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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I can’t answer your specific question about GDS but I would disclose this to a private school so that you can have a conversation about best fit.[/quote]

I disagree.  Schools like GDS are looking for reasons to exclude since they can choose their students.  If 2 student have the same or similar profiles - one has ASD and the other doesn't- who do you take?  This is a no brainer.[/quote]

Agree. If you disclose autism, you are wasting their time and yours. Now they have to find a way to reject you politely and you get to sit through several months of false hope. Apply and don’t disclose, or don’t apply. It’s pretty simple.

Private schools are mainly about exclusion — focusing resources precisely on the students who they choose. That is a large part of what makes the education so good. A byproduct is that the kids also learn from the schools how to sound inclusive while being exclusive. Which is a pretty important skill today, it turns out. [/quote]

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