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[quote=Anonymous]I agree with others who suggested public school first.  That's a good place to get your child screened, and public schools do have Special Ed teachers and psychologists as staff -- something rare in private schools unless they are private schools for SN children.  A year or two at the public school will give you enough information on what school environment your child will thrive in.

I have a 6 y/o with impulsive behavior and emotional regulation problems which a private school was not able to handle.  When we moved him to a public school 4 weeks ago, he did have impulsivity and regulation challenges the first two weeks, but he was able to participate a lot in school activities.  He comes home now with stories he wrote, math work, reading workbook.  The first two weeks of impulsivity were handled really well by the school -- I could tell that they spent a lot of time building a relationship with my child by talking to him and allowing him to express his feelings.  He'll be on his fifth week in this new school next week, and I am simply amazed by the improvements he has shown.  We are meeting with the school again next week to discuss his 504 (initial meeting was last week) -- yes, only 5 weeks into the new school and we are all planning what to put in his 504.  I'm very happy with our school.

Of course we support our kid other ways, and do not believe that it is entirely the school's responsibility to help my child thrive.  Other things that we do are the following:
1)  Occupational therapy once a week
2)  Biofeedback once a week
3)  Minimal chiropractic adjustment (gentle with activator tool)
4)  Social skills group once a week

Good luck.[/quote]

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