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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, I think you're doing yourself and your child a real disservice if you don't at least start the IEP process and understand what your options are in your public school district.  Why in the world wouldn't you want all available information when making this decision?  A lot of your stereotypes (such as "spotty SEL" curriculum) are wrong about special needs in public schools.  It's always better to get facts and to understand what is available for *your* child rather than just assuming what is or isn't there.[/quote]

Why?  Public has not been great for us.  IEP is a joke and not even worth the paper it is written on.  It really is school and child specific.  If they can and want to go private, why is that such an issue for you?  If they need an IEP later on they can get one.[/quote]

Because some parents feel their kids are well-served by IEPs and public.  That may not be the case for OP, but it's not rational for her not to even consider this option.  I have no issue with her going private; just confused about the situation.  [/quote]

And, other of us don't feel our kids are well served with IEP's and public.  Why is that so hard to consider?  Why is it hard to consider some of us have had great experiences in a regular private and just did services privately, which is what OP wants to do? [/quote]

Ok then, [b]name the privat[/b]e, and whether you disclosed the diagnosis upon application.  I absolutely know that some parents are dissatisfied with public IEPs.  But not all.  The few I know and myself are very satisfied so far.  The idea that there's this wealth of "regular privates" that will a) accept kids with ASD diagnoses and b) serve their needs, just does not ring true to a lot of us.  [/quote]

Among other things, I think we're trying to compile a list of mainstream private(s) where it's worth a phone call, assuming the neuropsych suggests it would/might work.  I would expect that a school willing to consider the placement would want to know there's a decent fit, reviewing the test reports, talking to the parents, and meeting the kid, perhaps observing them in their current school setting. [/quote]

Again, I would always focus on recommended and look around at all schools and call. Online ours got terrible reviews for kids with SN. In reality it was kids with behavioral issues, not developmental delays and they were very supportive to developmental delays. Its a school almost no one has heard of.  Some of the big ones can easily fill their slots so they may not be as open to SN.  [b]We also looked at some Catholics[/b] and ruled them out due to the religious aspect.  Some were very welcoming and had a resource teacher and one school was very willing but others were not (but it may have not been the SN so much as other things like religion).[/quote]

I would not have expected parochial schools to be super inclusive, but what I've read has been reassuring.  It seems to vary a lot though.  I'm hoping someone on this board will have experience/names to share.[/quote]

I wasn't either and I looked at several.  Two were not a good fit (nothing to do with my child specifically but the schools themselves and our values, etc.) but one would have been a good choice (none in VA so it wouldn't help you).  They had a resource teacher and said they walk kids over with IEP's to the public school for speech, OT and other services.  I was also told about another school but distance wise it would have been too hard.  Just something to consider if you are ok with the religious part.[/quote]

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