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[quote=Anonymous]I have a kid with HFA who is now 20 and he was in both public and private at various times. Because you say your dd is ahead academically, I would stick with public for now. A lot of the kids in the privates geared towards special needs kids may be behind grade level at this point. It will be a balance bc you will want your dd to have socialization with peers but also be challenged academically. Note that she can make up the any academic deficiencies at any time - you need to focus on the social and behavioral now. I still say public bc you can get an IEP (try to get an advocate to help you get a robust IEP). If she is above grade level, they will say she doesn’t need one but a good advocate will help them see that the social behavioral issues will affect her ability to access the curriculum. And see if you can get into the asperger’s program in MCPS. We left MD in. 5th grade so I’m not familiar with current programs and when you can enter. Then throw money you were going to spend on private on supplemental services. Get a behavior therapist to help with her behavior. Get her into social skills groups. Anything the dev ped recommends. My son with autism is one of the brightest, funniest, best people I know. Does he have challenges? Yes but so do lots of 20 year olds who don’t have autism right now. [/quote]

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