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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]She goes to a small progressive school.  She is very happy there.

She had  recent extensive neuropsych testing from a reputable practitioner.  The problem with an ld diagnosis for her is that [b]her performance IQ scores are not higher than the other scores which means that the well known ld type schools will not take her. [/b] In fact in some sense she does not have a disorder since her IQ scores are in the the normal range (low but still considered normal).  K I am OK with that except it means it is hard to find a private school placement for her and she is not eligible for services in public schools (except maybe accomodations) plus public schools are just too big for her.

We do have one more year at the progressive school so do have some time.[/quote]

Who told you this?  (It is not true.)

Also, LDs and IQ are two separate issues.  You can have LDs with a very high IQ.  You can have a low IQ and have LDs.

It sounds like you want to find a mainstream private school for her.  If she has low scores to begin with, struggles with reading, has difficulty in remember how to solve math problems, it is very unlikely she will be accepted anywhere.  Please don't live in denial.

Your DD will most likely need a SN school.  I've had friends who want to dodge the SN label at all costs and apply to dozens of schools only to be rejected.  Don't do this to your daughter.[/quote]

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