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Btw, I have ADHD just the inattentive type not the hyperactive impulsive type which my son likely has and I did great in school. Homework did take me longer than it did others and I did not retain as much info in class so had to study extra card but went to an Ivy League for college and master’s etc. With no medication etc. So that’s why I am not sure I should hold him back for something that may or may not happen. [/quote]

You have to remember that your child is not you.  You can have high expectations for your child and also have them need more and/or different support than you did.  Hiding their issues until they become impossible to ignore is always a recipe for disaster.  If a school can't accept and accommodate the kid you have, it is not the right school.[/quote]

This. Those are VERY different types of ADHD. And you learned to manage yours but that doesn't mean he'll learn to manage his as quickly or as effectively. Because he's a different person with a different type of ADHD.

When you say "shouldn't I give him a chance", you have to remember that you might be giving him a school that can't meet his needs. A school where he'll miss out on the kinds of supports he actually does need and could get elsewhere. Where he'll always be in trouble and struggle to behave as well as they expect. And of course the experience of being counseled out, which is no fun for you or for him, and can be pretty painful for a kid if they're old enough to know what's happening. There are other private schools where he could get what he needs, where he could be welcomed and embraced for the child that he actually is, with all his strengths and challenges.

If you apply now without disclosing, and the behaviors are so clear that they'll be apparent at the playdate, that will be noted and taken into account if you apply again later. I would stick with a setting in which you feel like his needs will be met, and then if you're still wanting this private, apply later when he has matured and you have sorted out the medication question.[/quote]

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