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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think the top school systems have more of the resources and experience to do SN well.  I don’t think a school system that has trouble educationing NT students can do SNs well.

My DS with ASD/ADHD, combined type, attended a DC immersion charter and while they tried their best, it was subpar.  The main issue being that while they gave us everything our neuropsych recommended in the IEP, the overall education in English and Math wasn’t great and DS was fully mainstreamed, got As and 5s in PARCC.

Now DS goes to a top mainstream private in MA after catching up and fixing holes in his English and Math when we were homeschooling for a year due to COVID.

I think you should go to the best school system possible.  At least there you know the education is good.  Why would you expect a school system that doesn’t do education well to be better with SNs?[/quote]

I agree with you that I'm definitely not considering "bad" or "subpar" school systems.  I'm really trying to compare the good one (e.g., Bethesda or Potomac) with the very top one nationwide (Lexington MA, Scarsdale NY or Short Hills NJ). Would the very top ones be too competitive while the good one is the right balance for an ASD + ADHD kid?  Any thought is appreciated.

Even more interestingly, you mentioned your DS is doing well in the mainstream private. Can I ask how did you manage that? My DS is currently in a small and warm mainstream private Pre-K class. He is very happy there, although is not gaining too much social skills. The reason we are thinking about leaving is because our developmental pd thinks the mainstream private classroom doesn't really know how to support an ASD + ADHD kid and thus recommends us to add an 1:1 aide for DS in school for a year or so to help improving DS's social skills and self-regulation skills, however the school is not very willing to accommodate the 1:1 aide.  That's why we are considering public schools instead.  Do you mind talk a little bit, in your opinion, what kind of mainstream private is good for ASD + ADHD kid?  Of course maybe your DS is more high functioning than mine currently, so maybe we just need to get our DS some strong support for a year or two before sending him back to another mainstream private ...

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