Would Auburn School be too "much" SN for my ADHD son?

[Anonymous]

Newton is more and ADHD then Auburn, I thought.

[Anonymous]

I'm sorry to hear that PP. I've visited and think all kinds of children would benefit from their approach and it's very sad they don't have a way to support kids like yours.

Anonymous wrote:I have an ASD kid with "behaviors" and Auburn wouldn't take him. They basically told me that if a child with ASD needs a lot of support or a special classroom in public school, than that child is probably not a good fit. (My son is in a FCPS ED classroom right now-he has autism and ADHD). They said they had never enrolled a child coming from an FCPS ED class. Hope this info helps.

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Anonymous wrote:We toured Auburn in Silver Spring last fall and would definitely recommend it for someone who needs very small class size and lots of one-to-one attention with a lot of structure. You should go visit yourself.

We really liked Auburn for our ASD/ADHD kid but we were looking at alternatives bc DS was having a lot of behavioral issues. But ultimately, the behavior issues were resolved and we want to keep the immersion language.

But looking at Auburn gave us some very good ideas of what to look for for middle school: For us, an all boys' private with small class size, ~12 or less, is probably all that we need. All boys' schools tend to focus on organization and executive functioning bc middle school boys even NT ones need lots of help in this area.

PP, this is really interesting. What schools in this area fit this description? Thanks!

Commonwealth Academy's charter says no more than 10 in a class. In some grades there are more boys than girls, but that is now equalizing (but not what you said you were looking for = all boys). My son's class is predominantly boys. Sometimes Auburn students move on to Commonwealth after they have settled out some of their other behavioral issues, so I certainly would give C/A a look for a boy with ADHD. If he has behavioral issues, then Auburn and Diener are usually the schools best equipped to handle social issues. C/A is 3-12

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Anonymous wrote:We toured Auburn in Silver Spring last fall and would definitely recommend it for someone who needs very small class size and lots of one-to-one attention with a lot of structure. You should go visit yourself.

We really liked Auburn for our ASD/ADHD kid but we were looking at alternatives bc DS was having a lot of behavioral issues. But ultimately, the behavior issues were resolved and we want to keep the immersion language.

But looking at Auburn gave us some very good ideas of what to look for for middle school: For us, an all boys' private with small class size, ~12 or less, is probably all that we need. All boys' schools tend to focus on organization and executive functioning bc middle school boys even NT ones need lots of help in this area.

PP, this is really interesting. What schools in this area fit this description? Thanks!

Commonwealth Academy's charter says no more than 10 in a class. In some grades there are more boys than girls, but that is now equalizing (but not what you said you were looking for = all boys). My son's class is predominantly boys. Sometimes Auburn students move on to Commonwealth after they have settled out some of their other behavioral issues, so I certainly would give C/A a look for a boy with ADHD. If he has behavioral issues, then Auburn and Diener are usually the schools best equipped to handle social issues. C/A is 3-12

I hate that I have to "defend" autism on this board, of all places. Behavioral issues do not equal social issues. Social issues are not some contagious disease and kids who struggle socially do not need to be locked up in special schools until they recover. Indeed, of the kids I know with behavioral issues, ADHD/impulse control is usually the driving factor.

I've talked to Josh Gwilliam, and he happily is more open minded and knowledgeable about autism/social issues than this frequent C/A parent.

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Anonymous wrote:We toured Auburn in Silver Spring last fall and would definitely recommend it for someone who needs very small class size and lots of one-to-one attention with a lot of structure. You should go visit yourself.

We really liked Auburn for our ASD/ADHD kid but we were looking at alternatives bc DS was having a lot of behavioral issues. But ultimately, the behavior issues were resolved and we want to keep the immersion language.

But looking at Auburn gave us some very good ideas of what to look for for middle school: For us, an all boys' private with small class size, ~12 or less, is probably all that we need. All boys' schools tend to focus on organization and executive functioning bc middle school boys even NT ones need lots of help in this area.

PP, this is really interesting. What schools in this area fit this description? Thanks!

It's not in this area. We are moving.

http://www.eaglebrook.org/podium/default.aspx?t=153529

No, DS will not board.

http://www.collegiateschool.org/Page/Program/Middle-School/Overview

We have family members who are similar to DS who have attended these and comparable private all boys' schools.

Very interesting and great to know about. Thanks for sharing!

FWIW, our neuropsych recommended Field for DS.

We LOVE Field. It is great for bright ADHD boys.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We toured Auburn in Silver Spring last fall and would definitely recommend it for someone who needs very small class size and lots of one-to-one attention with a lot of structure. You should go visit yourself.

We really liked Auburn for our ASD/ADHD kid but we were looking at alternatives bc DS was having a lot of behavioral issues. But ultimately, the behavior issues were resolved and we want to keep the immersion language.

But looking at Auburn gave us some very good ideas of what to look for for middle school: For us, an all boys' private with small class size, ~12 or less, is probably all that we need. All boys' schools tend to focus on organization and executive functioning bc middle school boys even NT ones need lots of help in this area.

PP, this is really interesting. What schools in this area fit this description? Thanks!

Commonwealth Academy's charter says no more than 10 in a class. In some grades there are more boys than girls, but that is now equalizing (but not what you said you were looking for = all boys). My son's class is predominantly boys. Sometimes Auburn students move on to Commonwealth after they have settled out some of their other behavioral issues, so I certainly would give C/A a look for a boy with ADHD. If he has behavioral issues, then Auburn and Diener are usually the schools best equipped to handle social issues. C/A is 3-12

I hate that I have to "defend" autism on this board, of all places. Behavioral issues do not equal social issues. Social issues are not some contagious disease and kids who struggle socially do not need to be locked up in special schools until they recover. Indeed, of the kids I know with behavioral issues, ADHD/impulse control is usually the driving factor.

I've talked to Josh Gwilliam, and he happily is more open minded and knowledgeable about autism/social issues than this frequent C/A parent.

Agree, Pp who toured Auburn here. At this point, the behavioral issues are resolved and DS no longer needs a behavioral plan/chart. Also, the social issues are minimal. DS is a popular kid with lots of friends. He still has ASD/ADHD and at the same school fully mainstreamed.

[Anonymous]

My 10 year old son is wrapping up his 2nd year at Auburn in Herndon. This school is a great fit for him and I'm very happy with the school. They have kids all over the high functioning end of the specturn and kids just with attention issues. My son has attention challenges & I know he would feel totally deflated and anxious in a school that would need use less sensitive methods to try to control his behavior and reprimand him all the time. We need the small teacher and student ratio. He is very happy and very comfortable at Auburn.

[Anonymous]

Our son is in FCPS but attends the Auburn summer camp which he loves. You may want to try out the summer camp and see if the school is a good fit.