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Brewmaniac: L2 complete sat here. More importantly, I also brew my own beer! Pleased to meet you.
Josie: I had a friend with similar disability who went to the local school, while I went to the local special school (25km away). It would have been nice to have had the choice, but it was never offered to us. That felt a little rejecting. There were other things, but generally, I prospered well at the school. It was probably the right place for me to be.
I had both disabled and non-disabled kids to play with out of school. Fortunately, my mum was a teacher and my dad a GP, so they were both well placed to take care of various needs.
The school, which was one of the best in the country, closed in 2000. Parents and kids are having the option of where to go removed from them. That's never a good thing. I feel it comes down to where the child will get the best holistic education, which obviously is going to vary on a case to case basis. When mainstream works, it's the best thing all around. It's just a vision that's not a reality enough of the time.
Everybody else: Some very interesting thoughts, thanks for adding them. I will have to come back and comment some more.
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