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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here: thanks for these posts - they are helping me to understand the issues. I am still struggling though. I see what you are saying that he will fall behind in terms of being able to transition and to manage himself if he is not forced to adjust to this earlier on. But I also wonder about self esteem and his confidence related to behavioral issues. I am pretty sure that if this child is forced to transition every 30/40 minutes, and to do what everyone else is doing, my child will have significant behavioral problems in school. He will go from being viewed as a normal kid with a particular personality to the "problem kid". He will always be in trouble and the teachers will be exasperated with him. What cost will this have for his self-esteem?

He will also space out, daydreaming, all day because he won't be interested in what the class as a whole is supposed to do.. At least now, he spends his days more-or-less productively because he chooses the things that he is able to focus on.

We really can't afford private school, especially the SN privates, but I doubt we would get much financial aid. We might be able to do it for a couple years (i.e. To address dyslexia) but not long term without endangering the child's and our family's financial future I actually find it weird that everyone in this board talks about them so much. Can everyone on this board afford those astronomical prices? I know there are a lot of wealthy people in DC but still...there must be lots of parents with SNs who have more run of the mill income levels....is financial aid more generous at SN privates?

The Montessori School is a public Montessori and they do provide some SN services.  [/quote]

I think most of the people on this board have their kids in regular public schools with IEPs and supplement with private supports as their budget/insurance allows.  I didn't realize you were going to a public Montessori, maybe some others also missed that.  Here in Maryland they don't even have charter schools at all.

If private is not really an option and you think he won't make it in a traditional public school setting, then you should be looking at special needs programs in DC public schools and charters with good special needs supports.  Could be Montessori, or could be something else.  Regular public schools usual offer some combination of general ed and special ed to meet your child's behavioral and academic needs.  Whatever school you select will need to have experience working with an ADHD/dyslexic child and be able to implement it.  If they have good special ed supports, he will get the education he needs without becoming the problem kid.   [/quote]

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