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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. To clarify some more, on paper he is definitely in the running for one or all of these schools, as much as plenty of accepted students. As for "hooks"... He's coming from a well-regarded private. He has some obvious, stand-out talent. FWIW, we are also full-pay and have "connections.".[/quote]

I am a little confused by this.  On paper would include the teacher recommendations, and the neuropsych.  If none of those raise concerns, are you sure he's the one with anxiety, and this isn't a situation where you are demanding perfection from a kid who is doing well?

What is the placement person at your private K-8 saying about his chances? [/quote]
There is nothing confusing about it. On paper and as far as the schools know, everything is fine. But they as parents know there’s a problem and they’ve been snowplowing this kid through up til now. What they want to know is that as the kids get older and parental involvement decreases, which of the schools will work best for the type of kid that they have. I don’t know what’s so complicated about this.

Effectively they need a school that will be more lenient about late work, where they have multiple tracks for kids gunning for HYPS and those happy with Tulane and they want the environment to be comfortable so if their kid does not excel academically they will not feel bad about themselves.

This is basically GDS and Maret and that’s what most people are recommending. [/quote]
There have been people posting that STA will give extra time.[/quote]

All of the schools do.[/quote]

Until they don’t and the child is found wanting and counseled out. Unless OP is as connected as she says and then the child stays. [/quote]
I don’t think you need to be connected to get time and half or double time when it’s recommended by a neuropsych or some other Dr.[/quote]

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