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[quote=Anonymous]To be clear: I am not upset that they do not take ASD kids. I do not think a school should be all things to all kids.

What I think is that if the school is categorically going to deny ASD kids, they could say so on their website or in the marketing materials--not in front of prospective students, like my DC. How do you think it feels to a 13 year old to have the director of a school expressly say, I've never met you, and I don't know anything about you, but you won't do well here because of who you are. ???

FWIW: my daughter fits the profile. She is above-average intelligence (very, very gifted verbally), has excellent grades, strong teacher recommendations and ADHD. Given that, why would I pick up the phone? You seem to assume that ASD kids will NOT be accepted to private schools, unless exceptions are made, and there is no basis for that assumption. Look through the posts in this string, and throughout DCUM. Lots and lots of ASD kids attend mainstream private schools.

If you categorically do not want ASD kids, why wait until the open house to come out and say it? And if it should have been clear from the website, why say it at the open house?[/quote]

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