriented as being a problem at all, recons they manage.. just fine (Must walk around with her eyes closed for the first term) . This is a special ed trained teacher who is the head of the assisted learning unit or what ever they call it.

It might simply be that he "learns the ropes" then @Determined ....

I have no doubt he would work it out eventually @Faith-and-Hope its the bit in between and level of support in that transition that concerns me . I dont think he could follow a time table or a map at this early stage.

What his current school does as soon as they know what school they are going to is do the best they can to prepare them for the transition.

Just thinking about the timetables and maps I just had a brainwave about how to create some maps in colour to make it easy for him. Can ask if we or someoone can do a walk around with him on day 1 . (If he ends up at that school).

May also be able to use coloured chalk on the ground to match the colours on the map to indicate the path to follow and when to turn a corner.

@Determined

LoL @Faith-and-Hope, not sure the school would agree with that solution

I am trying to remain positive that his enrolment at special school will be accepted and it will not be a problem.

Have to put in enrolment forms for ine other school (the school whos catchment we fall in) by Friday afternoon but been putting it off in the hope that special school may call in the mean time. Dont even want to think about him having to go to that school.

@Determined - by what you're telling us, I don't get a good vibe about the Head of Special Education Services at that school. If they don't have basis systems in place to ensure that students are catered for appropriately that to me would be a big warning signal.

The most important thing is that S1 is happy in the environment in which he is being educated and that the programs are catering for his individual needs. If he's not happy, neither will you or your Darling be and the last thing you all need is more stress.

How do you think he fits in with the clientele at the Special School? There can be quite a range of abilities.Its also imperative that he is challenged to do the best he can. Sometimes these schools have programs associated with the local high school as well as TAFE and industries within the community.

That's really sad that your son felt that way @Determined. His mental health is the most important thing and should be given priority when choosing his educational placement. Two weeks holiday now. Rest, recuperate, catch up on stuff. Then after the term starts, you can make further inquiries.