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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Diener parent here. First, it is spelled "ie" but also search "ei" because it is often misspelled. I love the school. I also suggest that if you are interested you visit to see what the population is like in your child's grade level. Wide range of academic levels (some on grade level, some below, some above in one subject and below in another). They definitely work on social skills. I think some of the threads have gone downhill because there is one poster who continually discusses her visit from several years ago when the school was very small and there was a child with a significant behavior issue.  That child is no longer there and the school has grown significantly and now has 41 kids.  So, her impressions are out of date. It's a great program.  There are more learning issues at Diener than at McLean and class sizes are even smaller.  Also, most of the kids at McLean are socially typical with mild learning differences. McLean doesn't work on social skills like Diener does. I don't know enough about Maddux to comment but have friends with children there who are very happy.  They are all great schools and like a pp said, there is no reason to bash any school. The best course of action is to visit the schools and ask detailed questions to find the right fit for your child.[/quote]

This is helpful but gosh I'd hate to be the parents of that one child "with a significant behavior issue" you mentioned. I've been there when my child was much younger. I think it's a bit of a stretch for 1 child to just change the reputation of a school. My heart goes out to the parents of said child. If they are reading this-keep your chin up, hang in there and don't let the Diener parent who blamed your child get you down. I hope your child is thriving in his/her new environment!!!!![/quote]

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