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[quote=Anonymous]OP, where in Fairfax County are you?  All of the diocesan high schools offer learning support,  so which to choose would mostly come down to ease of commute and which school your child likes best after doing shadow days at the ones that would be feasible for your family.  Also,  an equal or slightly longer reverse commute is often less stressful than trying to fight your way down 66 every morning,  so unless you're very close to either Ireton or O'Connell,  I wouldn't necessarily rule out looking at PVI (which is in Loudoun County now as PP noted,  but just over the border in Chantilly/South Riding) or John Paul the Great in Dumfries as well.
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My older two DC are at PVI,  and we've been very happy with the support DS has received through their DeSales program.   He's autistic and has ADHD,  so I can't speak to dyslexia-specific services,  but fwiw,  the school has been very proactive in recent years in improving its already strong Exceptional Learning department, such as hiring more special education teachers and implementing team-taught classes.

Best of luck to your DC and family--all of the diocesan high schools offer a solid college prep education,  with multiple levels available for core classes (helpful for kids who may need more support in some subject areas and more challenge in others, rather than being expected to be all one or all the other), plenty of electives and extracurriculars to choose from,  and from what we've experienced at PVI and seen in our limited contact with the other schools,  a friendly, welcoming community,  so you're likely to have a good experience wherever you end up. [/quote]

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