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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don’t get it. It sounds like he can’t handle AP classes, despite his intelligence. It sounds like he has plenty of room for improvement even in “regular” classes, despite the horror of occasionally being bored.[/quote]

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OP, my ASD/ADHD son attended WJ.

We were very happy with the school.  He took a mix of self-contained, regular, honors, and AP courses, depending on his strengths and not-so strengths.  Unfortunately his awesome Academic Support Center counselor has since retired, but I recall her and the IEP team very good to work with on appropriate course selection.  Since each semester is a new schedule that is somewhat independent of the other, so there was also opportunity to shift up from a self-contained to regular or honors course from fall to spring semesters.   He took advantage of the resource class offered each semester in his schedule (I know some kids avoid that) and it was helpful to have an end of day class where one could review their planner for all assignments, organize the week, and where needed and included in the IEP, finish a test or exam with the allotted extra time (e.g., a page or two of the test might have been withheld for later completion).   Best of luck and ignore those who will put you down![/quote]

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