when a child has a variety of delays, including lack of  social/ communication skills, it is not difficult to et an assessment of PDD.  this can be very worthwhile, as it entitles the child to learn in a special framework called Kitat tikshoret, which , for the most part, is a very wonderful and professionally run place (we wer emore impressed with the elementary schools than the junior high, but the rakezet of the junior high calls us to hear what we want the class to be like next year, so we are going to give it a try).  while the schools are not necessarily our religious flavour, a child with  a good social-emotional basis and appropriate learning skills can advance religiously.  a child without these skills often joins that 7.4% dropout statistic.
anyhow, the other thing with PDD is that it is on the autistic spectrum,w hcih means that parents can apply and generally receive financial assistance from bituah leummi, which can help pay for such things as tutors, psychotherapy /art therapy , or whatever else the parents feel the chid needs.
also, children with psychiatric disorders are also often entitled to attend such classes and receive teh stipend.   it is called kitsbat yeled neche, and you get the forms either online or at any bituah leumi branch.
feel free to call if you have any other questions.
chanie
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At 17:45 13/07/05 +0000, you wrote:

I've posted in the past about our 14 year old.  He goes to yeshiva in
Yerushalayim, Toras Avrohom, that we were under the impression was geared
for ADD boys.  It turns out they aren't able to motivate him, and he's only
travelled into yeshiva once in the past 6 weeks.  This is an ongoing story
since December time.  He keeps saying he likes the yeshiva.  Obviously, they
don't follow up and make sure he goes!!  We're investigating other options,
specifically Rav Tzvi Odesser in Yerushalayim, but are open to suggestions. 
We prefer a chareidi place, and I think dormitory would help him with his
social skills.  His mental age is at least 15-16, but his emotional skills
seem to be closer to a 9-11 year old stage.

We faxed Misrad HaChinuch for suggestions, and finally got through to a real
live person today!  Actually, we have been trying to get him to go to
yeshiva by saying that we were going to contact a truant officer about him. 
And this is what we discovered from Misrad HaChinuch:  We can't call the
truant officer!  It is up to the school to do this, and to make sure that
the boy attends school...

Again, any constructive suggestions would be welcome.  This whole situation
is very debilitating to our son, and to our interpersonal relationship with
each other.

Thanks,
Rochel Black

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