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[quote=Anonymous]OP,  my child attends the MAP program at Ivymount.  It is a truly a wonderful program and we are thankful to be a part of it.   And it is the case that many, not all, of the parents we know have children that have been referred/placed by there by their home school systems and as such attend "with funding" and transportation in place.   I do not know the tuition.   Like other SN schools, it may vary child to child depending on factors in an IEP like OT, PT, Speech, 1:1 teacher aide, etc.   (Also, as a pp notes, other funding is also needed and may come through a variety of grants, development activities, and a bi-annual gala/auction).    Each path is different; ours was not easy and somewhat protracted.   If we could have gone straight there...it would have been a dream.      Truth be told, starting out in K, we had no idea just how bad of an experience our [wonderful by all other accounts] local school would be for our child and what he needed from a classroom/teaching staff to get by.   With a class size in the 20's and not a single person in the school trained in ASD at the time, it was rocky from the start.   Getting an IEP took over a year.   After years, we were finally able to assess the appropriateness of non-public placements for our child.   This did not happen easily or quickly (and I have no idea what would have happened to our child had we not sought the help of an advocate and attorney to help guide us through the process and truly be on our team, after unsuccessfully trying to work with the leadership of our public school).    This is just one family's experience, and I feel fortunate to have come out the other side.

The staff at Ivymount is very helpful.  Perhaps contact someone in admissions.  Also, there are monthly parent info sessions that you could attend to get a better sense of the programming and fit for your child.  Wish you well!

Model Asperger Program Information Session - 10:00am
Thursday, November 20
Thursday, December 18[/quote]

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