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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Hi all - it's Fall, so another application season commences. We decided on private preK again this year for various reasons.
Our DC is being reassessed as their initial assessment with mild borderline ASD level 1 is being reviewed again following recommendation - 2nd opinion, since now it could be ADHD, or just a development delay. We're not sure which route to go public or private. Initial IEP discussions determined gen ED/mainstreamed, with some supports on SPT - but all very minimal. If we were to pursue public, we'd likely continue with our outsider providers.

Anyone else in the same place, curious about public or private, especially for borderline cases?

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This is going to vary enormously based on the the specific schools in question.

We found much more and better support in a mainstream competitive private than public for my kid with an IEP but other posters here have had the opposite experience.

Beware of any poster who says across the board that public or private is better. [/quote]

We're on the same camp, we were not convinced of the IEP so we did not sign off - and frankly the services were so minimal, that private providers will certainly be in the mix. That's the feeling we are getting that a mainstream competitive private may frankly provide more services.
Would you mind sharing your experience with varying privates, without exposing any confidential information about where your child is currently going, etc.?[/quote]

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