[Teachldsseminary] REQUEST: Disabilities with mental issues

[Laura Clayton]

Speaking of disabilities... I'm not a seminary teacher, but I wonder what to 
do when my 11yo is of age to attend. What dpes a parent do when their child 
is intellectually and emotionally several years younger than the average 
seminary student? My son is a spiritual giant, with the faith of a prophet 
and the heart of an angel, and literally doesn't sin. We've yet to have to 
reprimand him for knowingly doing something wrong. He is just so GOOD, and 
doesn't understand why other people choose to make bad choices! Well, 
actually, something happened this week to help him understand what 
temptation might feel like to the rest of us... He had told his big 
brother... who returns home from his mission in six weeks... that he would 
wait to see the new Pirates movie, so that they could see it together. Josh, 
who had been dying to see it, was able to hold out for over 24 hours before 
caving in. He really didn't stand a chance, with all of the ads on tv, 
billboards, McDonald's, and sisters and friends raving about it! Plus, we, 
his parents, told him that we believed his big brother would want him to go 
to the movie, rather than suffer so much!... But two days after having seen 
the movie, Josh asks, deeply serious... "Do you think I need to go talk to 
the Bishop?... I feel so guilty!" I'm thinking that this has been a good 
experience for him, so that he can better understand what temptation feels 
like and why people might choose to make bad choices.

Anyway, that's the kind of child we have... He would be a wonderful 
spiritual influence to others in a seminary class, but I wonder how much of 
it he would understand. He is homeschooled, because he needs one-on-one 
attention to understand things... otherwise all that is talked about goes 
over his head. On top of this, he has sensory integration dysfunction... he 
can't deal with chaos, crowds, too much lighting, noise, etc. The SID we are 
getting a handle on and by the time he goes to seminary he should be okay, I 
think... but the other stuff... I just don't know whether to even send him 
or not, or if we should just do home study together. What do you, as 
teachers, suggest?

(BTW, if he attended seminary, it would be down at the local high school, as 
we live in SLC...)

Shalom u'vracha!
("peace and blessings!")

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Laura (SLC, UT) proud mama to:
Elder Skyler Clayton; CA, LA Mission (home 8-23-06)
Kaylie (19; sports enthusiast & major crack-up!);
Cami (17; talented performer & major drama queen!);
Josh (11; special needs, boxer, & beautiful example)
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