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[quote=Anonymous]Yes a couple of years ago I tried to inquire into what kind of services might be available for my Aspergers kid at a couple of public schools, and got shut down in a very haughty and snippy way by the county officials I talked to.  We already owned property and paid taxes in both districts so were absolutely entitled to enroll him in either place, but they both said it was inappropriate for us to "shop" for the best SN placement and that they would not talk to me until he was actually enrolled and had an IEP.  It made me very angry.  Parents of typically developing kids move to particular places because the school has a great science program or a great football team all the time, and no one thinks there is anything inappropriate about that.  But I learned my lesson.  You cannot place those calls cold.  You have to go through some channel that will make the county SN staff want to talk to you--a friend of a friend, a parent advocate, whoever.

But when you figure out how to do it, please tell us.  We're interested in Diamond for next year too, and would like to go see it.  I've heard conflicting reports about whether it's possible to get placed straight into that program, or whether your kid basically has to fail and prove to be unmanageable in a mainstream classroom first.[/quote]

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