GAITHERSBURG, Md. (AP) — When children who have behavioral quirks or who are lacking in social skills are also bright and capable, schools tend to assign them to regular classrooms. But that can lead to student meltdowns when even little things go wrong.
Montgomery County has several programs to address one of the most vexing problems in special education: What to do with a child who is disabled, but capable of work at or above grade level?
At Diamond Elementary School, students with Asperger syndrome, a developmental disability on the autism spectrum, learn in special education classes the skills they need to successfully...
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