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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So the OP said McLean doesn’t serve ASD kids [i]well[/i], not that they don’t serve ASD kids at all. McLean also explained what population they [i]do[/i] serve well.

OP also said the school evaluates on an individual basis, but rather than go through that process they walked out. How do we know if the school would or wouldn’t serve a child with the profile in question if they don’t apply?

If your kid doesn’t fit the school profile fine, but attacking a school for being honest about the populations they can serve well or not serve well sounds ridiculous. Given the context of this being an informational meeting, it seems some people are getting upset about semantics. At least apply first then complain.[/quote]

OP here: I never said that the school evaluates applications on an individualized basis. We stayed for the entire information session, and that was never conveyed. We walked out without taking the tour. I'm pretty sure the student guides were not going to discuss admission criteria.

Before we left, I asked the admissions director whether the school accepts kids with ASD. She repeated that school does not "serve those kids well." She did not say that the school reviews applications on an individualized basis and she did not invite us to apply.

We're not going to apply because on the way out to the car, DC said, "I have autism. That school doesn't want me."

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“Here's how McLean markets itself (from its website):

"Each application is assessed on an individual basis to ensure that McLean is able to meet the needs of our students. While McLean provides embedded academic support in the classroom, we are most successful with bright students whose primary challenge is not behavioral, social, or emotional." [/quote]

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