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Anonymous
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Does anyone have a PDD diagnosis and attend regular public school? What do you think of it? Is it better than a private or specialized school for your family? Why or why not? What kind of accommodations do you have in your IEP plans? And what grade is your child? Do PDD kids ever grow out of the needs for an IEP?
TIA. |
Anonymous
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Wow. NOBODY has a PDD child in regular public schools? You're ALL at Kingsbury?
Amazing. |
Anonymous
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I don't have a PDD child, but I have a friend who is a MoCo teacher and has an Aspie son - now 16. He has always been in MoCo public, and has done very well. He's currently at Churchill which is out of bounds for him, but they have better accomodations at Churchill for his needs so the county approved it.
I believe that PDD is a more mild on the spectrum than Aperbergers, but I could be wrong. Assuming that is the case, as long as you're willing to advocate for your child and be a really squeaky wheel, you may be fine. With respect to privates, have you looked at Ivymount or Diener? Not sure the Kingsbury is your only choice. I think the kiddos at Kingsbury range from moderate to severe with respect to disabilities - and many don't go to college after Kingsbury. |
Anonymous
| Please calm down. This section of the forum gets a lot less traffic than some of the others and so it may take a few days for someone to respond. I know of children with ASDs in public schools, but my DC isn't, so I didn't think I should answer your post. Please watch the snark. The parents in the special needs section are really supportive of each other and I don't want the nastiness from the other sections to creep in. |
Anonymous
I'm the OP. You're right, the snark isn't called for. I'm sorry. I guess I was feeling frustrated b/c I actually respond to threads in this section pretty frequently and really try to help out other posters. I saw that over 30 people had looked at it but no-one had responded and it made me feel kind of down. Maybe I'm just feeling discouraged and really needed to hear something positive or helpful. I guess I'll just have to hope I get lucky. |
Anonymous
| 18:46 again. I was one of the people who read and didn't post. It was because I have a son with an ASD and am very interested in the answer, but because he goes to private school, I felt I couldn't offer anything. I know several families with kids in Montgomery County public schools with high functioning ASDs. Some are very happy and some not so much. If you can afford an advocate that can be very helpful. I also spoke with one Mom who said there is a person within the school system whose job it is to be an advocate for special needs families within the system, but they keep her role very quiet so you have to know she's there. This family found her and she was very helpful for them. |
Anonymous
| My DS has an Asperger's diagnosis and is currently in second grade in public school in Fairfax County. He's been in public school his whole school career so far. I've had a fairly positive experience in that everyone on his IEP team has been very accomodating and receptive to my concerns. I've also been happy with the level of support services he has received through this year. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that he will continue to get the same level of services next year. |
Anonymous
| Public schools in a lot of areas are getting better and better at accomodating these issues from whatg I hear. Re:private schools..Ivymount and Deiner are for kids who have more significant issues than PDD-NOS. Katherine Thomas, McLean School and even St. Andrews may be a more idea setting for a child with mild ASD related challenges. |
Anonymous
Do you mind sharing what kind of support he gets? Particularly, the services and number of hours per week? |
Anonymous
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My DS does not have PDD-NOS. His delays are in processing, ADHD, and sensory. Rejected at St. Andrews, waiting to hear from McLean.
Deiner claims that they do not take any kids on the spectrum, yet I saw many there that seemed to be on the spectrum. Not at all a criticism, just an observation. Deiner seems to be a fantastic school, and very therapeutic. |
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In my DC's class at a charter in DC, there is an aspie child. He has an IEP for services related to speech, social skills, etc. (his academic skills are tremendous). The class knows his diagnosis and mostly kids are really good with him; he's just one of the kids. During Inclusion Month, last year the class read the book "All Cats Have Aspergers" and talked about it openly; he participated and gave a presentation to the class. Really amazing. He is very supported by the special ed coordinator and her team and the teachers.
Can he stay there all through elementary? I'm not sure, but so far, so good. And where to go for M.S.? Parents staying up worrying about that one... |
Anonymous
Wow, that sounds amazing. Wish you could share the school, but out of respect for the child's privacy probably not fair to ask. That sounds really great, I'd be jealous if it didn't just make me feel so good to know there are schools and people like that out there. |
Anonymous
| I also looked at this but didn't respond at first. The questions are so broad and would require a lot of time to answer thoughtfully - time that I couldn't take at work and had no time to follow up from home......For what it's worth, public school has been great for my kids. |
Anonymous
| 21:14 again. Without being too specific, my son gets about 12 hours per week of services, almost all in the regular classroom. A lot of the support is to help him stay on task since attention/focus is an issue for him. He also gets some support during unstructured time (e.g., recess) to help with social interactions. We do supplement with private OT as well... |
Anonymous
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16:36, do you mind sharing some broad strokes about types of services and number of hours per week?
17:08, thank you SO much! Believe it or not that's VERY helpful to know! |