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[quote=Anonymous]OP, I would urge you to double check some of the information on this thread elsewhere. There is some misinformation or at least misleading information on this thread.

We were in your shoes last fall so we did a lot of the same research you are doing. The Carderock program would not be appropriate for your child based on what you have told us. It is designed for children who are non-verbal and cannot be mainstreamed.

I would urge you to try to do at least a consultation with an advocate even if you don't end up hiring one. In particular we remember that Suzie Blattner was working on a lot of cases in Bethesda. You may also want to try to visit the schools. Most of them give tours regularly.

When you talk to parents try to get both perspectives. We found that the PTA moms who are the "face" of the schools might have better experiences than the other parents. At one school we found that a mom with a SN child and active on the PTA was raving about her child's experience but then we talked to a half dozen other parents who had consistently terrible experiences. It turned out that PTA mom's child's situation was exceptional for many reasons and not applicable to other children at the school.

Another thing to know about Bethesda is that many schools have private foundations and some parents donate thousands of dollars each year to them. It should not give them any influence over the school, but the principals know which parents are active in the foundation and it does impact how their children are treated.
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