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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP back again. DS is not on meds. We haven't had to go there as yet- and he's still very young.

Would you suggest a school like GDS or Maret where the classes are really small?

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I would not recommend GDS. GDS is relatively unstructured, which is really good for many kids, but would be a disaster for my kid with ADHD -- he needs small classes, yes, but even more than that, he needs a predictable schedule where he knows exactly what is expected of him at any given moment. I don't know anything about Maret.

Getting into these schools can be a crapshoot for anyone, but especially for someone whose recommendation is going to say that he needs lots of redirection. Apply to as big a pool of schools as possible, knowing that the school that is a good fit now, at age 6, might not be the best fit school forever. I know people whose kids have pretty significant ADHD who are happy at WES, St. Andrews, and McLean.

ADHD is a huge spectrum -- different kids need different things and different school settings, even with the same diagnosis.[/quote]

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