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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm in this situation and im so glad this has been a thoughtful conversation, noting that no matter what this is a strain and  tough situation. Great to the few who have things work out perfectly in public but im struck by how common it is to not have public help your SN kid, but private is a humunous strain, to put it mildly.[/quote]

You have public help, its just not always the quality or amount that you'd like for your child.  We ended up doing private services and not sure what we will do about K. My thought is to do public if you are already at the schools and just supplement with private services if your insurance will help.  I'd only do private school if there is a huge need/social adjustment issue and before that I'd get a advocate to see if a school change or teacher change would be more beneficial.

Anyone making over $150-200,00 has the income to do a private school if you budget properly.  We'd have to do some cut backs and watch spending but it would be doable. [/quote]

I totally disagree with this last statement.  You cannot make such a general statement without knowing the full picture.  What if we're caring for an aging parent? Chronic illness? 
In our case, DH was out of a job for a year - we blew through savings and tapped our credit cards.  a hard pill to swallow, going from paying off the cc bill every month to carrying multiple balances.  he is now in a well- paying job BUT we are trying to recoup and recover.  That means Im going back to work and we are not putting money away for retirement for now. We are also paying for my step daughter's college - an obligation that was agreed upon a long time ago which is a non-starter.  We dont take fancy vacations, are pretty plain-jane people and I ASSURE you, we cannot afford a $36K tuition bill.

Im not sure if you live in the DC area, but $150-200K is NOT a lot of money around here. so, no its not dobale.

All that said, I do like your statement regarding finding an advocate to see if a teacher change is in order. thats a good idea.[/quote]

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