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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Find a home and neighborhood you like. That’s really my only advice. My child was similar to yours at 3 and we could have never predicted what he would need by mid elementary and how that would change in middle school, in 9th grade, 10th, 11th…. Needs keep changing as your kid grows and changes. Our school district drastically changed from when we bought our house. We’ve changed from private to public to private as his needs changed. Staff at a school on any given year can make a huge difference. What hasn’t changed- our house, our commutes, our safe neighborhood and our community here. I don’t regret buying here because even though we aren’t using the public schools, it’s been a really nice neighborhood to grow up in for the kids. [/quote] +1000 we thought we were in the best district huge teacher turnover plus our child’s changing needs landed us in private. [/quote] Agree with this line of advice. We live in PG Co and had the same question you have now. Our advocate said every system has it flaws and so much can vary from school to school and so much can change if a few people leave. You can research programs, but they may be limited and you don’t get into them or they change - see MoCo shutting down their popular and well supported autism program at Darnestown. Plus 3 is really young to know what your kid needs, and it will change over time. My kid is only 6 and now has two more diagnoses and the main issues we were dealing with at 3 aren’t the main issues anymore. I have found that being in a community I love that supports how I want to live (close friends in walking distance, everything we need within a 15 min walk/drive/bike ride, a favorite yoga studio, very friendly and welcoming, great transportation links for our commute, great biking options, being able to bike to work) are things that support me as I navigate my kid’s needs. I wouldn’t move within the DMV for schools unless the new place also worked for everyone in the family, including the parents. [/quote]
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