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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Op here ... Our consultant recommended field, Lowell and Sheridan. They said definitely not mclean. The SN board doesn't have as many kids, if any at those schools, as this board does, so again, that's why I'm posting here. [/quote]

OP, just to dispel your misconceptions about the SN board--not everyone there has a kid in an SN school.  In fact many don't b/c of the prohibitive costs.  Also, people have kids who are SN & NT.  Also SN kids as you must realize (ASD or not) have varying strengths and weaknesses; they're not monoliths of social awkwardness.  Sometimes even the SN kids can have better social skills than the NT ones b/c they've been more focused on learning them.

But to answer your question, I've toured all the schools you've mentioned.  As good as they are, I doubt Lowell and Sheridan will help you on the social front.  You'd have better luck at Field and Mclean.  And I'd add Burke.  Tour all the schools; you'll be able to get a sense.

Middle school its probably the toughest time to be behind on the social skills front.  In any case, it's possible that she could squeak in on her academics, but would you want your DD at a NT school be the social outcast in her class, or at a SN school middling though the social arena.  SN schools often focus on the social curriculum in addition to the academics, so I wouldn't discount them.  The exceptional schools fair is tomorrow:
http://www.exceptionalschoolsfair.com[/quote]

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