good schools in the DC metro area for kids with LDs

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:NP. Surprising that a school does not use graphic organizers. DS with ASD/ADHD attends a DC charter and they use graphic organizers for all the kids starting as soon as they have to write and do math (word problems) It's generally considered "best practice".

I posted before and yeah, I know this is a simple best practice, but it was not something our private school did. It sounds like OP is in the same boat.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here. Math is a strong suit. The biggest issue is output -- writing anything down, whether it be the explanation to a math problem or a journal entry. Abstract thinking is also a challenge (i.e., story-telling or any sort of creative writing like poetry, etc.).

Sounds like he is a literal thinker like my DD. I told her once to "hop in the car" and she actually hopped across the driveway to the car. A good SN school will require that you DS write out his math problems ("show your work!"), which becomes more important the further in math the child goes. DD is now taking pre-calk in college and must show all work and then put the answer in a box, so your DS at some point must learn to show the work. For a math wiz, try Commonwealth Academy. My Jr. is taking calculus now, college level chemistry at GMU this summer, and Calculus BD and Linear something-or-other at NOVA as a senior next year (I never went beyond Trig). Scored in top top 1% on ACTs and SATs. composite including essay. And my kid is not the top math student there. They have some savants to whom math is just a second language. One senior scored a perfect 800 on his SAT and received National Merit commendation. My kid has to really work to keep up. But the point is C/A is flexible enough to handle a real talent in one area but also address need for development (creative writing, organization skills) in other areas.

[Anonymous]

The Newton School has kids who look like your DD. They are in Sterling VA so that might or might not work, depending on where you live.