Looking for recs on mainstream privates that are inclusive

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Anonymous wrote:A bit dated, but here's an interesting discussion about how parents of NT kids feel about ADS kids being in the independent schools.
http://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/447939.page

Interesting.

Thanks for sharing this. I have one child (NT) who is in a top private and there is a child in his class who is on the spectrum. The parents have been very open about it. The child does fantastically in academics. The child is socially awkward and at least one teacher has become frustrated by that awkwardness which in the grand scheme of things is not really that awkward or disruptive. It's just talking too much, too loud and out of turn. The kids are very friendly and treat the child like any other child in the class.

+1

May the world continue to head in this relatively positive direction.

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Anonymous wrote:Add Lowell to your list. They are very inclusove and have many kiddos with different learning needs, including social. Maddux is the best at this age, however!

We are currently at Maddux and it is amazing.

St. Paul VI High School "PVI" (currently in Fairfax, moving to South Riding for the 20-21 academic year) is inclusive.

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Anonymous wrote:We’re applying to K for DS for 2019. We’re very close-in NOVA. DS has ASD Level 1 provisional diagnosis. Preschool says he probably would not qualify for IEP. He has above average IQ and strong verbal skills. Socially a little awkward. Has some mild anxiety. Thoughts on placement based on your past experience or others’ that you know personally? Thank you.

GDS

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Anonymous wrote:We’re applying to K for DS for 2019. We’re very close-in NOVA. DS has ASD Level 1 provisional diagnosis. Preschool says he probably would not qualify for IEP. He has above average IQ and strong verbal skills. Socially a little awkward. Has some mild anxiety. Thoughts on placement based on your past experience or others’ that you know personally? Thank you.

GDS

Interesting. I had wondered. I know Sidwell has one girl on the spectrum and I'd hear there were some others in the so-called "Big 3." I guess it all comes down to whether the child can access the curriculum with reasonable accomodation -- and the other admissions criteria are satisfied, etc.

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Anonymous wrote:We’re applying to K for DS for 2019. We’re very close-in NOVA. DS has ASD Level 1 provisional diagnosis. Preschool says he probably would not qualify for IEP. He has above average IQ and strong verbal skills. Socially a little awkward. Has some mild anxiety. Thoughts on placement based on your past experience or others’ that you know personally? Thank you.

GDS

Maybe, if you're prepared to move him later if necessary. I would have described my child similarly when in PK -- level 1 provisional diagnosis, above average IQ, strong verbal skills. Now in middle school, executive function deficits and problems seeing big picture vs details are making academics very, very difficult, in ways I couldn't have foreseen in PK.

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Anonymous wrote:We’re applying to K for DS for 2019. We’re very close-in NOVA. DS has ASD Level 1 provisional diagnosis. Preschool says he probably would not qualify for IEP. He has above average IQ and strong verbal skills. Socially a little awkward. Has some mild anxiety. Thoughts on placement based on your past experience or others’ that you know personally? Thank you.

GDS

Maybe, if you're prepared to move him later if necessary. I would have described my child similarly when in PK -- level 1 provisional diagnosis, above average IQ, strong verbal skills. Now in middle school, executive function deficits and problems seeing big picture vs details are making academics very, very difficult, in ways I couldn't have foreseen in PK.

That's an important point that might get lost with developing a list of schools. It might be a temporary placement - keep in touch with the school/faculty to see how things are going, know what your back-up plan might be (plans rarely turn out exactly), etc., etc.

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Anyone else have suggestions to add to the list?

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SN
Maddux
Auburn
Newton
C/A once in third grade, assuming ADD or other executive function challenges are in play, too

Mainstream
Field beginning in sixth grade
Green Acres, possibly, but avoid if there are "behaviors"
Lowell, possibly, but avoid if there are "behaviors"
ACDS, possibly
Mclean, possibly
Harbor, possibly
Flint Hill, possibly
Chesterbrook, if they have older grades
GDS, possibly
St. Andrews Episcopal, possibly

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Anonymous wrote:SN
Maddux
Auburn
Newton
C/A once in third grade, assuming ADD or other executive function challenges are in play, too

Mainstream
Field beginning in sixth grade
Green Acres, possibly, but avoid if there are "behaviors"
Lowell, possibly, but avoid if there are "behaviors"
ACDS, possibly
Mclean, possibly
Harbor, possibly
Flint Hill, possibly
Chesterbrook, if they have older grades
St. Paul VI High School "PVI"
GDS, possibly
St. Andrews Episcopal, possibly

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We’re applying to K for DS for 2019. We’re very close-in NOVA. DS has ASD Level 1 provisional diagnosis. Preschool says he probably would not qualify for IEP. He has above average IQ and strong verbal skills. Socially a little awkward. Has some mild anxiety. Thoughts on placement based on your past experience or others’ that you know personally? Thank you.

GDS

Maybe, if you're prepared to move him later if necessary. I would have described my child similarly when in PK -- level 1 provisional diagnosis, above average IQ, strong verbal skills. Now in middle school, executive function deficits and problems seeing big picture vs details are making academics very, very difficult, in ways I couldn't have foreseen in PK.

That's an important point that might get lost with developing a list of schools. It might be a temporary placement - keep in touch with the school/faculty to see how things are going, know what your back-up plan might be (plans rarely turn out exactly), etc., etc.

True. It’s worth keeping in mind that this uncertainty about whether it will work out will make your experience different from everyone else’s. I felt it every year in early elementary. My child did get to stay, but I lost a lot of sleep in those years. It’s a drawback of a mainstream private, that you are only there as long as your child is a “fit.”

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We’re applying to K for DS for 2019. We’re very close-in NOVA. DS has ASD Level 1 provisional diagnosis. Preschool says he probably would not qualify for IEP. He has above average IQ and strong verbal skills. Socially a little awkward. Has some mild anxiety. Thoughts on placement based on your past experience or others’ that you know personally? Thank you.

GDS

Maybe, if you're prepared to move him later if necessary. I would have described my child similarly when in PK -- level 1 provisional diagnosis, above average IQ, strong verbal skills. Now in middle school, executive function deficits and problems seeing big picture vs details are making academics very, very difficult, in ways I couldn't have foreseen in PK.

That's an important point that might get lost with developing a list of schools. It might be a temporary placement - keep in touch with the school/faculty to see how things are going, know what your back-up plan might be (plans rarely turn out exactly), etc., etc.

True. It’s worth keeping in mind that this uncertainty about whether it will work out will make your experience different from everyone else’s. I felt it every year in early elementary. My child did get to stay, but I lost a lot of sleep in those years. It’s a drawback of a mainstream private, that you are only there as long as your child is a “fit.”

I feel you. We’re currently in this situation. So far, so good. But...vigilant. We will see.