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PLEASE HELP!!! Should I send my son to Hyde???
mlg81:
I can almost guarantee your sons therapist is being paid by Hyde schools. Molly, I work in child welfare, and I have seen the damage that residential treatment and boarding schools have done. Experts in the child welfare system say that no child should be removed from the home unless its absolutely necessary. Try In home services first before you make any decisions. Also, find another therapist, because this one sounds very unethical.
Paul St. John:
Molly, I skimmed through this thread just now... My previous answer was just "No.". I like being direct, and that is in fact the right answer.
A lot of people have made inferences about your child's therapist, and they are probably right about them, too. Either way, I would probably look around for someone else. ADHD and misbehavior- " Okay send him to Hyde" That kinda scares me. There is nothing wrong with shopping around, and there are counselors out there who could be far more helpful, and you would look back and be very glad that you did not listen to this guy.
My personal opinion is that you should start from scratch. If this guy had not brought it up, there never would have been an issue, about sending your kid to a treatment center. I would say, do your own research. There is a lot you can do to help your child on your own.
Paul St. John
molly:
Dear Everyone,
I am so grateful for your insightful responses and all of the care that you have shown to my family. As a result of all that has been written in this thread, my husband and I are no longer pursuing Hyde. We have considered boarding school to be the last resort--one to provide a safety net should our son be asked to leave his current school. We don't want to send our son away. He does have very severe neuropsych challenges according to a recognized expert who sees prescribing meds to be a last resort and yet prescribed them for my son because "he is bouncing off the walls." My son has ADHD and executive function issues according to a very thorough (and expensive) neuropsych exam which, just to be safe, we are repeating. We've tried to put as many supports in place as we can afford: therapy (individual and family), coaching and tutoring. We are not wealthy people. Not by a long stretch. For example: I've been to one movie in three years and I buy my clothing in thrift shops. Because he is so bright, he is on partial scholarship at the school he attends but he is holding onto his matriculation by his fingertips because he will not study. Hyde did not promise us a specific amount of assistance but indicated that there is financial aid available.
We still think that we need a school out of our city as a safety net. My son has an extremely high IQ and is gifted in writing (he's been published), the visual arts and, especially, music. If possible, we would like to find a boarding school in the middle-Atlantic or New England areas but we are open to other parts of the country as well. Does anyone have a suggestion of a boarding school for a kid entering the 9th grade? No regional public school, except the most marginal and dangerous, is willing to accept him.
Thanks for your kindness and understanding.
Molly
RTP2003:
--- Quote from: "molly" ---Dear Everyone,
As a result of all that has been written in this thread, my husband and I are no longer pursuing Hyde.
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That is a good decision. You may have saved your relationship with your son, his sanity, and possibly his life by your decision to eliminate Hyde as an option.
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Thanks for your kindness and understanding.
Molly
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Thank you for your open mindedness and willingness to listen to survivors of Hyde and similar programs. You exhibit a degree of clear headed thinking that many parents in your situation seem to be unwilling to exercise, or incapable of manifesting.
Too often, shills for the teen torture industry are able to convince parents to write off the experiences that we as survivors have endured at places such as Hyde, by slandering us as "disgruntled junkies, hell-bent on ruining the good name of (insert teen torture camp name here)".
I wish you and your family all the best,
RTP2003
molly:
Dear RTP2003,
Thank you for your kind wishes. I hope that you did not personally endure abusive treatment at a school like Hyde, although your note suggests that you are coming from a place of sorry experience. Maybe I'm wrong. I hope so.
Molly
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