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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Siena, Commpnwealth, and Lab will not take your kid unless he has a language based learning disability.  You may want to also look at Chelsea. Mid-year acceptances at all three very hard.  You may also want to look at Parkmont for next year. [/quote]\

I toured Commonwealth and they stated clearly that is primarily for kids with ADHD, though it seems like they are open to working with other learning differences. The curriculum emphasizes executive functions everywhere. I was very impressed and loved it but didn't end up having son go. My son has same issues (ADHD, anxiety, dysgraphia) and Oakwood is another that I looked into.

Lab is a definite possibility for those with dysgraphia, which of course is a language based learning disability. The kids I know who have gone through had ADHD or dyslexia.

Of course you should  check everything out yourself but I talked with the folks at McLean and it definitely didn't seem like a good fit for my child. I got the impression that they are okay with accommodating some differences but mostly work for a variety of kids because of the teacher-student ratio and extra attention to kids. It won't necessarily work to support learning differences. This is surely ideal for some, but wouldn't have been enough for my guy who has severe dysgraphia but is also very advanced academically.

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