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[Guest guest]

I am so appreciative to hear people's struggles, especially of the older

children with OCD. It seems as if we can never be 100% with what goes on with

our kids. My question to you is, Is it better to have a child be more content

with their social life versus stronger support for education needs. I'll tell

you why I ask that. My son who is now in 10th grade is attending a private

school after failing the public school. He had an IEP in place and I chose not

to wait through all the meetings in order to get the support that would work. So

in the middle of 9th grade I transferred him to a school that works with kids

and learning challenges. He has not been able to really make friends and is

limited to the variety of activities available compared to the public high

school. Now I don't know if his medications somewhat interfer where he is at but

it sure has calm the OCD down. (celexa and Abilify) He has plenty to work on

that but is a whole other topic I could

discuss. He probably has some executive function issues that challenge him too.

I' m leaning towards letting him return so that he can maybe gain better social

skills, (which is his mode  of thinking that he'll find more people to interact

with)  I appreciate any input.