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[quote=Anonymous]Our DS attended McLean School for middle school.  At the time he applied, testing (THREE rounds of neuropsych testing since age 4! now five rounds!) indicated ADHD/high I.Q./anxiety and slow processing.  The McLean School was a perfect fit for the first year.  By year 2 and 3, he started having difficulty keeping up with the homework demands and social problems.  It became too expensive for us and DS wanted programs that The McLean School didn't offer (athletics and a foreign language not offered) so we decided to go public.  During that transition to public 9th grade, we did the fourth neuropsych and learned that DS had Asperger's syndrome, which is what it was then called. He got an IEP and sailed through public high school and college and is now self-sufficient and working.  This answers the question why some students at the McLean School do have autism.  It's not something that is often diagnosed easily even with the tens of thousands of dollars we have spent in testing.  And it was true that the school was no longer serving his needs as the autism became more apparent so for us in the end public with an IEP worked. But The McLean School was a perfect fit for a time for us. Even back then it was clear that it does not serve autistic kids "well". Had DS had the autism diagnosis when we applied we would not have expected him to get in.  OP should have done her homework and not exposed her daughter to the school before confirming fit.  It's clear from the literature that the school does not service autism and if her consultant really did "call" (who calls anymore?) she needs to fire them.  It's a great school for "lite" learning needs as someone else stated.  It's not set up for behavioral or other diagnoses.  If OP can't figure out the best schools in the area (there are many) call CHADD. Or Virginia Schools of Autism. https://viacenters.org/via-schools,  [/quote]

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