boarding school/therapeutic recommendation

[Anonymous]

Potentially looking for a boarding arrangement for my 17year old DS. Has ADHD, and anxiety and depression, not doing well in school and failing some classes this year (he's a junior). Not a behavior problem but does have mental health needs and needs academic support. What are some options for his senior year and are they all expensive? Any chance these can get paid through insurance or with his IEP?

[Anonymous]

You may get a short period of payment or partial payment through insurance but not an IEP. I’ve heard good things about Rogers in Wisconsin for kids as you describe.

[Anonymous]

You could talk to the IEP team about moving him to a more restrictive placement, but they aren't going to go straight to residential.

[Anonymous]

Which school system?

[Anonymous]

Commonwealth Academy in Alexandria may be a good fit. Not boarding but therapeutic.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Commonwealth Academy in Alexandria may be a good fit. Not boarding but therapeutic.

No it's not. It has targeted and embedded help with ADHD and executive function, but therapy is not part of the curriculum. There's a difference between special ed and therapuetic.

[Anonymous]

Thanks, all. I think we might need a boarding school option that has therapy built it. We might be able to pay since otherwise he might not finish high school and it's just one year. Any other ideas?

[Anonymous]

yes - hire an educational consultant and get a solid recommendation a school that would be a good fit for your kid. It's going to be expensive so best to get the right fit. You can't do that here. there are specific schools that focus on specific issues (mental health, learning differences, processing, ADHD, addiction, etc)

Look at life compass partners - call them and see if they can help you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:yes - hire an educational consultant and get a solid recommendation a school that would be a good fit for your kid. It's going to be expensive so best to get the right fit. You can't do that here. there are specific schools that focus on specific issues (mental health, learning differences, processing, ADHD, addiction, etc)

Look at life compass partners - call them and see if they can help you.

Ed consultant is essential. In all likelihood, you are looking at $100k for a year for such a program. The therapy part can be reimbursed through insurance, but it’s a small part.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:yes - hire an educational consultant and get a solid recommendation a school that would be a good fit for your kid. It's going to be expensive so best to get the right fit. You can't do that here. there are specific schools that focus on specific issues (mental health, learning differences, processing, ADHD, addiction, etc)

Look at life compass partners - call them and see if they can help you.

Ed consultant is essential. In all likelihood, you are looking at $100k for a year for such a program. The therapy part can be reimbursed through insurance, but it’s a small part.

It's roughly $400-$500/day and the programs run 12 months.

[Anonymous]

Bumping this up in the hope that the OP is around and can share information on what they did for their son

[Anonymous]

We were just quoted $700/day.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We were just quoted $700/day.

Precovid the program I sent my son to was $650 per day. I was able to negotiate it down.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We were just quoted $700/day.

Precovid the program I sent my son to was $650 per day. I was able to negotiate it down.

for 9 months/year, that's $175K. That's very expensive.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We were just quoted $700/day.

Precovid the program I sent my son to was $650 per day. I was able to negotiate it down.

for 9 months/year, that's $175K. That's very expensive.

Yeah it sucks. But it helped. Not sure where we’d be if we hadn’t gone that route.