<p>Thanks, Emeraldkity4. I love the IEP on harrassment! You certainly identified my concern with the Pathways program. “I don’t think forcing him to attend a special program that he wouldn’t otherwise need is going to be beneficial in the long run.”</p>
<p>BassDad, I tell my son about the time I saw another driver stop her car and get out to chase wild turkeys out of her way. The other drivers behind her drove slowly around her car as the turkeys moved out their way. But the more she tried to chase them away from her car, the more they gathered around her. Absolutely, DS makes the teasing worse by reacting to it. The problem is that he can’t seem to stop trying to get the “turkeys” to leave him alone. I do agree that it will be a long process and that we need to give therapy another try. As the last therapist said when asked by my son why he was the one when in therapy when the other kids were doing the teasing, “because all of them won’t fit in my office”.</p>