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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It sounds like your unwilling to join any club that would have you as a member, in the words of Groucho Marx.  You gotta accept that "top" is not available to you right now and would likely not serve your child well in the long run.  Is it a blip?  Maybe.  But maybe not.  Maybe you are going to be in non-"top" forever and you may come to love those schools for their willingness to embrace your child.  Millions of city dwellers have to make their peace with commute vs school quality.

It's important that you model flexibility for your child.  Kids who struggle with transitions often do so because of cognitive rigidity.  They aren't flexible enough to accept that the new or unfamiliar activity may be as good as what they're doing now.  Is the apple falling from the tree here?  You seem convinced that there is no solution and you might be better served by a flexible and open mind.[/quote]

OP Yes, this is a recent development and I struggle with moving to the suburbs so trying to understand what are our options / how we can sequence. If I have to move I will move for my child of course but looking at other options. What I think most likely we will do is try to get into him into decent private program through elementary-see how he does, do his sensory issues disappear, does he actually have autism and if he does, move to the suburbs in late elementary/middle school. Then he goes to bed later and he is more independent so my commute wouod not impact him as much. [/quote]

That seems very reasonable and of course you don't want a move and a long commute.  Just don't box yourself into thinking that the schools that will accept your child aren't any good.  There are lots of good private schools in NYC if you can get your head out of the "top" concept and be more flexible.  We parents are our own worst problem sometimes.  Best of luck to you and your son.[/quote]

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