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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP again.  Thanks so much for all the replies, it's been very helpful!

To the PP who had the friend at Acorn Hill – I am a bit stunned because we had parents strongly discourage us from applying there because they said the Waldorf method did not really work well for children with special needs.  We live about three minutes from Acorn Hill and would love to give it a try, but I was a bit daunted by the advice I just mentioned and a bit worried about the Waldorf "no screens" policy, as my daughter uses a lot of speech apps on her iPad to practice.

My DH thought that would sort of doom us there for sure.  What do you think?[/quote]

Truly, you won't know until you tour/ask the school.  We actually got similar advice from our developmental pediatrician for our kid with delayed speech.  Having toured many montessori/waldorf type schools and preschools, they are often so different that it's hard to make a generalization about them.  There are definitely ones that I know my kid would not have been a good match for, but other kids with a different SN  profile fit right in.

My friend whose kid went there didn't have any behavioral issues and his speech and language haven't resolved--he's still in ST.  He didn't continue onto Waldorf though as they wouldn't have the supports to meet his educational needs in place.  I wouldn't worry about the fact that your DD uses an iPad.  It's really not the school's business, but I think no screens is more part of being play based more than condemning a kid who would be using it for supplementing speech therapy.

I would be candid with school about the challenges that your DD might have in the classroom.  If a school would give you the cold shoulder, then you wouldn't want your kid in that school.

I've also heard wonderful things about the inclusiveness of Geneva Day School, so I would look there as well.  GL.[/quote]

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