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Excellent information. We just recently moved back to DC after overseas deployment (work).

My son still has some diagnoses not fully defined, like ADS is suspected but not diagnosed (F.88) and only ADHD is confirmed. Suspected mild ASD is a problem; he was not accepted in LAB school. My son is very much behind academically (reading and writing), but he is cognitively normal and has no behavior issues in public; for example, visual-spatial issues and needs multisensory methods for teaching (which is not provided in the current school). He is very social, sporty, and outgoing, and if he has ASD, it's somewhat Asperger/high functioning type. He is still pending to have a new evaluation (clinical).

We don't know why our son is not learning in the same phase as others - he just turned 8. He has problems with letter/number reversing, letter spacing, and spelling (letter-sound link etc). On the other hand, he is very well-behaved and polite in school, hobbies, camps, playdates, and playground, and terrible behavior at home with his parents.

He is in public school now, and we are not happy. The school is terrible and behind with the IEP process (I have done an appeal against a grade level mistake they made which they didn't want to correct and won it). I am considering the state complaint process now. The school seems to deny his eligibility for IEP services. Have anyone been denied eligibility, and have any one granted eligibility with ADHD only?

Also, the current school social mix is not heterogeneous. Most of the kids are from lower socio-economic status families (supported housing). Connecting with other parents is challenging and impacts my son having friends from the school. We live, unfortunately, 2 blocks away from 10/10 rated public school area.

I want to find a private specialized school with a strong academic and learning support program as he doesn't have behavioral issues. KTS seems to have a mixed profile of kids and many happy parents. What is the problem with McClean School? Diener mix reviews, but there are warnings about the school if a child has dyslexia. Does IVY school seem to serve children with severe disabilities? We are reviewing options, but all schools are so far away. Honesty, I don't know how I would arrange transportation as I need to go to the office twice a week and have work trips. LAB school with super high cost won't accept my son, and its only an elementary school in DC for kids with special needs? Does DC have any social groups/parent/playdate groups for families with neurodiverse kids? USA should have highest prevelance kids with ADHD but I havent found any support group or parental group yet? We live in the Adams Morgan/Mount Pleasant area. [/quote]

When I read your description of your kid I thought Mclean.  Mclean is what some people on this board refer to as SN lite.  The school, and a few others, walks a fine line between special needs and typical.  I have a kid with true SN at KTS.  I used to spend time on the Mclean campus for another reason and those kids look really typical. A teacher there told me they take kids up to two years behind.  It's a beautiful campus.  KTS is a grab bag school (meaning not autism focused as some schools are) and the kids range in academic ability from quite impaired to very intelligent.

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If this child didn’t get into Lab they are unlikely to get into McLean, or even Diener, really, at this point. Apply to all of them. There are limited options. Maybe look at Auburn too. [/quote]

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