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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don’t think it’s about being “tolerant.” But most private schools simply don’t have the resources for neuro divergent students. [/quote]

It’s not that. It’s that the other parents are purchasing a set of peers that is of a certain type/level. Kids with autism don’t meet that social expectation even if they are “well behaved” and don’t need much support beyond what the other kids might need. Think Napoleon Dynamite. ADHD is a different story - kids with ADHD are often very outgoing and charming and socially on par (or even popular). [b]Of course this is all muddied by parents claiming kids with any difficulty are “ND” which makes it harder to assess claims that such-and-such a private school is “so accepting of neurodiversity[/b].” [/quote]
This is interesting and I’ve never heard it discussed. At our school a lot of moms will spill that their popular, social butterfly kid is “neurodiverse” or “special needs” and then upon further questioning admit that they mean medicated ADHD. Whereas I have the Napoleon Dynamite kid (he’s much cuter though) who doesn’t meet their standard for parties etc. luckily he gets a lot of support from admin who encourage him to do ECs and he got a lead in the play, a leadership role in student council and stuff like that[/quote]

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