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[quote=Anonymous]So I moved to Bethesda, "the rich part of MoCo", 14 years ago to get my oldest with special needs into K. You know why I picked that location?

Because rich parents are more attuned to and have more resources to get their children evaluated (it's terribly expensive), and they feel more entitled to pressure their school to give their kids services and accommodations. Also there are slightly fewer poverty-associated social issues in the schools. This all combines to give schools in wealthy areas of MoCo an edge in giving out IEPs and 504s, because they're pushed by parents and they aren't focused on solving more dire student problems.

My kid was given an IEP even without a full neuro, on the base of his developmental pediatrician's assessment he possibly had ADHD (not even a definitive diagnosis). He did present with visible behavioral differences, so for Bethesda Elementary, it was a no-brainer. He received a ton of services in elementary I hadn't even though to ask for. I will forever be grateful to them.

I know it's not politically correct to write all these things, but I made the cold hard calculus that paying through the nose for housing was worth it in the end to not have to fight every year for services and accommodations. My son kept his IEP until 11th grade, well past the stage where he actually needed it, and then was given a 504 in 12th, to help him transition to college. We literally bought the cheapest house there was that year, inbounds for that elementary school :-)

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