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[quote=back_in_dc]I am looking at the Lab School for my son who has ADHD.  He is in another private school where they have developed an IEP for him to help him, but I feel like their efforts to "accommodate" him are different than being an environment where the educational experience is designed to help him flourish.  That's why I started looking at the Lab school.  However, a social worker friend of mine who knows my son urged me to tread carefully because she indicated that there are some kids with serious emotional problems, Aspbergers and other types of disabilities that are so far down the spectrum from my son's condition, that it may not be the best experience for him.  Can anyone help me with more info?  Is the Lab School the best place for a hyperactive kid with the tendency to get distracted and not finish work?  Or will I be doing him a disservice by having him in a school with kids who are so far down the spectrum, the entire learning experience is different and abnormal by traditional standards? I don't think my kid is *that* different.  He just has issues with impatience (he blurts out answers instead of waiting to be called on) and is fidgety and anxious.  He is compassionate, kind and sweet and his teachers love him.  Is it better to just leave him in an environment where they have an IEP in place for him?  Some days I feel like he is just left of normal, some days I feel like he is completely normal.  But from what I hear, all the Lab School kids are WAY left of normal and I fear that would make him feel more odd.

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