Aspie schools?
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Anonymous
| Anyone have experience with schools for elementary aged kids with Asperger's in DC? |
Anonymous
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Are you looking for public or private? Did you mean DC proper or the DC area?
Ivymount in MD as an Aspergers program. |
Anonymous
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Sometimes you need to expand your radius to find the school that is the right fit for your child. For my Aspie child the right fit is Compass Academy in Halethorpe MD (just outside Baltimore on the South side - also within walking distance of the Halethorpe MARC station to aid commutes to/from DC.
http://compassacademymd.org/ |
Anonymous
No school is perfect, what are some of the drawbacks? |
Anonymous
I looked on the webstie and can't find anything on the academics. What kind of AP courses do they offer? |
Anonymous
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What age? For early elementary I would suggest looking at Maddux, Ivy Mount Asperger's program, Deiner and Katherine Thomas. The schools are all very different in some ways, but they have people with plenty of experience teaching high functioning children on the spectrum. Visiting will give you more of a sense of whether it is a fit for your child's specific needs.
What level of support does your child need? McLean School of Md may be an option if all your child needs is smaller classes and some pragmatic help. I would be cautious about Lab school since at one point their program is not for any child on the spectrum. (it was worded differently, but that was the message or so it seemed). |
Anonymous
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It depends on what type of issues. Some kids with AS don't need support so they do fine with small class sizes and schools that go from K-12. My DH attended a mainstream private school like this and he did very well academically and socially.
Our DS with AS attends a DC public language immersion charter with an IEP. He does not have academic or behavior issues and gets OT, social skills/pragmatic language w/SLP, etc. DS does well at school, has friends, likes school... It really depends on what kind of supports/services your AS child needs but public schools have to provide FAPE. I've heard Janney has good SN supports for AS kids. Unless there are other issues, most Aspies do fine mainstreamed. |
Anonymous
+1. I went to an orientation session once where I stayed for the entire thing only to have the director announce at the end:"and we do NOT take children on the autism spectrum." She was definitive, so even though that was only five years ago, proceed with caution. |
Anonymous
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In response to the posters at 07/30/2013 16:45 & 07/30/2013 17:06
You are right no school is perfect - however it is the best fit for my child so I am suggesting that others may also find it so. However, each family needs to examine each and every school option and find the one that is the best fit for their individual child. As far as details on the academics - as I am a parent and not an educator I would strongly suggest that if you are interested in more details that you did not find on the website you give them a call and talk to the Head of School who would be more then happy I am sure to give you the details you seek with information that would be relevant to you child and his or her needs. The school's phone number is 410-501-3571 or you could email the school and request more information at info@compassacademymd.org |
Anonymous
To be honest, your numerous posts do not sound like a parent. They sound more like PR marketing literature. I am a little surprised that a parent has not investigated the academics of a school that they send their child. |
Anonymous
| To 07/30/2013 21:02 - Sorry you don't believe that I sound like a parent - I am a parent. One of the things I love about Compass Academy is that the academic are individualized for the needs of each student. So if you are interested in the academics of the school it will be based on the needs (both the strengths and weaknesses) of your child. This is why I am suggesting that for those who may feel that the school could be a match for their child they call the school and talk to the school staff as I am in no way qualified to discuss or answer what is the best academics for any child not my own. |
Anonymous
I am so tired of you. Go away. |
Anonymous
You say that the school is a good fit for your child. How? What specific things do they do that make it a good fit for your child? What things did your child's former school do that made it a poor fit? What levels of math and science are offered at the HS? One fo the things I have found lacking in the private schools that cater to the LD population is a high level of rigor in their science and math classes- as well as expereince in teaching those types of classes. |
Anonymous
| DS is 6 yrs old, starting first grade, has an IEP in Fairfax county. Has a diagnosis of Asperger's, very good academically, public school is good, but are there any private schools in VA that can further his academic potential, while working on his social/language skills. |
Anonymous
If you're referring to Lab, it says so on their website and it's been on there for a couple of years. |