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[quote=Anonymous][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]

Sheridan?  It is a lovely school, but I know of a kid who was HFA who was counseled out of Sheridan.   Sheridan could not offer any support for social cues.  He is thriving in MoCo MS programs with specific support for kids with autism. He is in in mainstream classes all day and spends about 45 minutes at the end of the day working on social issues.

I'm a Sheridan parent who is highly supportive of the school, but I haven't seen the school offer this kind of support.

Maybe you could call the learning specialist at each school and find out what support they could provide.  [/quote]

+1, on all counts.   It would be a mistake to conflate small, welcoming community with actual supports and a plan.  In fact I've seen first hand as a parent what can go wrong when the school tries to use its general, well-intended approach to three different kids with actual SN.   Two left (wonder if pp and I are thinking of the same kid) and one is still attending but making life difficult for -classmates- year after year.   "Progressive pedagogy" =/= therapeutic plan [/quote]

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