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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]15:42 with all do respect, there are kids on the spectrum at almost every mainstream.  I've known ASD kids at Harbor, WES, Lowell, Field, GDS, and Norwood for starters.  If you've met one kid with autism, you've met one kid with autism.  It really depends on the kid.  OP, the school can tell you if they are a right fit for your kid.[/quote]

The question is were the children you know who are on the spectrum admitted to a private school before or after the diagnosis was known. Did the school, or even the parents, know that the student was ASD before being admitted?

Which schools would be open to admitting a student with a known diagnosis and would willing to work on social supports vs. schools who will work with a student with a new diagnosis who is already at the school vs. schools that won't deal with it at all. [/quote]

Yes, the parents and the schools knew of the diagnosis.  But it's irrelevant.  BTW, all of these private schools in DC and MD offer learning support of some kind or another, so it's not out of the realm of possibility that kids can get what they need:

Beauvoir:  http://www.beauvoirschool.org/podium/default.aspx?t=24022

Georgetown Day:  http://www.gds.org/Page/Academics/Student-Support

Lowell School:  http://www.lowellschool.org/Page/Programs/Primary-School/Resources--Support

National Cathedral School:  http://ncs.cathedral.org/Page/Academics/Teaching--Learning-Center

St. John’s:  http://www.stjohnschs.org/academics/benilde

Bullis:  http://www.bullis.org/page.cfm?p=591

Charles E. Smith School:  http://www.cesjds.org/page.cfm?p=403

Norwood School:  http://www.norwoodschool.org/Page/Program/Student-Support-Services

St. Andrews: http://www.saes.org/Page/Academics/Academic-Resources/Accommodations

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These links aren't what is being discussed here.    Help with attaining grade-level mastery of essay writing and after-school math tutoring is in no way synonymous with the therapeutic supports typically needed for autistic kids.    [/quote]

Exactly.  My kid with ASD has no problems keeping up academically and is above grade level across the board.  What OP is asking for and what is relevant here is the amount of SOCIAL Communication supports that a mainstream private school can provide.[/quote]

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