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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]".....So, don’t get hung up on the public school “label” on your kid’s 504 or IEP—designations created nearly half a century ago. Ask yourself what accommodations and modifications does my kid need? e.g.,:..."

Except [b]when you want apply to a school that very clearly states that they don't take children with ASD,[/b] yet you went ahead and allowed the school to add it to your child's IEP and school records so that he could get accommodations!  There is no way in hell I'm allowing any label to be attached to my child and his school records for the next 10 years because "its just a public school label".  [/quote]

Which school would that be?  Feel free to be specific.[/quote]

Lab.[/quote]

FYI, that wording is no longer on their website.  They will give more weight to your neuropsychological evaluation and kid's play date than what they know is standard procedure at the public school.[/quote]

When we applied to lab with an ASD diagnosis (and dyslexia), our neuropsych called to talk to them about how DC was a good fit for Lab despite the ASD diagnosis. Nevertheless, we were rejected without even the opportunity for a playdate.[/quote]

[b]You might not have been rejected solely on the diagnosis. [/b] A few years ago, Lab used to get 50 applications per every 1 slot.  I don't know the exact number now, but it's been steadily on the rise  They also consider the balance of a class.  They can't accept every kid with ADHD who applies for example.  These days Lab also have a better balance of girls and boys vs. than at most SN schools.  In short, most applicants don't get a play date b/c they have way too many applications.

I had a kid rejected from Lab too; no play date and no ASD diagnosis.  That's just sometimes how it goes.

That's why figuring what supports you need while your kid is still in public is so important.[/quote]

The head of admissions called me and told me that the rejection was because of the diagnosis. Maybe he was lying, but I don't see any reason that he would. He invited us to apply again if DC's autism diagnosis became merely "historical," whatever that means.

In retrospect, I don't think Lab would have been a good place for DC, but not because it couldn't have met his social needs; I know several kids there whose equivalent/similar social needs are met through pragmatic language groups, etc. But it's really disappointing that a school as good as Lab makes decisions based merely on a specific label, without looking at the individual needs of those kids and whether Lab can meet those individual needs.[/quote]

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