▁who ▁were ▁seeking ▁help . ▁As ▁W yn er ▁stated ▁for ▁an ▁interview ▁with ▁City ▁Lim its ▁( mag azine ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁" The ▁options ▁back ▁then ▁were ▁to ▁put ▁them ▁in ▁the ▁state ▁hosp it als . ▁Or ▁you ▁could ▁take ▁them ▁to ▁private ▁clin ics , ▁which ▁even ▁back ▁in ▁the ▁f ift ies ▁cost ▁something ▁like ▁$ 2 0 , 0 0 0 ▁a ▁year ." ▁▁ ▁" Over ▁the ▁years , ▁W yn er ▁and ▁her ▁staff ▁have ▁created ▁a ▁model ▁facility ▁for ▁educ ating ▁and ▁tre ating ▁children ▁from ▁ages ▁ 4 ▁through ▁ 1 6 ▁( s ic : ▁current ▁age ▁range ▁is ▁ 3 - 1 8 ) ▁whose ▁mental ▁ill ness ▁places ▁them ▁on ▁the ▁severe ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁spectrum ▁of ▁emot ional ▁disturb ance . ▁The ▁students , ▁who ▁are ▁referred ▁by ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁Education , ▁are ▁among ▁the ▁t ough est ▁cases ▁to ▁deal ▁with -- tod d lers ▁who ▁are ▁so ▁deeply ▁with dra wn ▁they ▁hardly ▁notice ▁when ▁a ▁visitor ▁enters ▁their ▁class room , ▁hyper active ▁or ▁ag gress ive ▁grade - school ers ▁who ▁f rayed ▁the ▁n erves ▁of ▁their ▁special ▁ed ▁teachers , ▁psych otic ▁te ens ▁who ▁would ▁be ▁pr one ▁to ▁hur ting ▁themselves ▁if ▁they ▁didn ' t ▁stick ▁to ▁a ▁strict ▁reg imen ▁of ▁coun sel ing ▁and ▁medic ation ." ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : Special ▁schools ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Category : E du